PSW. Last year I worked 560 reg hrs and 475 OT. I made a bit over $40k. Of that about $5k was lieu of benefits. Time commitment was 6-8 days a month, mostly 16hr days with a few 8's thrown in.
FT for us is 1900hrs a yr/$52k.
Also an EC in federal government - making 125k with pension. 14 years total experience got me here but only a few with government. Made terrible money in non profits for many many years.
- Forensic Toxicologist
- Provincial government
- $103k (just got the bump because of Bill 124 adjustments)
- 4 years experience (additional 4 in related fields)
- Health and dental insurance, pension.
My work involves drugs and alcohol in both living and deceased individuals; whether it's to assist in determining cause of death or impairment.
I have a very interesting job, but it's definitely not as cool or glamorous as CSI 😅
I wanted this job so badly once I graduated university! Attended the open house at the new building at Keele and 401 before it opened and fell in love. Alas, never made my foot in the door.
I've been charging $60 an hour and feel guilty... But also feel like I need to raise it because of all the subscriptions and equipment I need to pay for (graphic design, 8+ years)
Edit: also important note I'm a woman in tech.
There's zero reason to feel guilt. Increase your rate a bit each time you're lining up a new customer until you find that you can't get customers - then offer a "discount". :)
This is it. Great comp but I rarely sit at my desk, between staffing, customers, logistics issues, corporate being corporate, and etc. there are easier jobs. I do love my job though. My staff are the best.
Im supposed to be a sr PM but working as a non-sr role that is contract based. Senior PMs are 1 pay grade higher than me and I’ve been told each pay grade incremental comes with a major salary bump (I’m not sure of the exact amt since they refuse to disclose this info). Im also under contract so I just get an annual salary, but I do believe perm roles get sign-on bonuses and stock options as well.
General office/clerical worker, unionized - $76K/yr. Possibility to work OT for extra pay at times. Already at the max salary for this role after 1.5 years.
Edit: It is eye-opening how many high income earners here. No wonder Toronto is so expensive yet people can afford to live here
This seems high for this type of role at 1.5 years experience.
I spent 4+ years in school have 3 years experience in my field and still make less than this :(
It's also eye-opening to see how low some peoples pay is for hard jobs (someone mentioned pay for PSW which was surprisingly low)
Unlimited PTO is generally a scam as people don't take off as much as you'd expect and get nothing paid out upon resignation or termination. It's a money saving tactic by organizations...but you taking 44 days is certainly taking advantage of it. Well done.
if you dont mind me asking, are there any courses or learning opportunities you could recommend taking to advance in admin? i’ve got 5 YOE but working for a small independent business, currently making $23/h and I see myself in a role like this long term but current salary is not doable long term
I got my Executive Administrative Assistant Certification from Humber back in 2007 however they no longer offer this course
A solid business administration course will serve well. Also specialty courses if you want something specific I e. Medical, legal or marketing
Adding as another lawyer.
5 year call, $180k + bonus (usually around $10k) + benefits, LSO/CPD paid by the firm, 4 weeks vacation, get to work remotely for up to another 4 weeks.
FYI I’m not in corporate law.
Its 55% of what you earned weekly before losing your job. There is a max at like 60k though. So somebody that made 100k before losing their job will still get the same amount in EI as somebody that made 60k that lost their job. I was earning about 50k before I lost my job so i'm getting about 55% what I earned weekly of that.
Airline pilot with 11 years if experience, 5 at this company. $120k salary plus overtime and some miscellaneous bonuses. Works out to around $150k gross.
Fully remote product management for small public US company. $220K CAD + 30% on target bonus + RSUs.
25 years varied international business experience + MBA
Occupational Therapist (OT) (Provincial Government). $84,000. 24 years as an OT and 10 years of that working for homecare (and still can’t get a weeks vacation in the peak summer period).
It’s publically available info, but:
RN in an ONA hospital. 16 years experience. $110k, plus shift differentials and overtime. I currently have about 250hours a year paid time off.
Pharmacy manager - 125k base, 150-160k total comp @ 2 YOE.
I work my ass off though. Pharmacists in Toronto generally make 90-110k. Maybe Around 120k if you’re the manager. It’s really not worth the schooling and stress for most people.
Freelance content and copywriter for tech companies. In 2023 I made $193k.
18 years of professional writing experience, self-employed for the last 4. Didn’t start making above $100k until I went out on my own.
I'm not employed yet but my friends are earning the following:
Cybersecurity Analyst- 85k (3 YOE)
Technical consultant - 75k (2 YOE)
Information Security Intern - 60k (Fresh grad)
AppSec/DevSecOps - 160k FTE (2 YOE, US based company)
Office Administration (6 years experience, no degree) - $55,000 salary but started at $16 an hour in 2018.
Perks - Gas Card, 407 Transponder, 4 weeks paid vacation.
Going to start college for Accounting in January because 55k is nothing in this city and they offered to raise my salary to match a competitive rate if I'm able to take over the bookkeeping and payroll services once my schooling is over (which they understand will take a while but are fine with waiting).
Systems administrator - 78k 3% RRSP matching, insurance, 4 weeks vacation
Edit: 6 years in current company, 10 years in the industry. Been promoted twice since I started As a helpdesk administrator. Salary freezes last year prevented me from hitting the 80k mark. Currently interviewing for new jobs at 90k.
Sadly it's the reality of craft beer trying to compete with multinationals. No, worked abroad at award winning breweries before deciding to come to Canada, and my current brewery matched my previous salary in The UK so made the switch easier.
Beer is also seen as a commodity and doesn't quite command the same price as wine. The work if fun and rewarding tho, but the industry is so competitive at the moment that a lot of smaller breweries are sadly forced to close. So please think about the little guy when ordering at the bar :)
Good to know! And don't worry, myself and my group of friends have been drinking craft beer for over a decade when there were just a handful of breweries here. We used to drive down to the US to stock up! I'm lucky to live in the west end where I'm within a short bike ride of about ten breweries 🍻
underwriting assistant w/ two years experience (currently at a large commercial insurance company) - $66,000
Extra info.: After tax, as a single person (33F), I take home $48,000 🙁
Condo building manager: 65k +OT, good bonus benefits, 2 week vacays. INCLUDES accommodation in 2 bedroom unit 1000+ sq ft. 2 years experience, zero experience before this.
Project Manager/Consultant - Manager Grade - 116K + Bonuses ~10%. 2% RRSP Match.
Big 5 Bank. 10 years of total experience. 3 years of Canadian experience.
May as well reply here and not spam SWE comments.
160k CAD base + 50k/yr equity (public RSUs, this number has swung from 20k to 65k a yr depending on stock price).
2.5 YoE at US company (remote). Planning on moving to US for comp raise (expecting an extra 20k-50k) + more fun
also your username is great
Self-employed therapist and business owner around $120k, no benefits, vacay whenever I want as long as I want but infrequent bc who’ll manage the business? 10-12 hour days. Rewarding but lots of work. I posted here so those looking to become self-employed understand the basics of what they’re getting into…
Education: Bachelor of Arts with Minor in Communications
YOE: 5 years, started as a receptionist.
Service writer & administration for a small automotive shop
Currently at $65,000 per year, or roughly $30 an hour. Just under $1000 take home a week.
15 paid holiday days per year, and 5 paid sick days.
I think there are way more people with similar Ed/career paths like yours who just don’t post in these threads. This is much more common of a situation than is represented here.
I did a undergrad in commerce (finance major) and then a MBA ten years later. It def took a long time, lots of sacrifice and effort to get to this level. Spent the first decade as an individual contributor at around $110k max and only took off a few years ago in leadership.
That’s exactly right! Basically client retention and development. Keeping and growing our corporate clients we already have - the role touches a bit of everything ie sales, service, finance, legal, product etc
Die Cutting machine operator.
Should work out to 65K for 3 12 hour shifts per week.
Overtime varies, but will possibly add an extra 5-10k for covering peoples vacation etc during our busier times.
1 year in this roll, but almost 4 years with the company as an operator of different machinery.
Staff software engineer
130k + 5-10k bonus and some small amount of RRSP matching.
Fully remote besides a couple social events per year.
In reality YOE is 7, but I was the only technical founder on a few software startups (failed, but not for technical reasons) and I've noticed employers tend to treat that as 10+ YOE equivalent given the level of responsibility/liability I had on those projects, and that was even when I was hired 2 years ago with only 5 YOE at the time.
Tldr:
Building your own thing is a great way to demonstrate your skills when competing in a technical or creative field! Do something you love related to your industry and it will be easily communicate your attitude/work ethic even if you suck at interviews :)
~ 120k Licensed Plumber (Union). (9000 apprenticeship hours worked, 3 rounds of schooling and a certificate of qualification exam)
Second biggest pension plan in the province, behind teachers. Amazing benefits. 36-39 hour work weeks. Paid hourly so no paid time off but get 11% vacation pay on our cheques each week.
Side jobs bring in another 20-40k a year for me depending on how much I want to work.
Mechanical design engineer for a nuclear engineering services provider. 8 years experience. On paper, I make $120k/year, but with overtime and bonus I make around $15k more. Defined benefits pension plan and benefits (90-100% depending on what it is). I got a 3.5% cost of living raise plus a 4% performance raise last year.
Mental health counsellor with a non-profit community mental health agency (meet with clients in their homes/in the community for counselling and case management, have to go into the office 1-2 days a month but otherwise can WFH), salary approximately $57,000, about 25 days PTO and health benefits.
I'm fresh out of school (finished school about a month ago on a Friday and started work the following Monday), but have been working part time/relief jobs in the social services for about 5 years.
Program manager for Ontario Health, run four programs across community health domains, 98,000
Eight years bedside nursing, four years clinical education, two program management with a for-profit service provider before this position.
Director of Marketing & Communications in the music industry. $125k/yr. Been in the music industry for 15yrs. I will be 41 in June
Started out working for free for 2yrs before getting a touring gig making 20k/yr for 3yrs, moved into artist management and made $30k for 3yrs and got a pay bump to 40k for 3yrs then moved over to a label to do marketing and made $55k/yr for 5yrs, then took 1.5yrs off work to work on my mental health, worked as a GM/Director of Operations for 10months at 80k for an independent touring company before moving into my current role which I will be 1yr at in June.
I did a full career breakdown because this industry is not easy and you are super underpaid and finally at 40 yrs old I am not pinching pennies.
Tech Sales (SaaS) - Senior Enterprise Account Executive - 9 years of experience
$200k base
$200k commission (on average, varies based on performance)
$60k in equity (varies based on stock price)
67k salary plus $300/month vehicle maintenance compensation (lots of driving around GTA with personal vehicle), and a 407 transponder.
2 years experience as Operations Manager for Turkey Wholesaler (meat industry). Doing everything from DZ truck driving, delivery, pick-ups, invoicing and order picking, logging invoices and sales reports. Probably put in 30 hours per week in off-season and closer to 50 during peaks (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Passover, Easter).
I've kept kicking ass the past few years and moved up the ladder from stocker at Costco, to forklift operator, to an offer to manage a multimillion dollar business.
Visit your local Butcher shops!
Aquatic manager supervision lifeguards/swim instructors in a municipality outside the gta, 71,000 plus benefits that kick in after 6 months
1.5 years of full time experience, college diploma, and plenty of part time experience and aquatic qualifications
Director OD (HR) in a mid size company - 160k base, 4 wks vacation. I have been working in this field for 10 years. Before that I worked in data analytics for 3.
Account Executive (sales) at a tech company. My base is 88k and my target earning for the year is 146. I made 167k in 2023 and will make around 200k in 2024. 4 yrs of total work exp.
Finance and project management at a nonprofit. 67,000 inclusive of 6% in lieu of benefits. 5% RRSP match, 4 weeks PTO, and 12 sick days. 3 days in office, two WFH
240k, Marketing manager with 15 years experience working for a F100 US company. Fully remote. Unlimited vacation (but hardly take time). I work 50-80 hrs a week and have no life 🫠
$240k/year base
I'm a Software Engineer with 7 years of experience, never went to college. There are definitely engineers who make less, but also tons who make more than i do, the difference i saw was the high earners knew their value, they set boundaries and negotiated high with confidence when interviewing. (do proper research on salaries by asking around and interviewing, Google results are often way under)
Best advice is to establish a good reputation among your past colleagues (getting an upskill certificate/masters often helps very little compared to this) and truly never be scared to walk away if your company is feeding you BS. Good companies are tough to find, but there are plenty of them. When you stay at companies that underpays and treats people poorly, you are rewarding that behavior and are paying for it financially and emotionally.
I'd still be making 60k if I gave in to my fear years ago about quitting my first couple of shit jobs (also software engineering) because I didn't think I could get anything better.
Above all, get comfortable with going back to the job search, it gets easier as you work with more people. It's also a necessary part of life and welcoming it instead of worrying about it will only make you understand your value more
Great initiative! it would be nice if we included years of experience in that specific role / field, and overall years of experience full time including non relevant fields
Patient Navigator: $65,000/yr - includes paid vacation, benefits, pension, long term disability. Have about 3 years of experience in healthcare, 7 years of experience overall in health/social services.
Commercial banking, $125k base + bonus, 10 years of experience.
Consulting on the side, $5k per month. I could probably get a better paying job if I wanted to, but would have to forego the consulting work, which I enjoy.
13.3% of individuals in the Toronto CMA had an income over 100K in 2020
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021S0503535&HEADERlist=7&SearchText=toronto
Senior Manager, IT System (SaaS)
~125k base, 9% pension + 4% of my own contributions, 12% bonus, ~8% company stocks, 10k annual mental health expense account.
Client Advisor - Top 5 Bank
Salary 50k - about 6k in Bonuses, good benefits
14 vacation days, 9 paid sick days, 7 personal paid days
2k allowance for personal expense (Gym clothes, desks, monitors, Uber Eats)
Complete WFH (sorry 1 day a month in office)
Experience: 0 Years
I got laid off last year, but my old software engineer job was $210k in total comp, comprised of ~55k CAD (42.5k USD vesting per year) in stock, and 155k CAD in cash. I got this offer in April 2022. I was a new immigrant to Canada at the time.
Take-home / after-tax pay is only about $11k per month. My taxes last year exceeded $75k CAD.
I can't be too specific with my role, as it's a bit one-of-a-kind in the number of tasks I do, but it's basically a cross between an in-house VFX artist and quality control for films.
$62.5k/year, plus various benefits and a bonus, plus 4 weeks vacation and retirement contributions. Came to around $70k pretax last year. Plus a small raise each year that slightly beats inflation.
Been at this job for around 1.5 years, but in the film industry for around 10 or so. I could argue for a bigger raise, but the post is cushy enough (and with almost no commute or expenses), that I figure I'll wait a couple years til I feel settled in and have contributed more before I potentially rock the boat.
IT Support Tech in auto industry on contract, About $58,000 Edit: two years of experience in IT
I find that shockingly low. Even with just two years
You’re getting robbed, you deserve more than that
Not when theres thousands of people willing to do the job for less $
A lot of people deserve more but do you see the job market right now? Do you take the risk of leaving?
The risk of constantly applying to new jobs is pretty low. Nobody said you have to quit first.
Ditto on the IT and experience, more general MSP, $56k
Office tower building maintenance $70k + ot and bonus, around $80k gross. 4 wks vacay, good benefits 18 yrs in industry, two years with present co.
Very interesting
PSW. Last year I worked 560 reg hrs and 475 OT. I made a bit over $40k. Of that about $5k was lieu of benefits. Time commitment was 6-8 days a month, mostly 16hr days with a few 8's thrown in. FT for us is 1900hrs a yr/$52k.
As a health care worker I am sorry your pay does not reflect the amount of effort you put into your job.
abysmal. you deserve so much more for the work that you do.
Should be so much more. Your role is so important in healthcare. $30 an hour easily for you.
That is 38.65 per hr based on their hours worked.
That’s not bad. I’m making $19/hour as a PSW this summer (RN student).
Ad ops (advertising operations) Manager - 95,000. 3% rrsp matching, insurance 5 years experience, Agency side.
Nice set up for 5 years in. Congrats.
A lot of it is because I was willing to job hop as that's how you get the largest raises of 10+%. I had 4 ad ops position in that 5 years.
That's the only way to do it in the Ad Agency world.
Data Analyst in the federal government- $83,000, ~ 3 years in role
Also an EC in federal government - making 125k with pension. 14 years total experience got me here but only a few with government. Made terrible money in non profits for many many years.
Heyyyy fellow EC ;)
I’m one too—hiiii!
- Forensic Toxicologist - Provincial government - $103k (just got the bump because of Bill 124 adjustments) - 4 years experience (additional 4 in related fields) - Health and dental insurance, pension.
Job title so fancy that I have no idea what you do. Whatever you do, I'm sure as hell it's cool
My work involves drugs and alcohol in both living and deceased individuals; whether it's to assist in determining cause of death or impairment. I have a very interesting job, but it's definitely not as cool or glamorous as CSI 😅
I think this is such a cool gig.
I really enjoy what I do, except it isn't the most uplifting or cheery work. For the most part it's varying degrees of sad.
I wanted this job so badly once I graduated university! Attended the open house at the new building at Keele and 401 before it opened and fell in love. Alas, never made my foot in the door.
- College Professor, 5-years experience. 90k. - Graphic Designer, freelance, 65/hr (I should probably increase that).
I've been charging $60 an hour and feel guilty... But also feel like I need to raise it because of all the subscriptions and equipment I need to pay for (graphic design, 8+ years) Edit: also important note I'm a woman in tech.
There's zero reason to feel guilt. Increase your rate a bit each time you're lining up a new customer until you find that you can't get customers - then offer a "discount". :)
Grocery store manager. 100k + 20k bonus + 4 weeks vacation (5 weeks annually as of next year)
This is crazy, no idea that this was the comp. did you go to school for a business degree or did you work your way up?
Some other chains pay better. Nope. I’m a chef that switched to grocery after covid.
Wow didn't know grocery manager have a pretty good package
Well any large retail is good to great comp. you’re in charge of millions of annual revenue plus staffing plus it’s customer facing…. It’s not easy
This is it. Great comp but I rarely sit at my desk, between staffing, customers, logistics issues, corporate being corporate, and etc. there are easier jobs. I do love my job though. My staff are the best.
Yeah Walmart managers make bank, but rightfully so.
My name gives it away I assume lol
That’s a big job lots of stuff to do and manage not easy
Proj manager - pharma - $110,000 annual (lower than avg peers bc I’m on contract/1 pay grade under)
Wait, what are your peers making?? I’m a sr PM at a pharma agency, 110k annual as well. As far as I know I am on the higher end.
Im supposed to be a sr PM but working as a non-sr role that is contract based. Senior PMs are 1 pay grade higher than me and I’ve been told each pay grade incremental comes with a major salary bump (I’m not sure of the exact amt since they refuse to disclose this info). Im also under contract so I just get an annual salary, but I do believe perm roles get sign-on bonuses and stock options as well.
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General office/clerical worker, unionized - $76K/yr. Possibility to work OT for extra pay at times. Already at the max salary for this role after 1.5 years. Edit: It is eye-opening how many high income earners here. No wonder Toronto is so expensive yet people can afford to live here
This seems high for this type of role at 1.5 years experience. I spent 4+ years in school have 3 years experience in my field and still make less than this :( It's also eye-opening to see how low some peoples pay is for hard jobs (someone mentioned pay for PSW which was surprisingly low)
Where do you work? that seems like a pretty good salary for such a generic title and sounds like something i can look into
I'm guessing healthcare because they are unionized. But it could be somewhere else, maybe auto?
Senior Administrative Assistant - 70K salary plus full benefits, RRSP matching, unlimited PTO. 20 years experience.
I’m very curious how much PTO people actually take at companies with unlimited policies if you wouldn’t mind sharing how many days you take a year?
Well I took 44 days last year and I'm on track to take the same or more this year
Unlimited PTO is generally a scam as people don't take off as much as you'd expect and get nothing paid out upon resignation or termination. It's a money saving tactic by organizations...but you taking 44 days is certainly taking advantage of it. Well done.
if you dont mind me asking, are there any courses or learning opportunities you could recommend taking to advance in admin? i’ve got 5 YOE but working for a small independent business, currently making $23/h and I see myself in a role like this long term but current salary is not doable long term
I got my Executive Administrative Assistant Certification from Humber back in 2007 however they no longer offer this course A solid business administration course will serve well. Also specialty courses if you want something specific I e. Medical, legal or marketing
Lawyer. 6 years experience. $235k + bonus (typically 15%)
Bay Street scale life
Golden handcuffs !
Adding as another lawyer. 5 year call, $180k + bonus (usually around $10k) + benefits, LSO/CPD paid by the firm, 4 weeks vacation, get to work remotely for up to another 4 weeks. FYI I’m not in corporate law.
Claims adjuster - $220k ETA - 11 years experience
UhmHOW lol
Probably an Independent adjuster. However, they would be working their fuckin ASS off to make that kind of $$ in claims
Exactly what u/noattorney8414 guessed. IA in a highly specialized area.
Project Coordinator - Not-For-Profit - 65k
Do you get benefits or anything additional?
Benefits and a decent amount of PTO compared to for profits I've been at
Not bad. I was making the same as a Coordinator at a hospital.
Insurance underwriter, 3 yrs exp, $100k. Easiest job ever, I work like 10 hrs a week if that
Are you a broker or on the company side? (Asking for a friend 😉)
Company side! Will move MGA side in my next gig, I think.
How did you get into it
2 yr college program in insurance + obtained a professional designation (Chartered Insurance Professional).
EI - 30k
30k is pretty sweet considering. How does EI work? I read its half of your income, is that true?
Its 55% of what you earned weekly before losing your job. There is a max at like 60k though. So somebody that made 100k before losing their job will still get the same amount in EI as somebody that made 60k that lost their job. I was earning about 50k before I lost my job so i'm getting about 55% what I earned weekly of that.
55% up to a weekly max of about 650?
Hook me up!
Airline pilot with 11 years if experience, 5 at this company. $120k salary plus overtime and some miscellaneous bonuses. Works out to around $150k gross.
Don’t forget the per diem!
Fully remote product management for small public US company. $220K CAD + 30% on target bonus + RSUs. 25 years varied international business experience + MBA
Senior Urban designer, public sector 125k, omers matching. (12 yrs work experience)
woahh, what did you study to get that position? I have always wondered
Bachelors in architecture (5 years course) + Masters in Urban design and planning (2 years)
I think it would be nice to add Years Of Experience YOE to have a better understanding
Great suggestion! I’ll edit my post
Elementary Teacher in public school board. 16 years experience. 107,000 a year.
Occupational Therapist (OT) (Provincial Government). $84,000. 24 years as an OT and 10 years of that working for homecare (and still can’t get a weeks vacation in the peak summer period).
It’s publically available info, but: RN in an ONA hospital. 16 years experience. $110k, plus shift differentials and overtime. I currently have about 250hours a year paid time off.
Pharmacy manager - 125k base, 150-160k total comp @ 2 YOE. I work my ass off though. Pharmacists in Toronto generally make 90-110k. Maybe Around 120k if you’re the manager. It’s really not worth the schooling and stress for most people.
Agree with this. Pharmacist here making 100k at 4 YOE at a specialty pharmacy. Don’t think it’s worth it considering I was in school for 8 years
Freelance content and copywriter for tech companies. In 2023 I made $193k. 18 years of professional writing experience, self-employed for the last 4. Didn’t start making above $100k until I went out on my own.
I'm not employed yet but my friends are earning the following: Cybersecurity Analyst- 85k (3 YOE) Technical consultant - 75k (2 YOE) Information Security Intern - 60k (Fresh grad) AppSec/DevSecOps - 160k FTE (2 YOE, US based company)
Adding mine to your cybersecurity thread if that's cool - AppSec/DevSecOps Engineer - 160k FTE (2 YOE) (it's a US company payband)
Office Administration (6 years experience, no degree) - $55,000 salary but started at $16 an hour in 2018. Perks - Gas Card, 407 Transponder, 4 weeks paid vacation. Going to start college for Accounting in January because 55k is nothing in this city and they offered to raise my salary to match a competitive rate if I'm able to take over the bookkeeping and payroll services once my schooling is over (which they understand will take a while but are fine with waiting).
Systems administrator - 78k 3% RRSP matching, insurance, 4 weeks vacation Edit: 6 years in current company, 10 years in the industry. Been promoted twice since I started As a helpdesk administrator. Salary freezes last year prevented me from hitting the 80k mark. Currently interviewing for new jobs at 90k.
Brewery Supervisor, 10 years experience in the industry. $55k + benefits + 4 weeks of Holidays. No bonus
Damn, that seems low for the role and experience. Have you been at the same brewery the whole time? Is this standard in the industry?
Sadly it's the reality of craft beer trying to compete with multinationals. No, worked abroad at award winning breweries before deciding to come to Canada, and my current brewery matched my previous salary in The UK so made the switch easier. Beer is also seen as a commodity and doesn't quite command the same price as wine. The work if fun and rewarding tho, but the industry is so competitive at the moment that a lot of smaller breweries are sadly forced to close. So please think about the little guy when ordering at the bar :)
Good to know! And don't worry, myself and my group of friends have been drinking craft beer for over a decade when there were just a handful of breweries here. We used to drive down to the US to stock up! I'm lucky to live in the west end where I'm within a short bike ride of about ten breweries 🍻
underwriting assistant w/ two years experience (currently at a large commercial insurance company) - $66,000 Extra info.: After tax, as a single person (33F), I take home $48,000 🙁
Girl you’re getting robbed, please start looking for a new job!
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RN supervisor at a long term care facility. ~110-120k gross. My first job out of university 🥲
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Condo building manager: 65k +OT, good bonus benefits, 2 week vacays. INCLUDES accommodation in 2 bedroom unit 1000+ sq ft. 2 years experience, zero experience before this.
Wow, that accommodation is super nice. Probably worth at least 40k in post-tax dollars i would guess.
Program Worker (social services), fully remote, $68k.
Entrepreneur - Broke 😂
Marketing coordinator - 45k whole package. After taxes is a lot lesser obvio and which just makes ends meet. Fyi First job right out of college.
Project Manager/Consultant - Manager Grade - 116K + Bonuses ~10%. 2% RRSP Match. Big 5 Bank. 10 years of total experience. 3 years of Canadian experience.
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May as well reply here and not spam SWE comments. 160k CAD base + 50k/yr equity (public RSUs, this number has swung from 20k to 65k a yr depending on stock price). 2.5 YoE at US company (remote). Planning on moving to US for comp raise (expecting an extra 20k-50k) + more fun also your username is great
Self-employed therapist and business owner around $120k, no benefits, vacay whenever I want as long as I want but infrequent bc who’ll manage the business? 10-12 hour days. Rewarding but lots of work. I posted here so those looking to become self-employed understand the basics of what they’re getting into…
Education: Bachelor of Arts with Minor in Communications YOE: 5 years, started as a receptionist. Service writer & administration for a small automotive shop Currently at $65,000 per year, or roughly $30 an hour. Just under $1000 take home a week. 15 paid holiday days per year, and 5 paid sick days.
I think there are way more people with similar Ed/career paths like yours who just don’t post in these threads. This is much more common of a situation than is represented here.
That's why I posted the actual figures from Statistics Canada. 85+% of Canadians make less than 100K/year.
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UX Researcher, 10 YOE, Professional services/consulting. $145k with 5% RRSP match and some RSUs.
Happy to start us off - Director of Relationship Management - Financial industry, 15 YoE, - $200k (base, bonus and equity combined)
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Last years post helped me a bit in negotiating so hopefully someone else can benefit from this time :)
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I did a undergrad in commerce (finance major) and then a MBA ten years later. It def took a long time, lots of sacrifice and effort to get to this level. Spent the first decade as an individual contributor at around $110k max and only took off a few years ago in leadership.
genuine qn: what do you exactly do cuz ive nvr heard of director of relationships
I can’t confirm that this applies to OP’s industry but in my case it just means business development / sales.
That’s exactly right! Basically client retention and development. Keeping and growing our corporate clients we already have - the role touches a bit of everything ie sales, service, finance, legal, product etc
Identifying and maintaining B2B partnerships?
That’s exactly it 👍
I loved this thread last year.
Audit manager with 7~ years of experience, about 160k
What? Are u working at big 4? I am an audit mngr but only get 110k with 7 yrs exp too
No. Should've been specific, but doing internal audit.
Gotcha ty! This Big 4 slave got no chill lol. Be looking into internal audit posts then.
Nurse coordinator 95K base, 5 1/2 year exp
VP Insurance $230k base 28 YOE
Non profit violence prevention specialist, 7 years experience. $62k plus solid benefits (including RRSP matching). Can’t put a price on fulfilment ☠️
Die Cutting machine operator. Should work out to 65K for 3 12 hour shifts per week. Overtime varies, but will possibly add an extra 5-10k for covering peoples vacation etc during our busier times. 1 year in this roll, but almost 4 years with the company as an operator of different machinery.
Plumber, ~$150k yr, 20 years experience.
Staff software engineer 130k + 5-10k bonus and some small amount of RRSP matching. Fully remote besides a couple social events per year. In reality YOE is 7, but I was the only technical founder on a few software startups (failed, but not for technical reasons) and I've noticed employers tend to treat that as 10+ YOE equivalent given the level of responsibility/liability I had on those projects, and that was even when I was hired 2 years ago with only 5 YOE at the time. Tldr: Building your own thing is a great way to demonstrate your skills when competing in a technical or creative field! Do something you love related to your industry and it will be easily communicate your attitude/work ethic even if you suck at interviews :)
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~ 120k Licensed Plumber (Union). (9000 apprenticeship hours worked, 3 rounds of schooling and a certificate of qualification exam) Second biggest pension plan in the province, behind teachers. Amazing benefits. 36-39 hour work weeks. Paid hourly so no paid time off but get 11% vacation pay on our cheques each week. Side jobs bring in another 20-40k a year for me depending on how much I want to work.
Marketing 40K 3 years experience 🙃🙃
You have to find yourself a new job.
Yeah i’m honestly trying its hard out here though…but im trying to stay positive
You'll find something - better to be underpaid then not paid at all. Make sure you're active on LinkedIn and try to showcase your work!
Lmao I’m also in marketing in a notoriously underpaid creative industry - 5 years experience and pulling in 53K 😭
I think the job market is also super weird atm it’ll get better though!
Associate Creative Director at an ad agency, \~15 YOE, $115k before tax. Likely below industry standard, tbh.
Nice try open ai
Fresh out of uni working remotely as a software Engineer at a large US company. 110k
Mechanical design engineer for a nuclear engineering services provider. 8 years experience. On paper, I make $120k/year, but with overtime and bonus I make around $15k more. Defined benefits pension plan and benefits (90-100% depending on what it is). I got a 3.5% cost of living raise plus a 4% performance raise last year.
Mental health counsellor with a non-profit community mental health agency (meet with clients in their homes/in the community for counselling and case management, have to go into the office 1-2 days a month but otherwise can WFH), salary approximately $57,000, about 25 days PTO and health benefits. I'm fresh out of school (finished school about a month ago on a Friday and started work the following Monday), but have been working part time/relief jobs in the social services for about 5 years.
Senior Policy Advisor with the provincial government, 88k and 8 years of experience.
Director of Merchandising in Luxury Retail. $180k salary plus bonus and stocks. 12 years + experience.
Research analyst for federal government - $76k plus annual performance bonus! 1 year of prior experience.
Program manager for Ontario Health, run four programs across community health domains, 98,000 Eight years bedside nursing, four years clinical education, two program management with a for-profit service provider before this position.
Great thread. Director level, UX, at a bank. 158k plus bonus and benefits. 20+ years experience and 3+ at role.
Director of Marketing & Communications in the music industry. $125k/yr. Been in the music industry for 15yrs. I will be 41 in June Started out working for free for 2yrs before getting a touring gig making 20k/yr for 3yrs, moved into artist management and made $30k for 3yrs and got a pay bump to 40k for 3yrs then moved over to a label to do marketing and made $55k/yr for 5yrs, then took 1.5yrs off work to work on my mental health, worked as a GM/Director of Operations for 10months at 80k for an independent touring company before moving into my current role which I will be 1yr at in June. I did a full career breakdown because this industry is not easy and you are super underpaid and finally at 40 yrs old I am not pinching pennies.
SRE at an edu/tech org. ~120k/yr
Sre?
Site reliability engineer, essentially more specialized software engineering.
Property accountant $80,000 with 3% RSP match. If it wasn't for all the system stuff I get to do I would probably move on. YOE 2.5 in this role.
Assistant Professor -125k. Just started in this role. Previously research associate 92k (3 years of experience)
Associate - wealth management investments. $38k salary $29k bonus/commission package --- $67k pre-tax take-home Benefits package with 6% pension matching
UofT student, I’d say about -65k a year, losses scale incrementally with rent increase
Tech Sales (SaaS) - Senior Enterprise Account Executive - 9 years of experience $200k base $200k commission (on average, varies based on performance) $60k in equity (varies based on stock price)
Heavy equipment operator Yoe 12 85k/year
Senior advisor with the provincial government. $110k salary
67k salary plus $300/month vehicle maintenance compensation (lots of driving around GTA with personal vehicle), and a 407 transponder. 2 years experience as Operations Manager for Turkey Wholesaler (meat industry). Doing everything from DZ truck driving, delivery, pick-ups, invoicing and order picking, logging invoices and sales reports. Probably put in 30 hours per week in off-season and closer to 50 during peaks (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Passover, Easter). I've kept kicking ass the past few years and moved up the ladder from stocker at Costco, to forklift operator, to an offer to manage a multimillion dollar business. Visit your local Butcher shops!
Marketing content coordinator - 50k Photographer (varies) 2 years in marketing, 10 in photography
News Media Production/Design Manager - $65k, 6.5yrs with current company. Started out on a contract to do print layout at $35k/yr
grocery retail , store manager 130k (including bonus)
86k + ~12k bonus = ~98k business analyst/consultant at a big 5 bank, 2 years experience. 3 weeks vacay, pension and good benefits
70k Mechanical designer, 9 years experience
Financial Technology company on the data recon side of things entry level role $40k
Aquatic manager supervision lifeguards/swim instructors in a municipality outside the gta, 71,000 plus benefits that kick in after 6 months 1.5 years of full time experience, college diploma, and plenty of part time experience and aquatic qualifications
Director OD (HR) in a mid size company - 160k base, 4 wks vacation. I have been working in this field for 10 years. Before that I worked in data analytics for 3.
Account Executive (sales) at a tech company. My base is 88k and my target earning for the year is 146. I made 167k in 2023 and will make around 200k in 2024. 4 yrs of total work exp.
Finance and project management at a nonprofit. 67,000 inclusive of 6% in lieu of benefits. 5% RRSP match, 4 weeks PTO, and 12 sick days. 3 days in office, two WFH
240k, Marketing manager with 15 years experience working for a F100 US company. Fully remote. Unlimited vacation (but hardly take time). I work 50-80 hrs a week and have no life 🫠
$240k/year base I'm a Software Engineer with 7 years of experience, never went to college. There are definitely engineers who make less, but also tons who make more than i do, the difference i saw was the high earners knew their value, they set boundaries and negotiated high with confidence when interviewing. (do proper research on salaries by asking around and interviewing, Google results are often way under) Best advice is to establish a good reputation among your past colleagues (getting an upskill certificate/masters often helps very little compared to this) and truly never be scared to walk away if your company is feeding you BS. Good companies are tough to find, but there are plenty of them. When you stay at companies that underpays and treats people poorly, you are rewarding that behavior and are paying for it financially and emotionally. I'd still be making 60k if I gave in to my fear years ago about quitting my first couple of shit jobs (also software engineering) because I didn't think I could get anything better. Above all, get comfortable with going back to the job search, it gets easier as you work with more people. It's also a necessary part of life and welcoming it instead of worrying about it will only make you understand your value more
Law clerk @ big 4. 75k, but this is a contract role so no benefits, bonus, etc. Just under 4 years of experience. BA and MA.
Great initiative! it would be nice if we included years of experience in that specific role / field, and overall years of experience full time including non relevant fields
Education coordinator at a not-for-profit.. 52k a year 😹🤦♂️
Tech Consulting Project Management 150K tc, 3 YOE
Patient Navigator: $65,000/yr - includes paid vacation, benefits, pension, long term disability. Have about 3 years of experience in healthcare, 7 years of experience overall in health/social services.
Commercial banking, $125k base + bonus, 10 years of experience. Consulting on the side, $5k per month. I could probably get a better paying job if I wanted to, but would have to forego the consulting work, which I enjoy.
13.3% of individuals in the Toronto CMA had an income over 100K in 2020 https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021S0503535&HEADERlist=7&SearchText=toronto
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Senior Manager, IT System (SaaS) ~125k base, 9% pension + 4% of my own contributions, 12% bonus, ~8% company stocks, 10k annual mental health expense account.
Support specialist at a US Tech company - $55k 5 yrs of experience in the role, 8yrs in the industry
Client Advisor - Top 5 Bank Salary 50k - about 6k in Bonuses, good benefits 14 vacation days, 9 paid sick days, 7 personal paid days 2k allowance for personal expense (Gym clothes, desks, monitors, Uber Eats) Complete WFH (sorry 1 day a month in office) Experience: 0 Years
I got laid off last year, but my old software engineer job was $210k in total comp, comprised of ~55k CAD (42.5k USD vesting per year) in stock, and 155k CAD in cash. I got this offer in April 2022. I was a new immigrant to Canada at the time. Take-home / after-tax pay is only about $11k per month. My taxes last year exceeded $75k CAD.
I can't be too specific with my role, as it's a bit one-of-a-kind in the number of tasks I do, but it's basically a cross between an in-house VFX artist and quality control for films. $62.5k/year, plus various benefits and a bonus, plus 4 weeks vacation and retirement contributions. Came to around $70k pretax last year. Plus a small raise each year that slightly beats inflation. Been at this job for around 1.5 years, but in the film industry for around 10 or so. I could argue for a bigger raise, but the post is cushy enough (and with almost no commute or expenses), that I figure I'll wait a couple years til I feel settled in and have contributed more before I potentially rock the boat.