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SALARY SURVEY
Highlights from Value of Professional Services publication
2013 APEGA SALARY SURVEY
Dear Members and Permit Holders,
The Value of Professional Services is one of APEGAs most highly sought after publications.
It provides APEGA Members, both individuals and corporations, with an unbiased salary
and benefits comparison across a wide range of industries in Alberta. APEGA encourages
the use of this resource, and any other at your disposal, to ensure fair compensation
for individual practitioners while helping corporations remain competitive in the labour
market.
This year, APEGA engaged the services of Aon Hewitt to administer and conduct the
2013 Value of Professional Services salary and benefits survey. Data was gathered from
120 employers (with over 12,000 individual data points), representing APEGAs 10 regional
branches and 10 industry sectors. We appreciate the effort required by the participating
permit holders who complete this annual survey every spring. Without your help, this
service would not be possible. We know from experience that this service is appreciated
by the membership. Thank you for your continued support.
The full report will be available online this month at apega.ca. It will contain details for
determining your responsibility level, your expected 2013 base salary, the predicted salary
change, and your expected 2013 total compensation. The report also contains salary data
pertaining to both Engineering and Geoscientists for gender, location, years of experience,
company size, engineering discipline, co-op students and by degree.
Any comments are welcome and can be addressed to myself, Jessica Vandenberghe,
at 780-426-3990 (1-800-661-7020 outside of Edmonton), extension 2819, or
jvandenberghe@apega.ca.
Sincerely,

Jessica Vandenberghe, P.Eng., M.Sc.
APEGA, Director of Outreach and Product Services
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HOW TO USE THE SALARY SURVEY RESULTS:
Step 1: Determine your responsibility level
Step 2: Determine your expected 2013 base salary
based on responsibility level
Step 3: Review the predicted salary change, as
reported by permit holders
Step 4: Determine your expected 2013 total
compensation based on responsibility level
The flowchart to the left gives a generalized overview
of responsibility levels. APEGA encourages using the
advanced method of determining responsibility level,
which is included in the Value of Professional Services
publication.
NOTE ON SALARY SURVEY METHODS
This year, APEGA engaged the services of Aon Hewitt
to administer and conduct the 2013 APEGA salary and
benefits survey. Invitations to participate in the survey
were distributed to all registered APEGA permit holders
at the end of May. Results were gathered and compiled
by Aon Hewitt throughout the months of June and July.
The highlights and final publication are being prepared
jointly by APEGA and Aon Hewitt for September.
The Salary Survey is completed by each Permit
Holders Human Resources department (or other
applicable department) and all data is anonymous.
The 10 industrial categories used in this report are:
Engineering and/or Geoscience Consulting Services
Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
Resource Exploitation (except oil & gas)
Resource Exploitation (oil & gas only)
Manufacturing (durables)
Manufacturing (non-durables)
Service and Control (not for profit)
Service (for profit)
Utility (rate controlled)
Advanced Technologies
DATA REPORTING METHODS
The statistical information reported includes the average,
mean, mode, median (D50), minimum value, maximum
value, D10, D25, D75 and D90. Please refer to the figure
at the top of the opposite page for further clarity. In
an effort to ensure data confidentially, a minimum of 3
responses in any given reporting break is required to
publish a survey average. Responses noted as n/a in
any table or chart is defined by having less than 3 data
points or the inability to compute a given value.
Data results were filtered by individual job
classification and responsibility level to ensure all
salary data points were within three standard deviations
of the sample average, using a single iteration approach
to remove any potential outlying data point.
Senior+ Management
Engineer/Geoscientist
Authority over companies, often
responsible for policy framework,
approval of projects having wide public
impact costing a significant amount of
money
Senior Management
Engineer/Geoscientist
Authority over several interrelated
professional groups in different fields,
each field under a Management
Eng/Geo.
Management
Engineer/Geoscientist
Authority over Supervisory Eng/
Geo or a large group containing both
professionals and other staff.
Supervisory
Engineer/Geoscientist
First level of direct supervision over
other Eng/Geo.
Project
Engineer/Geoscientist
Independently produces responsible
and varied assignments. Minimal
supervision. May give guidance, but not
direct supervision to other Eng/Geo.
Assistant Project
Engineer/Geoscientist
Assignments of limited scope and
complexity. Work supervised in
detail. May give guidance to M.I.T.,
technicians, technologists, etc.
Member-in-Training
On-the-Job Training Assignments
Co-op/Intern
Student
On-the-Job Training Assignments
Senior+ Specialist
Engineer/Geoscientist
Internationally recognized authority in a
field of major importance and generally
exercises authority over a group of
highly qualified professionals engaged in
complex applications.
Senior Specialist
Engineer/Geoscientist
Recognized authority in a field of major
importance and generally exercises
authority over a group of highly qualified
professionals engaged in complex
applications.
Advanced Specialist
Engineer/Geoscientist
In addition to second level specialization,
may have authority over a group of highly
qualified professionals.
Specialist
Engineer/Geoscientist
First level of full specialization in
complex applications (e.g. research,
design, sales, etc.)
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SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS
GENDER VS. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ENGINEERING
GENDER VS. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE GEOSCIENCE
Base salary is provided as an annual value,
effective as of May 1, 2013. Base salary includes
pay for time worked at normal rates plus the cost
of benefits for time-not-worked (e.g. vacation pay,
statutory holiday pay, payments in-lieu of holiday/
vacation, etc.). Base salary does not include
payment of overtime.
Total compensation is the sum of the base
salary, overtime compensation, additional cash
compensation and other compensation. Additional
cash compensation includes direct payments to the
employee for items such as cash bonuses, profit
sharing, performance/merit bonus, and the like.
Other compensation includes direct payments to
the employee for items such as stock options, con-
sulting fees and other payments easily converted to
cash. For more details on what is included, please
see the Value of Professional Services final report.
INFORMATION ON PARTICIPANTS
Participation for the 2013 survey grew by 38%,
with 120 companies submitting data in time for
inclusion in the final published report. The 2013
survey captured current compensation data for
12,435 Engineering and Geoscientist Professionals
across Alberta.
PREDICTED SALARY INCREASE
Based on current survey responses, 84% of compa-
nies plan to increase salaries in the next 12 months
by an average of 3.7%, with a range of 1.8% to 7.0%,
whereas 13% of companies are forecasting a salary
freeze in the next 12 months. 3% of respondents
were unable to provide a response to their predicted
salary increases.
Please be sure to download your full copy
of the Value of Professional Services in September
from the APEGA website (apega.ca, under Fast
Find, Salary Survey). Included are the full salary
survey results, with other information pertaining to:
Benefits
Vacation
Entitlement
Gender
Location
Years of
Experience
Company Size
Engineering
Discipline
Co-op Student
Salaries
Degrees
Participation in the salary survey is free and
encouraged by all permit holders in an effort to
garner the most robust and representative data-
base possible. As survey participation grows, a
more accurate representation of our membership
is shown. Please contact Jessica Vandenberghe at
jvandenberghe@apega.ca to ensure you are sent
your 2014 survey participation package next May.
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ANNUAL BASE SALARIES ALL INDUSTRIES
Category
#
Engs.
%
Change
from
2012
Average
$
Mode
$
Median
(D50)
$
Min Value
$
Max Value
$
D10
$
D25
$
D75
$
D90
$
A- 476 8.3% 54,038 64,260 53,472 34,224 75,000 46,617 48,750 58,895 64,260
A 1,393 5.7% 71,960 83,200 72,000 45,600 95,500 61,000 66,220 78,057 83,200
B 1,461 3.7% 84,055 87,500 85,000 56,287 112,320 71,175 78,603 90,363 95,025
C 1,839 5.0% 99,757 100,000 100,000 59,795 140,000 83,624 93,000 106,500 114,966
D 2,563 3.9% 125,499 120,000 125,700 75,238 175,000 106,220 115,980 135,408 143,962
E 1,952 4.8% 157,992 150,000 158,359 97,825 218,400 136,500 148,612 168,239 179,519
F 1,013 5.4% 191,855 195,000 190,000 97,000 287,040 159,920 174,636 206,300 228,520
F+ 484 4.1% 220,850 200,000 218,430 76,440 360,000 174,300 200,592 245,078 275,000
Category
#
Engs.
%
Change
from
2012
Average
$
Mode
$
Median
(D50)
$
Min Value
$
Max Value
$
D10
$
D25
$
D75
$
D90
$
A- 476 6.9% 55,662 64,260 55,472 34,224 78,574 47,760 50,954 60,450 64,260
A 1393 8.0% 80,770 83,200 75,955 47,840 187,038 62,332 68,000 90,276 106,603
B 1461 0.1% 101,259 87,500 93,171 56,500 208,388 74,000 81,145 115,060 142,199
C 1839 6.3% 114,900 100,000 110,473 59,795 227,961 86,990 96,845 126,178 147,842
D 2563 5.1% 155,522 120,000 146,203 77,282 431,921 114,000 125,396 175,880 217,777
E 1952 9.4% 204,563 150,000 194,400 102,005 507,144 142,272 159,273 236,612 288,739
F 1013 14.1% 261,279 195,000 240,000 103,350 889,290 169,866 194,900 307,600 388,502
F+ 484 17.6% 349,397 250,000 324,625 80,262 1,078,463 188,644 230,831 432,526 543,810
Engineering
TOTAL COMPENSATION ALL INDUSTRIES
SALARY BY GENDER RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL
As expected, base salaries across all responsibility
levels (ranging from A- to F+) have increased in
2013. Average base salary increases range from
3.7% to 8.3%, with an overall average increase of
5.1%.
It is well know that a labour shortage is upon
us, which is expected to continue well over the
next decade. As more Engineers and Geoscientists
leave the workforce, the heightened demand for
experienced Professionals will increase. This
is apparent in the increase in number of hits to
APEGAs job board (www.apegajobboard.ca).
The widely publicized labour shortages will
continue to heighten employers awareness towards
the importance of a meaningful and successful Total
Rewards strategy, including (but not limited to)
competitive base salaries, variable pay plans, benefit
programs, work life balance programs and career
development plans. As the increase in demand
for talent within the Engineering and Geosciences
Professions continue, employers Total Rewards
strategies will continue to evolve and adapt to
ensure they remain market competitive.
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ANNUAL BASE SALARIES COMPARISON ACROSS INDUSTRY
Engineering
0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000
All Industries
Engineering, Geological,
Geophysical Consulting
Service
Engineering, Procurement
and Construction
Resource Exploitation
(except oil & gas)
Resource Exploitation
(oil & gas only)
Manufacturing
(durables)
Manufacturing
(non-durables)
Service and Control
(not for prot)
Service (for prot)
Utility (rate controlled)
Advanced Technologies
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Geoscience
ANNUAL BASE SALARIES ALL INDUSTRIES
Category
#
Geos.
%
Change
from
2012
Average
$
Mode
$
Median
(D50)
$
Min Value
$
Max Value
$
D10
$
D25
$
D75
$
D90
$
A- 31 13.1% 57,233 50,700 56,721 41,600 78,000 48,006 50,700 64,792 68,639
A 54 7.7% 74,234 58,000 79,500 48,300 100,000 56,136 64,098 82,800 85,970
B 122 2.7% 85,213 84,000 87,429 56,004 100,100 68,221 80,650 92,494 96,372
C 191 2.0% 102,065 107,000 103,025 72,000 142,400 86,920 97,250 107,000 115,000
D 241 5.5% 130,665 130,000 130,000 87,980 193,500 110,000 118,400 138,700 155,100
E 242 3.6% 167,608 175,000 171,850 104,360 230,300 140,100 156,600 180,000 189,850
F 185 2.9% 201,470 201,000 202,000 122,080 276,400 171,940 192,199 212,100 235,240
F+ 55 -5.1% 219,268 204,800 222,000 150,000 300,000 175,801 206,000 235,850 252,412
Category
#
Geos.
%
Change
from
2012
Average
$
Mode
$
Median
(D50)
$
Min Value
$
Max Value
$
D10
$
D25
$
D75
$
D90
$
A- 31 14.1% 57,741 50,700 56,721 41,600 78,000 48,006 50,700 64,792 68,639
A 54 10.7% 85,242 58,000 86,934 54,914 155,587 58,000 68,550 97,449 105,256
B 122 2.0% 101,841 107,520 103,814 56,004 202,293 71,018 87,394 114,175 121,999
C 191 6.1% 120,395 97,500 118,853 72,975 205,202 89,719 101,725 135,345 151,947
D 241 8.3% 172,207 97,850 165,900 87,980 332,542 122,902 139,300 191,451 233,761
E 242 5.5% 241,550 270,900 241,950 106,000 457,600 159,706 200,455 273,935 311,288
F 185 10.8% 312,965 n/a 310,100 125,000 554,250 205,400 272,800 350,000 422,742
F+ 55 -2.4% 385,190 351,300 379,200 154,500 905,250 210,656 317,900 447,684 511,100
TOTAL COMPENSATION ALL INDUSTRIES
SALARY BY GENDER RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL For Geoscientists, the overall survey sample size grew by 70% in
2013. With the exception of level F+, base salaries have increased
across all responsibility levels (ranging from A- to F). The range
in increase was from 2.0% to 13.1%.
In addition to maintaining market competitiveness from a total
compensation perspective, the majority of industry continues to
focus on targeting other pools of potential members, especially
internationally educated graduates, females and Aboriginals. Out-
reach and diversity programs targeted for these groups continue
to gain momentum, as are meaningful collaborations amongst
APEGA, industry, government and various outreach organizations.
APEGA is continuing its aggressive targets of increasing the
female membership to 30% and Aboriginal membership to 2% by
2030 (be sure to self-declare in the Member Self Service Centre
at apega.ca if you are from an Aboriginal heritage!). To support
this, the salary survey is one means to gather information to bet-
ter gauge progress.
It is encouraging to see high female participation in the
Geoscience Profession, who represent just over 25% of the total
Geosciences data sample in the 2013 survey. Base salary survey
results for female Geoscientists are consistent and equitable with
their male counterparts for the majority of responsibility levels.
The female Engineering base salary survey results also show a
directional shift towards equitability for the majority of responsi-
bility levels, however only represent 17% of the total engineering
survey sample.
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Geoscience
SALARY SURVEY
ANNUAL BASE SALARIES COMPARISON ACROSS INDUSTRY
0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000
All Industries
Engineering, Geological,
Geophysical Consulting
Service
Engineering, Procurement,
and Construction
Resource Exploitation
(except oil & gas)
Resource Exploitation
(oil & gas only)
Manufacturing
(durables)
Manufacturing
(non-durables)
Service and Control
(not for prot)
Service (for prot)
Utility (rate controlled)
Advanced Technologies
SALARY SURVEY
Engineering Years of Experience
PARTICIPANTS VS. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SALARY VS. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
ANNUAL BASE SALARIES COMPARISON ACROSS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
When calculating the Years of Experience
since Graduation, it is assumed that
an individual enters the workforce
immediately upon completing their last
degree. This may not necessarily be
the case for all individuals, however is
considered the norm from a surveying
perspective.
Typically, progression to the next
responsibility level is also dependent on
an individuals years of experience in
the workforce. As a member gains more
in-depth knowledge and specializations
over time, the members overall level of
contribution and responsibility within a
company progresses as well.
The highest average base salary
is not necessarily solely attributed to
the individuals with the most years of
experience, generally it is more directly
related to an individuals level of expertise/
specialization , individual performance and
overall contribution within their company.
Responsibility level A- has been omitted
in these charts, as this level falls outside
of the defined parameters for Years of
Experience since Graduation.
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Geoscience Years of Experience
PARTICIPANTS VS. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SALARY VS. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
ANNUAL BASE SALARIES COMPARISON ACROSS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
The top four locations, in terms of base salary
rankings compared to the all industry average at
various levels, are:
Calgary ($56,071 to $224,558 for A- to F+)
Fort McMurray ($49,610 to $178,786 for
A- to F+)
Lakeland ($55,328 to $218,955 for A- to F)
Vermillion River ($57,218 to $197,600 for
A- to F)
The top four locations, when ranked against the
all industry average at various levels from a total
compensation perspective, are:
Fort McMurray ($55,839 to $365,316 for
A- to F+)
Calgary ($56,346 to $358,108 for A- to F+)
Vermillion River ($57,218 to $284,175 for
A- to F)
Peace Region ($51,158 to $185,342 for A- to E)
Not surprisingly, Fort McMurray consistently ranks
as one of the top three locations in terms of overall
total compensation at every level of responsibility.
In an effort to attract and retain Professional
Engineering services such remote/northern work
locations, variable pay plans (above and beyond
base salaries) will continue to be an important and
vital component of the total compensation pay mix.
CHARTS ON NEXT PAGE
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Engineering Location
A- A B C D E F F+
APEGA
Branch
Regions
Total
#
Engs.
#
Engs
Total
Comp
$
#
Engs
Total
Comp
$
#
Engs
Total
Comp
$
#
Engs
Total
Comp
$
#
Engs
Total
Comp
$
#
Engs
Total
Comp
$
#
Engs
Total
Comp
$
#
Engs
Total
Comp
$
Fort
McMurray
1,292 108 55,839 151 113,740 236 145,280 151 160,995 362 209,080 205 256,517 52 318,328 27 365,316
Calgary 6,474 227 56,346 661 77,480 749 93,670 1,021 113,239 1,474 151,236 1,203 209,938 753 271,563 386 358,108
Vermillion
River
117 34 57,218 13 82,879 13 88,277 18 112,406 14 133,321 19 188,727 4 284,175 2 n/a
Peace
Region
110 4 51,158 33 80,978 32 109,898 19 117,580 11 136,228 7 185,342 2 n/a 2 n/a
Lakeland 71 5 55,328 21 83,712 14 104,384 20 111,021 6 155,408 1 n/a 4 218,955 0 n/a
Central
Alberta
298 11 54,063 54 77,227 35 98,753 50 101,578 78 144,926 52 189,146 15 214,162 3 328,712
Medicine
Hat
25 0 n/a 14 80,452 2 n/a 2 n/a 6 138,142 1 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a
Edmonton 2,371 55 52,420 396 73,697 325 87,588 466 104,922 531 134,477 402 164,216 161 200,555 35 256,597
Yellowhead 6 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 n/a 3 127,386 2 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a
Lethbridge 28 0 n/a 4 62,848 6 79,398 7 85,308 4 123,788 2 n/a 5 183,635 0 n/a
Undeclared 389 32 55,297 46 84,429 49 97,104 84 118,746 74 152,436 58 214,202 17 280,566 29 332,893
Total 11,181 476 1,393 1,461 1,839 2,563 1,952 1,013 484
All Industry
Average
55,662 80,770 101,259 114,900 155,522 204,563 261,279 349,397
A- A B C D E F F+
APEGA
Branch
Regions
Total
#
Engs.
#
Engs
Avg
Salary
$
#
Engs
Avg
Salary
$
#
Engs
Avg
Salary
$
#
Engs
Avg
Salary
$
#
Engs
Avg
Salary
$
#
Engs
Avg
Salary
$
#
Engs
Avg
Salary
$
#
Engs
Avg
Salary
$
Calgary 6,474 227 56,071 661 72,101 749 83,081 1,021 99,623 1,474 125,691 1,203 160,588 753 195,852 386 224,558
Fort
McMurray
1,292 108 49,610 151 75,648 236 89,375 151 102,454 362 127,488 205 158,606 52 183,685 27 178,786
Lakeland 71 5 55,328 21 72,750 14 87,562 20 100,480 6 130,662 1 n/a 4 218,955 0 n/a
Vermillion
River
117 34 57,218 13 77,171 13 86,419 18 100,650 14 120,174 19 153,352 4 197,600 2 n/a
Peace
Region
110 4 51,158 33 69,203 32 78,056 19 94,134 11 124,003 7 153,579 2 n/a 2 n/a
Edmonton 2,371 55 51,736 396 70,161 325 82,675 466 99,671 531 124,039 402 151,305 161 178,792 35 204,907
Central
Alberta
298 11 54,063 54 69,982 35 83,194 50 94,678 78 122,122 52 148,294 15 165,726 3 221,841
Medicine
Hat
25 0 n/a 14 70,299 2 n/a 2 n/a 6 121,574 1 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a
Lethbridge 28 0 n/a 4 61,227 6 78,199 7 83,980 4 117,038 2 n/a 5 153,686 0 n/a
Yellowhead 6 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 n/a 3 110,619 2 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a
Undeclared 389 32 55,297 46 77,241 49 86,144 84 102,287 74 128,154 58 159,522 17 193,776 29 229,622
Total 11,181 476 1,393 1,461 1,839 2,563 1,952 1,013 484
All Industry
Average
54,038 71,960 84,055 99,757 125,499 157,992 191,855 220,850
For full results and the Geoscientist data, please see the Value of Professional Services report found at apega.ca.
RANKED LOCATION ENGINEERING BASE SALARY
RANKED LOCATION ENGINEERING TOTAL COMPENSATION
See previous page for more information about the data in the charts.