Average Quality Assurance QA / Quality Control QC Engineer Salary in Canada

Annual Base Salary - $68,721.00/year

The average annual salary of Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) Engineer is $68,721.00

$53,410.00
Low
$68,721.00
Average
$85,860.00
High

The starting salary of Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) Engineer is between $45,399.00 and $53,410.00 whereas the maximum salary range is between $85,860.00 and $98,739.00.

Minimum Annual PayMaximum Annual Pay
$45,399.00$98,739.00
Average Hourly Pay - $26.79/hour

The average hourly pay of Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) Engineer is $26.79.

$17.12
Low
$26.79
Average
$45.10
High

The starting hourly rate is between $15.00 and $17.12 for Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) Engineer whereas the maximum hourly wage is between $45.10 and $52.00.

Minimum Hourly PayMaximum Hourly Pay
$15.00$52.00
Bonus Range: Tooltip
$431.00 - $7,560.00
$431.00
$98,739.00
Profit Sharing: Tooltip
$0.00 - $2,060.00
$0.00
$98,739.00
  • Currency : CAD
  • Annual Salary : $68,721.00
  • Hourly Pay : $26.79
  • Weekly Pay : $1,235.00
  • Fortnightly Salary : $2,470.00
  • Monthly Salary : $5,352.00

Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) Engineer Salary Comparison by Gender

Female
Male

This pie chart demonstrates the gender share for Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) Engineer. As indicated, the golden colour represents the percentage share for women and the green represents the percentage share for men.

As shown in the chart, male employees are involved significantly more as Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) Engineer compared to female. Their involvement is 81% while of female is only 19%.

Salary Distribution Based on Years of Experience

The line graph shows Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) 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 Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) Engineer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around $58,051.22.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of $221.73 which would give a total wage of CAD58,272.95.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) Engineer salary would increase again to a total of $68,207.50, adding $9,934.55 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 $71,832.23.

And finally, once the Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) Engineer gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $81,525.00.

Prominent Skills Affecting Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) Engineer Salary

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

The most vital skill expected of Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) Engineer is Internal Audit which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 10% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Internal Audit.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Process Improvement with 5%. It can be said that Process Improvement skill will unlikely impact the salary.

Compensation Statistics Based on Experience Levels

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Quality Assurance (QA) / Quality Control (QC) 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 $57,038.00 whereas the highest earning is $81,091.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Experienced person will earn the maximum salary of $81,091.00 at 18%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 17% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 13% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 1% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 5% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 18% more than the average salary.

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