Average Optical Engineer Salary in Canada

The line graph shows Optical 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 Optical Engineer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around $65,999.85.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of $3,710.12 which would give a total wage of CAD69,709.97.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Optical Engineer salary would increase again to a total of $71,270.43, adding $1,560.46 from the last salary increase.

And finally, once the Optical Engineer gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $112,778.20.

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

The most vital skill expected of Optical Engineer is Zemax which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 20% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Zemax.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Computer Aided Design (CAD) with 4%. It can be said that Computer Aided Design (CAD) skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Optical 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 $66,509.00 whereas the highest earning is $113,065.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of $113,065.00 at 53%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 10% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 4% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 3% less than the average salary, Experienced earns 53% more than the average salary.