Average Control / Automation Engineer with Programmable Logic Controllers PLC / Automation Skills Salary in Canada

The line graph shows Control / Automation Engineer salary in Canada on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Control / Automation Engineer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around $61,800.00.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of $1,305.12 which would give a total wage of CAD63,105.12.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Control / Automation Engineer salary would increase again to a total of $75,188.80, adding $12,083.68 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $93,723.89.

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Control / Automation Engineer's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Control / Automation Engineer when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Control / Automation Engineer is Distributed Control Systems (DCS) which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 35% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Distributed Control Systems (DCS).

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be SCADA with 3%. It can be said that SCADA skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Control / Automation Engineer. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $65,137.00 whereas the highest earning is $95,534.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $95,534.00 at 32%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 10% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 9% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 7% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 32% more than the average salary.