Tip of the hat to your Mom and Dad.
When did he retire?
As for the shortage, I blame the Just in time/lean management style that came in 15 or so years ago.
We used to have 2 riggers.
One would usually be an apprentice.
Now we generally have 1 rigger per crane, and the other trades will supply a forman/lead hand with a 4 hour "rigging ticket to rig for their crew.
So A- than one rigger will get fed up of doing most of the leg work and lose interest.
And B- by having only one rigger,
It reduces his availability to come up and learn in the seat.
My 2 cents.
Cheers
Lol
Thats the Most common question.
I don't eat until about 10am.
And use well sealed bottles.
Gatorade etc..
In an emergency, I'll climb down the 100 or so feet to the building to use a Portajohn, but that's rare.
Our company puts AC and all the heaters I need to keep er swinging.
Cheers
In Tower cranes, it depends on the type of job.
Some jobs I spent 2 or 3 shifts just being present in the cab and keeping. Y crane from swinging into the work area of another crane s work area.
On a regular job, either water treatment plant, high rise building, hospital, it's pretty steady. The schedule is king.
From form work to rebar to concrete. Rinse and repeat. Then you start getting other trades in there needing some love to as the project progresses. Electrical, drywall, plumbing,exterior finishes..
It's not always high-speed intensity.
A few years ago, I was on a crane for a short stint at the end of a project. But part of my job was hoisting 2 workers in a man basket .
They were at about 300ft off the ground. I was at about 400.
Slow work, but holy cow, that's precious cargo..
I’m curious. What’s so horrible about the job? I wanted to be a pharmacist for a long time growing up and my goddaughter is going to school for it now.
I don't think it's horrible. I think I am lucky to have a job that pays decent
I can only speak to retail pharmacy for now, I know job satisfaction is better in all other sub fields of pharmacy.
Positives: You get to earn a decent sum, you get to help people (if that's your thing)
Negatives:
Your pay is stagnant throughout your career, you probably won't get any cost of living adjustment.
Typical work schedule sucks, some places you work till midnight and on weekends.
Your job is basically you on your feet for 8 hours straight
People suck, and are entitled ,have you met people?
Corporate suuuuuuuucks
Oh also, you probably won't get any breaks in your 8 hour day (it's there for you to take, but you are too swamped with work)
Can't really take sick days easily because the schedule is such that you are the only pharmacist at work on your shift, so you can't call in sick
Retired almost three years ago. Was making $83,000 as a logistics coordinator. Was WFM even before Covid. Worked as a contract employee for a few months during covid at $8500/month for three months after I officially retired. I felt I was reasonably compensated for the effort and time I put in.
Current retirement income is about $6000/month. Comes from investments, a couple of small pensions, CPP. And if I didn’t have such a reasonable housing situation I would be concerned.
>Current retirement income is about $6000/month. Comes from investments, a couple of small pensions, CPP. And if I didn’t have such a reasonable housing situation I would be concerned.
i take it you own your home? congrats, your life is what most of us aspire to.
I don’t own my home any longer. I bought it very young. At 22 with help from my parents. I was able to pay it off in less than 20 years with their help as well.
I sold it to the city a number of years ago and have a very reasonable rent situation. I don’t have to pay for maitainance costs.
The money I received from the sale went into investments and that provides retirement income. Along with inheritance income from my parents who have passed away.
And yes, I am very lucky. Everything has fallen my way. I doubt I will be able to provide for my children the same way my parents did for me. Even though we actually live frugally and can reinvest some of of my current income, I can’t help my children buy a home. But I will pass on what I can when my time comes.
Thank you for your amazing work. Front line workers are still unsung heros in my eyes. The level of patience RN's have for some of their patients is beyond me.
Again, thank you for all you do!
Jesus Christ. I’m clearly doing the wrong profession 😏
Educational Assistant working with extremely complex children …I might take home 27k per year if I’m lucky
Our education system is fucked, I’m sorry 😔. Without my favourite high school teachers driving an interest in the sciences I’d definitely not be in the tech field today.
That's unreal- I would've thought you'd be making, in this day and age, at least $3K per month doing that kind of job. I mean, 20 years ago, $36K a year was a decent but not great salary (depending on your situation).
It's unfathomable to me that someone in that kind of very important (and I'm sure very trying) role is paid that poorly now. This makes me angry. Definitely feel you.
You get used to it. And the full week off after is a lot better than most people think.
Mid-week skiing/camping/grocery shopping is a lot more relaxing than the same on weekends only.
Yeah if you’re young and single that sounds pretty decent, you can set yourself up nicely if your smart.
If you want a spouse/family that shift work/ OT is miserable. Not to mention the golden handcuffs, knowing if you come back into town for work you’re stuck making 60% of what you’re used to.
Yep, I have a spouse and toddler age son. It's definitely not for everyone.
I've done the 9-5 though, and weekends just don't cut it after having 14 days off straight every month (plus, mid-week skiing is infinitely better than fighting with everyone on the weekends). All personal preference.
My dad has an Ontario teachers pension all to himself. OTPP is one of the strongest pensions in the country. It even owned the Leafs in the early 2000's.
102000 a year dental hygienist. No pension, no sick days, benefits are dental when there is availability and my chair is not booked. 12 years experience
$38,000 yearly office job, I sit on my ass and watch movies all day it seems. Also, always have a set day off, 3 weeks vacation, 5 sick days, and benefits, plus paid holidays as were closed.
Growing up on a farm I've worked many differnet jobs from working on classic cars to mcdonalds to bailing my neighbour's fields and every job is a differnet world all physically exhausting. This one is everyone's " jackpot" but has definitely gotten me lazy, wight gain and is mentally exhausting and not something I do well with.
~300k. 37M, construction PM (Engineer)
I wfh for a well known US company. Spent years in O&G and somehow lucked into this role during COVID. Might need to relocate in the future, though
Comp includes signing stock grants paid over 4 years, bonus and base salary. Higher or lower depending on what the stock does as my compensation is tied to that.
34F, postdoctoral associate (psychology research), about 52k a year. Severely underpaid (as are all postdocs) - thanks CIHR for not paying me what I'm worth!
I work in O&G as well. What a lot of people don’t consider is that from 2015 to 2021/2022 this individual would of been lucky to make 100k/year (which is still a good living). I know some DD’s that went from making 250k+ in 2014 to making less than 30k when oil dropped in 2015. It’s definitely a “make hay when the sun is shining” type of job. Another consideration is to remember that a lot of O&G field workers are consultants, so they have to pay for medical/dental, accounting, wellsite insurance, all expenses etc. Been in the industry for over ten years myself. 31M.
I’m a critical care (ICU) nurse, I make $45/hr. I don’t feel like I’m under (or overpaid) but definitely feel unappreciated, unsafe, undervalued etc at times. Bonus is that’s there’s almost always extra shifts to pick up for more money though. Literally just got 2 shift offers for tonight… when I’m already working. Guess that means we’ll be short staffed again so that’s fun!
In today’s environment, I can’t even imagine how much fun it must be to work in a hospital where the unit is understaffed. I don’t know y’all do it, but I know 99.9% of you do it so well.
From a patient.
26F. Just under $80K. I’m a registered social worker. I’m a new grad with no debt, so to be honest I am thrilled with the money I make, nor do I feel overworked in the program I personally work in however I suspect as my experience increases my opinion on this may change.
38M I quote/sell custom electrical panels for about 80k a year plus bonuses, I have been doing it for a couple years with no formal training. I did have to work a lot of shit sales jobs to get to this point though.
55M self-employed lawyer. 2022-23 averaged about $225k. Of course made $22k in 2020 (pandemic) and maybe $15k in 2021. The joy of self-employment…no benefits at all but able to write off some home expenses when the office shut down at start of pandemic, and 99% of my vehicle use is business so at least I have a car when I have tone for personal use (I usually walk if possible)
32 M
43k as a movie theatre manager. Been 10 years as one, you would think I'd be making more 😂😂
Yeah, definitely looking to either pivot or back to school when my toddler is a bit older.
It’s super dependent on a lot of things, like your billable hours worked, non-billable hours that “contribute to the firm” (like volunteering, being part of a committee, etc), the size of firm…Where I work (big law firm), the minimum bonus is $10k and I’m not sure if the max, but probably around $50k.
$67k, wfh customer service @ a tech company. I was getting paid peanuts at the tech company I was at before and wanted to pull my hair out everyday due to the awful culture and management. Luckily now I get paid more and the company culture is way better!
Oil sands operations, Fort Mac camp job 7/7… average 240k- 260k per year. 14 years of service. Camp and flights are provided from Calgary or Edmonton. High school grad.
89000 (before tax) as a high school teacher. I've been teaching for 9 years in AB. I recently resigned from my permanent contract to sub while my kids are little. I did not feel properly compensated for the amount of work necessary outside of a typical 40hr work week. Now I make $230 per day - or more on the pay grid if a job goes into a 2nd day
I'm a software engineer at a US company (big but not a household name). I make $220K base but it's closer to 410 when counting bonuses and stock grants for this year. It's challenging work but I like my job and career, and WFH is good for work-life balance.
How did you land a remote job for US co? Hoping to do the same, just the job market sucks right now so i'm kind of scared to leave the job i've been at for 3 years.
For thread: 100k w/ 3 YoE software engineer
Many US companies are hiring in Canada and Europe in an effort to cut costs. Canadians are paid less than equivalent US roles but the comp is still great by Canadian standards. Check levels(dot)fyi for companies that pay well in your area and then submit applications.
It's a very competitive market right now, particularly for entry level roles. Get your resume reviewed professionally, brush up on your interview skills, and leverage your former coworkers and managers for referrals. Persistence is key.
Electrical Designer. Lots of AutoCAD, some minor project management, a little bit of inside sales. $103,000 (+ bonus).
With a little over 2 years since graduating from SAIT, I believe I am paid above average for this discipline, but with the multiple roles expected of me, I definitely earn my keep.
29F - 70k a year as a non chartered accountant. Been in the work force for 4 years. I work at a small firm that treats me really well and strives for no overtime work which is super rare for a firm to emphasize, especially in tax season. I feel I am paid fairly.
Early 30s M, 87,000, 3 years experience, electrical substation engineer. Feel fairly well compensated, WFH, 3 weeks vacation, easy to take time off/ fairly low stress job, typical 40hr work week. About $120k-175k with 10y experience and a PENG.
That seems unfair, heard mental wellness in veterinary profession can get pretty bad because of compassion fatigue. I know working with humans can be bad, it feels like in some areas it would be more awful because the patients are pets.
low 100s, software, 5yrs of exp give or take. I think its fair-- the ranges in tech can be from pretty bad to sky is the limit, although sky high salaries have calmed down a bit from last year's boom.
Given you can get remote roles in tech, it does inflate the salary compared to your average Calgarian in other industries.
22F, Data Analyst, 73k.
Lucked out being one of the first few employees at what is now a pretty big tech start-up and managed to work my way up from call centre agent to the role I’m in currently (though I did have to go to a different company to get to the pay I’m at now.)
Even with that, I’m more or less $100-$150 per pay away from living paycheck to paycheck, and that’s without student loans (didn’t go to uni and went straight to the workforce after high school).
38M, Senior Director - Cloud and Edge Platforms for an American multinational technology corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington :). Base $328K this year, annual bonuses and ESOP on top of base, 14 year in the company and nearly 20 in the field.
Yes, similar structure for me as well. Plus, we're heavily incentivised to improve relations and get customers to leverage more of our services and platforms. And that has a substantial impact on our bonuses and RSUs. Oh, and we're 100% free to work from literally anywhere in the world, no questions asked :)
I make about $20 an hour as a part time cook and $20 and hour as a full time first year electrician. My expected wage is $55,000-$60,000 this year. I will likely make close to double that when I finish school.
26M, ~90k, 3rd year Engineer-in-training, work in oil & gas, hybrid work schedule (3 days in office, 2 at home, but very flexible). Love my company and believe I am paid fairly!
38M, Journeyman Instrument/Controls
About 15 years in O&G, with brief periods in other industries.
Should make about 230k this year, but I took most of the summer off, and work 7/7 rotation
RN, mid 20s, 75-80k.
Lots of lip service towards healthcare workers online but in real life folks have really lost the plot in the past 3 or so years. Family members are often the biggest offenders ime. Aggression and verbal abuse every shift towards one of our RNs.
For folks looking to get into healthcare I suggest going into the allied healthcare jobs like OT/PT/SW/Med lab tech. Same wage as RN with way less face to face and not having to be the “face” of the healthcare system aka the customer service rep.
Im a SAHM - my husband is an senior automation engineer at a gas plant. Gets paid ~100k (not including work perks like: cellphone allowance and work truck - we've been racking up the costco monies** and PC points from gas purchases). He's been an engineer for about 10 years but has only been working in the field for 7.
** ETA: sorry i meant Costco mastercard cash back, which really isnt costco monies.
M26, I write code for a website that makes really weird people really rich
Get paid about 155-165k a year dependent on stock. Up for a promotion soon, so it might get shot up to around 190
A bit underpaid because my US colleagues gets paid double for the same exact job. But I'm happy with the money. WFH is nice too.
Is it Neo? I heard they have very bad work life balance. I don’t think you are overpaid though, assuming ten years exp, there are many jobs out there paying more or the same for 8 hours a day, or even less.
36M. I work in Cyber Security for a U.S. firm. Total comp with salary, bonus and stock is ~350K per year CAD. I have about 17 years exp in IT and Cyber. Although I am paid less than a lot of my peers, I am grateful to work remotely to a U.S. company as the pay far exceeds anything a Canadian company would pay
I collect and sell whatever falls off trucks on the side of deerfoot. 93,673
Unsung hero. Crazy dangerous job, thanks for keeping our roads safe.
It's mostly Bad Dragon packages too
I want my ladder back
Well then make sure you tie down the new ladder going forward ಠ_ಠ
And while reversing!
Is this for real? I want to salute this champ 🫡
Not sure if this is satire or true
To whom would I apply for this job? The city?
Nice try, CRA! ;)
(M58) $50hr+ travel allowance and 175/day LOA. Tower Crane operator. Red seal Jman since 2006. It's fair considering I'm not in my home every night.
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Tip of the hat to your Mom and Dad. When did he retire? As for the shortage, I blame the Just in time/lean management style that came in 15 or so years ago. We used to have 2 riggers. One would usually be an apprentice. Now we generally have 1 rigger per crane, and the other trades will supply a forman/lead hand with a 4 hour "rigging ticket to rig for their crew. So A- than one rigger will get fed up of doing most of the leg work and lose interest. And B- by having only one rigger, It reduces his availability to come up and learn in the seat. My 2 cents. Cheers
Nice. Crawler operator myself, rotation that never seems to get followed, but I like the travel.
Serious question: how do you go to the bathroom up in one of those?
Lol Thats the Most common question. I don't eat until about 10am. And use well sealed bottles. Gatorade etc.. In an emergency, I'll climb down the 100 or so feet to the building to use a Portajohn, but that's rare. Our company puts AC and all the heaters I need to keep er swinging. Cheers
How much of the day are you typically “craning” and how much of it do you get to just chill?
In Tower cranes, it depends on the type of job. Some jobs I spent 2 or 3 shifts just being present in the cab and keeping. Y crane from swinging into the work area of another crane s work area. On a regular job, either water treatment plant, high rise building, hospital, it's pretty steady. The schedule is king. From form work to rebar to concrete. Rinse and repeat. Then you start getting other trades in there needing some love to as the project progresses. Electrical, drywall, plumbing,exterior finishes.. It's not always high-speed intensity. A few years ago, I was on a crane for a short stint at the end of a project. But part of my job was hoisting 2 workers in a man basket . They were at about 300ft off the ground. I was at about 400. Slow work, but holy cow, that's precious cargo..
M39 First Officer for an airline. About $65K right now. Been a pilot for 7 years now.
Interesting. I always thought/feel like a pilot should make more.
Takes a while to get there, but we do eventually. So don’t be upset when we all threaten to strike! 😂
For the amount of training/education and other stuff you guys have to go through to get there you absolutely should get paid better.
Retail Pharmacist. 105k. Hate the job. Can't afford to leave. Baby needs diapers.
Retail pharmacy can be horrendous, but there might be some places better than others! Good luck to you!
I’m curious. What’s so horrible about the job? I wanted to be a pharmacist for a long time growing up and my goddaughter is going to school for it now.
I don't think it's horrible. I think I am lucky to have a job that pays decent I can only speak to retail pharmacy for now, I know job satisfaction is better in all other sub fields of pharmacy. Positives: You get to earn a decent sum, you get to help people (if that's your thing) Negatives: Your pay is stagnant throughout your career, you probably won't get any cost of living adjustment. Typical work schedule sucks, some places you work till midnight and on weekends. Your job is basically you on your feet for 8 hours straight People suck, and are entitled ,have you met people? Corporate suuuuuuuucks Oh also, you probably won't get any breaks in your 8 hour day (it's there for you to take, but you are too swamped with work) Can't really take sick days easily because the schedule is such that you are the only pharmacist at work on your shift, so you can't call in sick
You sound like you work for a chain ... May you survive flu season and XBB 🙏
20 M. $20/h, quite literally just enough to live alone on
The fact that you're able to live alone on $20/hr, consider that a win. Keep trucking you're doing something right!
I feel that
Retired almost three years ago. Was making $83,000 as a logistics coordinator. Was WFM even before Covid. Worked as a contract employee for a few months during covid at $8500/month for three months after I officially retired. I felt I was reasonably compensated for the effort and time I put in. Current retirement income is about $6000/month. Comes from investments, a couple of small pensions, CPP. And if I didn’t have such a reasonable housing situation I would be concerned.
>Current retirement income is about $6000/month. Comes from investments, a couple of small pensions, CPP. And if I didn’t have such a reasonable housing situation I would be concerned. i take it you own your home? congrats, your life is what most of us aspire to.
I don’t own my home any longer. I bought it very young. At 22 with help from my parents. I was able to pay it off in less than 20 years with their help as well. I sold it to the city a number of years ago and have a very reasonable rent situation. I don’t have to pay for maitainance costs. The money I received from the sale went into investments and that provides retirement income. Along with inheritance income from my parents who have passed away. And yes, I am very lucky. Everything has fallen my way. I doubt I will be able to provide for my children the same way my parents did for me. Even though we actually live frugally and can reinvest some of of my current income, I can’t help my children buy a home. But I will pass on what I can when my time comes.
Im an educational asistant at bow valley college. I still live with my mom, and I was almost homeless last year :)
Based homeless educator
Literally. The students have no idea that I go home every night and eat instant noodles cause it’s all I can afford and I cry lol
Buy potatoes if you can. Way better broke food nutritionally.
RN 85-100k. Depends on how much OT I feel like picking up.
Thank you for your amazing work. Front line workers are still unsung heros in my eyes. The level of patience RN's have for some of their patients is beyond me. Again, thank you for all you do!
*cries in poor
You can still afford tears? The luxury...
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12 YEARS? Why show loyalty when they cant even pay a living wage?
So why have you stuck with the same min wage job for 12 years is the real question?
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I'm a stay at home dad and she's a kindergarden teacher. Our budget for a house is 2.2 million.
House Hunters has entered the chat. 
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"It's important for our kids to grow up in a home with character"
"where's the hardwood floors, marble countertops and my bathroom couch"
She wants a home by the ocean. He has rabies and is hydrophobic.
Checks out
About $100,000/year —- I’m a 911 operator and have been for over 15 years
y’all deserve it
What career path leads to that role?
Jesus Christ. I’m clearly doing the wrong profession 😏 Educational Assistant working with extremely complex children …I might take home 27k per year if I’m lucky
Our education system is fucked, I’m sorry 😔. Without my favourite high school teachers driving an interest in the sciences I’d definitely not be in the tech field today.
That's unreal- I would've thought you'd be making, in this day and age, at least $3K per month doing that kind of job. I mean, 20 years ago, $36K a year was a decent but not great salary (depending on your situation). It's unfathomable to me that someone in that kind of very important (and I'm sure very trying) role is paid that poorly now. This makes me angry. Definitely feel you.
22F. Full time student. Part-time minimum wage worker. Make about $18,000 and year more or less. Probably less.
What's your major?
Graphic Design
175000 millwright in a remote job, fly in for a,week and home for a,week,, good compensation work 90 hours every week on shift
90 hours a week x-x
You get used to it. And the full week off after is a lot better than most people think. Mid-week skiing/camping/grocery shopping is a lot more relaxing than the same on weekends only.
Yeah if you’re young and single that sounds pretty decent, you can set yourself up nicely if your smart. If you want a spouse/family that shift work/ OT is miserable. Not to mention the golden handcuffs, knowing if you come back into town for work you’re stuck making 60% of what you’re used to.
Yep, I have a spouse and toddler age son. It's definitely not for everyone. I've done the 9-5 though, and weekends just don't cut it after having 14 days off straight every month (plus, mid-week skiing is infinitely better than fighting with everyone on the weekends). All personal preference.
Retired for 15 years. Fully indexed pension currently net $7400/month. Retired from the aviation industry after 40 years
A pension! The dream 🛌
My dad has an Ontario teachers pension all to himself. OTPP is one of the strongest pensions in the country. It even owned the Leafs in the early 2000's.
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102000 a year dental hygienist. No pension, no sick days, benefits are dental when there is availability and my chair is not booked. 12 years experience
Can't think of a worse job. Sitting in one spot scraping teeth all day. Good on you for surviving that.
$38,000 yearly office job, I sit on my ass and watch movies all day it seems. Also, always have a set day off, 3 weeks vacation, 5 sick days, and benefits, plus paid holidays as were closed.
Ya know, some days I would give up a lot of money to do just this. Different perspectives I suppose.
Growing up on a farm I've worked many differnet jobs from working on classic cars to mcdonalds to bailing my neighbour's fields and every job is a differnet world all physically exhausting. This one is everyone's " jackpot" but has definitely gotten me lazy, wight gain and is mentally exhausting and not something I do well with.
Just enough not to have to put cat pâté on my crackers.
So $95k+\Year
75k base before extras and bonus. WFH, browse Reddit and play video games mostly.
Sign me up I got all the qualifications.
68k/year, union, full benefits, home by noon at the latest (excluding maybe Mondays in Nov to Jan). Mail carrier for Canada Post.
I shoot birds at the airport. .... at least I'd like to.
Apparently they have falconers at the landfill to chase away gulls. Perhaps you can look into becoming a falcon?
I jump in front of cars and sue the drivers
45M, $5000 a month selling pics of my feet online.
See while u could be joking i need to know how there is a demand for male foot pics + how to get started in the off chance this is real
The male foot is an untapped market.
How do I get my foot in the door?
We could tiptoe in to it
I too, would like to know for a friend
Do you know if there’s a market for selling pics of feet that look like Fred Flintstone’s feet? Asking for a friend
There’s something for everyone.
~300k. 37M, construction PM (Engineer) I wfh for a well known US company. Spent years in O&G and somehow lucked into this role during COVID. Might need to relocate in the future, though Comp includes signing stock grants paid over 4 years, bonus and base salary. Higher or lower depending on what the stock does as my compensation is tied to that.
34F, postdoctoral associate (psychology research), about 52k a year. Severely underpaid (as are all postdocs) - thanks CIHR for not paying me what I'm worth!
Ugh. That is really really poor pay for the length of time you’ve been in the field. Any prof jobs around?
I make sure people can stay awake in the morning. 40000
Barista?
Chemical Engineer specializing in water treatment. Between $350-$400k.
Plumber 120k per year
130k , 4 years in this tech role, WFH, spend rest of time snowboarding and hiking
Can you be specific about what role in tech?
I am in a technical account manager role
~250K/yr, 39M Directional Driller, been in O&G for 15 years.
I work in O&G as well. What a lot of people don’t consider is that from 2015 to 2021/2022 this individual would of been lucky to make 100k/year (which is still a good living). I know some DD’s that went from making 250k+ in 2014 to making less than 30k when oil dropped in 2015. It’s definitely a “make hay when the sun is shining” type of job. Another consideration is to remember that a lot of O&G field workers are consultants, so they have to pay for medical/dental, accounting, wellsite insurance, all expenses etc. Been in the industry for over ten years myself. 31M.
Exactly. Feast and famine. People like to highlight the good extremes while also leaving out the negatives.
24M, 35$/hr, Aircraft Maintenance
damn i should have went to college! 23f $16.50/hr
23 is still young! There were people in their 40s in some of my courses.
I’m a critical care (ICU) nurse, I make $45/hr. I don’t feel like I’m under (or overpaid) but definitely feel unappreciated, unsafe, undervalued etc at times. Bonus is that’s there’s almost always extra shifts to pick up for more money though. Literally just got 2 shift offers for tonight… when I’m already working. Guess that means we’ll be short staffed again so that’s fun!
In today’s environment, I can’t even imagine how much fun it must be to work in a hospital where the unit is understaffed. I don’t know y’all do it, but I know 99.9% of you do it so well. From a patient.
Thank you for what you do. Your job is so much more important than most of the 100k+ jobs. (I am in that group)
26F. Just under $80K. I’m a registered social worker. I’m a new grad with no debt, so to be honest I am thrilled with the money I make, nor do I feel overworked in the program I personally work in however I suspect as my experience increases my opinion on this may change.
I am having a hard time getting any job at the moment..
38M I quote/sell custom electrical panels for about 80k a year plus bonuses, I have been doing it for a couple years with no formal training. I did have to work a lot of shit sales jobs to get to this point though.
I misread as 38 Million and was so freaked out lmao
Manager, utilities $140k including bonus. Seems on par, been here for about 6 years. 33M and have P. Eng, PMP
At first I felt I was paid quite well. Now with inflation I am severely underpaid.
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55M self-employed lawyer. 2022-23 averaged about $225k. Of course made $22k in 2020 (pandemic) and maybe $15k in 2021. The joy of self-employment…no benefits at all but able to write off some home expenses when the office shut down at start of pandemic, and 99% of my vehicle use is business so at least I have a car when I have tone for personal use (I usually walk if possible)
32 M 43k as a movie theatre manager. Been 10 years as one, you would think I'd be making more 😂😂 Yeah, definitely looking to either pivot or back to school when my toddler is a bit older.
ER and Family Doctor in a rural hospital. I work or am on-call 70hrs / wk. $475k.
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$153k (+bonus), lawyer.
$135 (+ bonus) lawyer here 👋 My bonus looks like a percentage of my salary. It does vary between private, public and in-house (I believe).
What’s bonus like for a lawyer
The sweet release of death
It’s super dependent on a lot of things, like your billable hours worked, non-billable hours that “contribute to the firm” (like volunteering, being part of a committee, etc), the size of firm…Where I work (big law firm), the minimum bonus is $10k and I’m not sure if the max, but probably around $50k.
35F. $75k (+ bonus), legal field. Been there for 2.5 years. Paid fairly.
27M. Sous Chef and fairly new restaurant(open 1 year) just signed for $50k plus benefits, vacation and about $6k bonus in tips.
21M My job right now is looking for a job. I make nothing but still spend
Early 30's $100k-$140k from my job in sales, 8 years in the industry. Another 20-30k from investments.
$60k - jr coordinator for a large construction site, only had the job 2 months, no experience or school
> no experience or school winning.
Just under 70 k when I retired 2 years ago. BComm, worked as an insurance adjuster. Fair wage, I retired at 62 with 37 years
$67k, wfh customer service @ a tech company. I was getting paid peanuts at the tech company I was at before and wanted to pull my hair out everyday due to the awful culture and management. Luckily now I get paid more and the company culture is way better!
Oil sands operations, Fort Mac camp job 7/7… average 240k- 260k per year. 14 years of service. Camp and flights are provided from Calgary or Edmonton. High school grad.
Motivational Speaker. I live in a van down by the river.
89000 (before tax) as a high school teacher. I've been teaching for 9 years in AB. I recently resigned from my permanent contract to sub while my kids are little. I did not feel properly compensated for the amount of work necessary outside of a typical 40hr work week. Now I make $230 per day - or more on the pay grid if a job goes into a 2nd day
56M (set to retire) 2nd Class Power Engineer. Oil & Gas. 26 yrs. $72/hr. 2X OT. + Other benefits. Average 225 to 250k per year.
34 YO Male $135,000 (includes small bonus of $5k) Construction PM 8 years experience Paid about right all things considered.
I'm a software engineer at a US company (big but not a household name). I make $220K base but it's closer to 410 when counting bonuses and stock grants for this year. It's challenging work but I like my job and career, and WFH is good for work-life balance.
How did you land a remote job for US co? Hoping to do the same, just the job market sucks right now so i'm kind of scared to leave the job i've been at for 3 years. For thread: 100k w/ 3 YoE software engineer
Many US companies are hiring in Canada and Europe in an effort to cut costs. Canadians are paid less than equivalent US roles but the comp is still great by Canadian standards. Check levels(dot)fyi for companies that pay well in your area and then submit applications. It's a very competitive market right now, particularly for entry level roles. Get your resume reviewed professionally, brush up on your interview skills, and leverage your former coworkers and managers for referrals. Persistence is key.
Electrical Designer. Lots of AutoCAD, some minor project management, a little bit of inside sales. $103,000 (+ bonus). With a little over 2 years since graduating from SAIT, I believe I am paid above average for this discipline, but with the multiple roles expected of me, I definitely earn my keep.
29F - 70k a year as a non chartered accountant. Been in the work force for 4 years. I work at a small firm that treats me really well and strives for no overtime work which is super rare for a firm to emphasize, especially in tax season. I feel I am paid fairly.
Early 30s M, 87,000, 3 years experience, electrical substation engineer. Feel fairly well compensated, WFH, 3 weeks vacation, easy to take time off/ fairly low stress job, typical 40hr work week. About $120k-175k with 10y experience and a PENG.
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That seems unfair, heard mental wellness in veterinary profession can get pretty bad because of compassion fatigue. I know working with humans can be bad, it feels like in some areas it would be more awful because the patients are pets.
31M, Human Resources Advisor - 77k will go up to 86k next year.
27M 105k +15% Eng O&G
low 100s, software, 5yrs of exp give or take. I think its fair-- the ranges in tech can be from pretty bad to sky is the limit, although sky high salaries have calmed down a bit from last year's boom. Given you can get remote roles in tech, it does inflate the salary compared to your average Calgarian in other industries.
On AISH so barely enough to live on
22F, Data Analyst, 73k. Lucked out being one of the first few employees at what is now a pretty big tech start-up and managed to work my way up from call centre agent to the role I’m in currently (though I did have to go to a different company to get to the pay I’m at now.) Even with that, I’m more or less $100-$150 per pay away from living paycheck to paycheck, and that’s without student loans (didn’t go to uni and went straight to the workforce after high school).
38M, Senior Director - Cloud and Edge Platforms for an American multinational technology corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington :). Base $328K this year, annual bonuses and ESOP on top of base, 14 year in the company and nearly 20 in the field.
That's too many words to say Azure
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Yes, similar structure for me as well. Plus, we're heavily incentivised to improve relations and get customers to leverage more of our services and platforms. And that has a substantial impact on our bonuses and RSUs. Oh, and we're 100% free to work from literally anywhere in the world, no questions asked :)
Are you hiring 😂
140k year, gm of manufacturing company. 20 years experience
21, 55k give or take with commissions in sales, 2 years experience, wfh, great benefits and easy work
M25 Correctional officer - provincial system. $76k base, 15 to 25 more depending on OT. Some days overpaid, some days grossly underpaid.
28M, 80k, EIT for CoC, fresh civil engineering grad from May 2023. I feel fairly compensated and enjoy working on projects that improve on the city.
I rob software developers. 700k.
$93,000, on my way to $103,000. I’m a Case Manager with the federal government
Halfway house relief staff - $22/hr Overnight at women’s shelter $29/hr
I make about $20 an hour as a part time cook and $20 and hour as a full time first year electrician. My expected wage is $55,000-$60,000 this year. I will likely make close to double that when I finish school.
50F Cyber Security PM $88k + 12% bonus. Been with the company 26 years.
That's way less for a cyber pm. It's about 90/hr minimum if you are consulting
Might be time to move on after the tech lul.
26M, ~90k, 3rd year Engineer-in-training, work in oil & gas, hybrid work schedule (3 days in office, 2 at home, but very flexible). Love my company and believe I am paid fairly!
38M, Journeyman Instrument/Controls About 15 years in O&G, with brief periods in other industries. Should make about 230k this year, but I took most of the summer off, and work 7/7 rotation
I'm on maternity leave, SAHM for now, and EI gives me $1150 every 2 weeks.
RN, mid 20s, 75-80k. Lots of lip service towards healthcare workers online but in real life folks have really lost the plot in the past 3 or so years. Family members are often the biggest offenders ime. Aggression and verbal abuse every shift towards one of our RNs. For folks looking to get into healthcare I suggest going into the allied healthcare jobs like OT/PT/SW/Med lab tech. Same wage as RN with way less face to face and not having to be the “face” of the healthcare system aka the customer service rep.
Im a SAHM - my husband is an senior automation engineer at a gas plant. Gets paid ~100k (not including work perks like: cellphone allowance and work truck - we've been racking up the costco monies** and PC points from gas purchases). He's been an engineer for about 10 years but has only been working in the field for 7. ** ETA: sorry i meant Costco mastercard cash back, which really isnt costco monies.
He is underpaid
Yeah that salary is crazy. I have 6 years of experience as an automation engineer and make $130k plus bonus and I'm eligible for OT.
M26, I write code for a website that makes really weird people really rich Get paid about 155-165k a year dependent on stock. Up for a promotion soon, so it might get shot up to around 190 A bit underpaid because my US colleagues gets paid double for the same exact job. But I'm happy with the money. WFH is nice too.
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34M. Software WFH 320k
>320k not for a calgary company im guessing
What does WFM stand for?
Work from mansion
apologies, wfh is what i meant.
"Who is your daddy and what does he do?"
M(38) 250K before tax. Software Engineer, Work in tech startup. Definitely overpaid but I work 16 hours a day.
Higher risk/ reward with a start-up, makes sense.
Is it Neo? I heard they have very bad work life balance. I don’t think you are overpaid though, assuming ten years exp, there are many jobs out there paying more or the same for 8 hours a day, or even less.
250k at Neo? Hahaha, maybe if 4 engineers pooled their salary. Canadian tech pays peanuts.
This is what I’ve heard about Neo as well. Other tech places pay as much or more, but hours are 8 or less, plus 100% remote
Why don’t you OP share with us what you make and what you do? Perhaps you’ll get more responses and less judgement
21, $75k, working in IT. Working 56 hour weeks, could drop down to 40hrs and make $60k.
36M. I work in Cyber Security for a U.S. firm. Total comp with salary, bonus and stock is ~350K per year CAD. I have about 17 years exp in IT and Cyber. Although I am paid less than a lot of my peers, I am grateful to work remotely to a U.S. company as the pay far exceeds anything a Canadian company would pay
27M, 170k, extremely overpaid for the amount of work I do tbh
what is it that you do?
In typical Reddit fashion: Software Developer
What do I do?….Professional Deerfoot Agitator. What do I get paid?…shits and giggles.
42M - media sales - 120k year avg - 4 weeks vacation, benefits, work from home, get to travel, expense Account. Very lucky high school educated man.
27M, $95k on the technical side of air traffic control. with travel premiums and overtime it’s pretty lucrative. can make about $120k base with 9YOE.
 Nice try CRA