Mechanical Engineer Salary Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Mechanical Engineers.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: mechanical engineer, automotive engineer, refrigeration engineer and fluid mechanics engineer.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average wages are earned in Vancouver, British Columbia at $47.04 per hour and the lowest average wages are earned in Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie / Guelph, Ontario at $27.29 per hour. A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $65,000 – $75,000. Using government labour market indicators, it is forecast that the number of job seekers will be sufficient to fill the job openings in this occupation in the future.
Location Low Avg High
Calgary / Banff / Jasper / Rocky Mountain House – Alberta 30.58 37.58 45.99 2011
Edmonton – Alberta 30.58 37.58 45.99 2011
Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest – British Columbia 24.92 47.04 66.50 2010
Winnipeg – Manitoba 19.20 28.90 40.00 2010
Fredericton/ Woodstock/ Grand Falls/Edmundston 30.54 40.20 46.15 2009
Halifax – Nova Scotia 22.50 34.50 48.00 2010
Toronto – Ontario 20.00 32.35 48.33 2010
Ottawa – Ontario 20.43 31.88 47.61 2010
Windsor / Sarnia – Ontario 23.75 30.92 43.47 2010
Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie / Guelph – Ontario 18.27 27.29 37.21 2010
Prince Edward Island 21.70 36.85 45.95 2010
Montreal – Quebec 20.00 30.00 40.00 2008
Saskatoon and Rural West – Saskatchewan 27.40 40.80 73.90 2010
Salary Bands
The pay information below has been split into rough bands as follows:
† Low pay: The bottom 10 percent of workers earn this.
† High pay: The top 10 percent of workers earn this.
† Average pay: The average wage in this sector after removing the bottom 10 percent and the top 10 percent of workers. Average pay is then calculated on the remaining 80 percent of workers' wages.
Examples of duties include the following:
›› Designing power plants, machines, components, tools, fixtures and equipment
›› Overseeing the installation of equipment and machinery
›› Analysing dynamics and vibrations of mechanical systems and structures
›› Investigating mechanical failures or unexpected maintenance problems
›› using computer-aided design (CAD) software for designing and modelling plans
This occupation is an eligible occupation for the federal skilled worker permanent resident visa.
The 2013 full-time average hourly wage rate for natural and applied sciences and related occupations, which includes mechanical engineers, is $34.03. The 2013 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1250, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment unit of $65,000.
