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Average Chemist’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Chemists.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 2112.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation.
Examples of some job titles are: chemist, research chemist, biochemist, physical chemist and quality control chemist.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Alberta at $43.00 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in Winnipeg – Manitoba at $31.00 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $70,000 – $90,000.
Government labour market data indicates that the number of job seekers will be sufficient to fill job vacancies in this occupation for the near future.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Chemists in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta*(1) | 20.70 | 43.00 | 62.62 | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta*(1) | 20.70 | 43.00 | 62.62 | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia | – | 33.81 | 59.80 | 2016 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba | 18.00 | 31.00 | 39.00 | 2018 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick(1) | 22.00 | 35.90 | 43.27 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia(1) | 22.00 | 35.90 | 43.27 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 14.00 | 32.69 | 53.85 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario(1) | 17.79 | 38.17 | 56.92 | 2018 |
| Windsor / Sarnia – Ontario | 17.79 | 38.17 | 56.92 | 2018 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 22.18 | 38.17 | 57.69 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island | 22.00 | 35.90 | 43.27 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec | 20.00 | 32.05 | 44.62 | 2018 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan(3) | 18.00 | 32.82 | 56.25 | 2018 |
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The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for professional occupations in natural and applied sciences, which includes chemists, is $43.86. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,634, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $85,000.
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