MEDIA / SALARY
CANADA

SALARY SURVEYS

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79,887 CAD

$60,293 USD

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90,063 CAD

42,399 CAD

$32,000 USD

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Average salary for Media / Canada is 79,887 CAD per year. The most typical earning is 42,399 CAD. All data are based on 83 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 91,424 CAD. Women receive a salary of 67,177 CAD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Bachelors Degree with salary of 89,834 CAD. The second most paid education level is Bellow H. School with salary of 81,487 CAD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 12-16 Years of experience receive salary of 171,851 CAD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 121,104 CAD.

Levels / Media / Canada (Gross CAD)

Salary Levels (CAD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
13,200 CAD - 19,899 CAD	0	n/a
19,900 CAD - 26,499 CAD	0	n/a
26,500 CAD - 33,099 CAD	3	100% 3.61%
33,100 CAD - 39,699 CAD	4	96.39% 4.82%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
39,700 CAD - 46,399 CAD	14	91.57% 16.87%
46,400 CAD - 52,999 CAD	7	74.7% 8.43%
53,000 CAD - 59,599 CAD	7	66.27% 8.43%
59,600 CAD - 66,199 CAD	7	57.83% 8.43%
66,200 CAD - 72,899 CAD	8	49.4% 9.64%
72,900 CAD - 79,499 CAD	3	39.76% 3.61%
79,500 CAD - 86,099 CAD	7	36.14% 8.43%
86,100 CAD - 92,699 CAD	2	27.71% 2.41%
92,700 CAD - 99,399 CAD	4	25.3% 4.82%
99,400 CAD - 105,999 CAD	6	20.48% 7.23%
106,000 CAD - 112,599 CAD	1	13.25% 1.2%
112,600 CAD - 119,199 CAD	1	12.05% 1.2%
119,200 CAD - 125,899 CAD	1	10.84% 1.2%
125,900 CAD - 132,499 CAD	1	9.64% 1.2%
132,500 CAD - 139,099 CAD	2	8.43% 2.41%
139,100 CAD - 145,699 CAD	0	n/a
145,700 CAD - 152,399 CAD	0	n/a
152,400 CAD - 158,999 CAD	1	6.02% 1.2%
159,000 CAD - 165,599 CAD	0	n/a
165,600 CAD - 172,199 CAD	0	n/a
172,200 CAD - 178,899 CAD	0	n/a
178,900 CAD - 185,499 CAD	0	n/a
185,500 CAD - 192,099 CAD	0	n/a
192,100 CAD - 198,699 CAD	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
198,700 CAD - 211,999 CAD	1	4.82% 1.2%
212,000 CAD - 225,199 CAD	0	n/a
225,200 CAD - 238,499 CAD	0	n/a
238,500 CAD - 251,699 CAD	0	n/a
251,700 CAD - 264,999 CAD	0	n/a
265,000 CAD - 278,199 CAD	1	3.61% 1.2%
278,200 CAD - 291,499 CAD	0	n/a
291,500 CAD - 304,699 CAD	0	n/a
304,700 CAD - 317,999 CAD	1	2.41% 1.2%
318,000 CAD - 331,199 CAD	0	n/a
331,200 CAD - 463,699 CAD	1	1.2% 1.2%

Gender / Media / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	37	91,424 CAD
2	Women	18	67,177 CAD

Education / Media / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Bachelors Degree	41	89,834 CAD
2	Bellow H. School	2	81,487 CAD
3	Some College	22	74,862 CAD
4	Masters Degree	12	69,297 CAD
5	High School	5	53,132 CAD
6	Doctorate Degree	1	41,869 CAD

Experience / Media / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	12-16 Years	5	171,851 CAD
2	16-20 Years	6	121,104 CAD
3	20+ Years	9	103,217 CAD
4	8-12 Years	9	100,567 CAD
5	4-8 Years	22	63,202 CAD
6	0-1 Year	6	62,937 CAD
7	2-4 Years	15	57,107 CAD
8	1-2 Years	11	53,264 CAD

Age / Media / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	41-45	5	157,939 CAD
2	46-50	7	110,504 CAD
3	36-40	8	86,919 CAD
4	61-65	1	83,739 CAD
5	56-60	3	76,054 CAD
6	31-35	12	75,392 CAD
7	n/a	28	72,874 CAD
8	26-30	10	66,779 CAD
9	51-55	1	65,984 CAD
10	14-20	1	52,469 CAD
11	21-25	6	48,097 CAD
12	66-70	1	42,267 CAD

Work Type / Media / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	7	139,389 CAD
2	Permanent	62	79,102 CAD
3	Contract	13	55,252 CAD
4	Part Time	1	35,112 CAD

Cities / Media / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Calgary	6	131,439 CAD
2	Waterloo	1	126,934 CAD
3	Toronto	30	90,099 CAD
4	Winnipeg	1	83,739 CAD
5	Victoria, Canada	3	78,572 CAD
6	Edmonton	3	78,307 CAD
7	Ottawa	8	73,802 CAD
8	Vancouver, Canada	17	62,142 CAD
9	Montreal	9	60,154 CAD
10	--Other--	5	53,927 CAD

Careers / Media / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Media Manager	6	130,379 CAD
2	Social Media	7	116,599 CAD
3	Music Producer	1	115,009 CAD
4	TV Presenter	1	93,544 CAD
5	Game Producer	6	87,052 CAD
6	TV Producer	5	80,692 CAD
7	Journalist	6	78,307 CAD
8	Digital Media	14	77,247 CAD
9	Editor	4	74,597 CAD
10	Interactive Media	3	73,404 CAD
11	Other Media Career	4	73,139 CAD
12	Photographer	3	68,899 CAD
13	Film Producer	2	67,177 CAD
14	Radio Producer	4	64,924 CAD
15	Media Coordinator	4	61,082 CAD
16	Associate Producer	5	60,154 CAD
17	Cameraman	2	58,034 CAD
18	Web Producer	1	54,987 CAD
19	Sound Assistant	1	53,662 CAD
20	Radio Presenter	2	46,639 CAD
21	Video Producer	2	35,112 CAD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Art Director

Posted 27 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Art direction."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	200,300 CAD

Editorial Associate

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Content curation, customer relations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Montreal	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	41,300 CAD

Editor

Posted 16 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Writing, editing, publishing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	41,700 CAD

Social Media Content Creator

Posted 18 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Creating online content for partners and clients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Vancouver, Canada	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	44,600 CAD

Field Photographer

Posted 15 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and Photography."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Vancouver, Canada	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	56,700 CAD

Director Of Media

Posted 02 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage Media."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	52,500 CAD

Director

Posted 04 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Business owner."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	420,000 CAD

Entrepeneur

Posted 02 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Online Biz."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	8-12 Years	Advanced	136,500 CAD

Entertainer

Posted 18 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"To entertain people."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	High School	1-2 Years	Advanced	31,500 CAD

Digital Content Producer

Posted 26 April 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Take and photos, produce videos."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	84,000 CAD

Videographer

Posted 31 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Videography, video editing, graphics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	66,000 CAD

Senior News Anchor

Posted 29 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"News anchor, news producer, writer, research, video editing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	93,500 CAD

Video Editor

Posted 24 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Edit video. Adobe suite. graphics and animation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Vancouver, Canada	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	103,900 CAD

Videographer

Posted 14 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Camera operation, editing, lighting, direction, sound operation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Vancouver, Canada	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	29,900 CAD

Tv And Radio Producer

Posted 15 July 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Content creation, research, script writing, audio and video editing
Premiere."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	41,900 CAD

Senior Technical Animator)

Posted 08 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Game developer (animatio, scripting, rigging for games)."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Vancouver, Canada	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	120,300 CAD

Creative Director

Posted 18 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Video production."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Vancouver, Canada	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	70,200 CAD

Cameraman

Posted 19 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Filming movies and documentaries."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	50,100 CAD

Manager

Posted 16 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Organize job site and clean."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Montreal	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	35,100 CAD

Director Of Communications

Posted 06 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Communications strategy
Media relations
Social media management
Website management 
Video editing and content creation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	77,200 CAD

Production

Posted 29 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Shoot videos that are action based."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Vancouver, Canada	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	53,000 CAD

Media Director

Posted 28 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Amazing director art direction marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	106,000 CAD

Vfx Editor

Posted 22 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Editor for VFX film industry. Editor for VFX film industry. Editor for VFX film industry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Montreal	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	95,400 CAD

Photographer

Posted 16 August 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"I do commercial photography."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	61,500 CAD

Senior Compositor

Posted 20 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Compositing movie shots, creating visual effects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	68,900 CAD

Afternoon Radio Host

Posted 20 March 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Host afternoon radio program."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	53,000 CAD

Associate Producer

Posted 09 March 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sports broadcasting professional."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	42,400 CAD

Copy Editor

Posted 04 January 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"I correct grammar, factual references, inconsistencies, and other errors in book-length manuscripts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Victoria, Canada	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	42,400 CAD

Executive

Posted 26 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Oversee all programming for the broadcaster."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	91,100 CAD

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