Average Research and Development Engineer Salary in Canada

The line graph shows Research and Development 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 Research and Development Engineer working less than a year in a company, you notice that their annual salary starts around $64,308.60.

As the years of experience reaches 1 to 4, there is a significant increase of $2,567.52 which would give a total wage of CAD66,876.12.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Research and Development Engineer salary would increase again to a total of $84,172.66, adding $17,296.54 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 $92,942.35.

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

The most vital skill expected of Research and Development Engineer is Process Improvement which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 39% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Process Improvement.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Test Engineering with 1%. It can be said that Test Engineering skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Research and Development 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 $62,231.00 whereas the highest earning is $91,558.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $91,558.00 at 28%. So to summerize, Entry Level earns 13% less than the average salary, Early Career earns 7% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 18% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 28% more than the average salary.