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work-life balance information. Note: The
CICA and CMA Canada joined together in
2013 to create CPA Canada as the national
organization to support unification of the
Canadian accounting profession under the
CPA banner.
Culpepper
Website: www.culpepper.com
Cost: Varies
Culpepper compensation surveys provide
data on base salaries, hourly pay and
premiums, total cash compensation,
incentives and more. Online reporting tools
allow you to customize compensation
outputs based on a range of jobs, industries
and countries, with a specific focus on the
needs of organizations that provide technical,
life sciences, engineering, scientific and
medical products and services.
Economic Research Institute
Website: www.erieri.com
Cost: Annual subscription.
Salary Assessor software provides median
and mean salary ranges for 6,000 positions
in more than 8,000 locations the U.S.,
Canada and Europe. Quarterly updates
display tables, which can be sorted, ranked
and saved for later use. Other assessor
software also available.
Foote Partners
Website: www.footepartners.com
Cost: $6,500 (salary survey), US$1,500
(skills survey)
Provides IT workforce and employment
trend analysis, plus comprehensive and up-
to-date survey research on IT salary, bonuses
and skills pay. The IT Salary Survey and Job
Descriptions includes salaries and bonuses
for 160 jobs in 18 Canadian cities, while the
IT Salary+Skills Pay Survey Report provides
a total cash compensation report by job
category.
Hay Group PayNet
Website: www.haygrouppaynet.com
Cost: Varies by subscription
An online, interactive, global compensation
service that contains market information
such as base pay, bonuses and short- and
long-term incentives. More than 24,000
organizations in more than 110 countries
participate. Updated at least once a year.
Covers all major industries.
Hays Recruitment Specialists
Website: www.hays.ca
Cost: Free
Annual Hays Salary Guide provides a
Canadian market summary and commentary
on hiring trends, and compensation and
benefits scales across the accounting and
finance, IT, construction, property and real
estate, human resources, procurement,
office support, mining, life sciences and
manufacturing and logistics sectors.
The Institute – Central Ontario
Industrial Relations Institute
Website: www.coiri.com
Cost: Varies
Annual surveys of hourly paid employees,
salaried employees and management and
executives in Ontario. Both surveys are
sorted by region, size of employer, industry
category and union or non-union status.
Covers more than 100 job classifications
including clerical, administrative, professional,
supervisory and managerial positions.
itWorldCanada
Website: www.itworldcanada.com/
salarycalculator
Cost: Free
The Canadian IT Salary Calculator compares
salaries in the IT field across the country.
Janco Associates
Website: www.e-janco.com/salary.htm
Cost: $149 to $349
Information technology surveys draw on data
collected throughout the year by surveys of
businesses in 78 major U.S. cities and 23
Canadian cities. Surveys are sent monthly via
email in a variety of formats.
Mercer
Website: www.mercer.ca
Cost: Varies
Canadian database includes Global Pay
Summary, Total Remuneration Survey,
Compensation Planning Survey and
PayMonitor; metrics on more than 1,000
positions and information based on more
than 15 million employees around the
world.
Monster
Website: monsterca.salary.com
Cost: Free
Salary Wizard Canada: Geographically
adjusted national averages, continually
updated online survey of all major Canadian
industries. Users can search by postal code
and job title to view custom reports.
PayScale
Website: www.payscale.com/research/ca
Cost: Free
Salary Data & Career Research Center
provides salary data for specific jobs,
employers, schools and more.
Personnel Systems
Website: www.compinsight.com
Cost: Varies by subscription
compINSIGHT is a database of real-time
compensation data on the high-tech,
IT, e-commerce, legal, microelectronics
and photonics sectors. Only available to
organizations that also submit data.
Randstad
Website: randstad.ca/pro-salary-guides-
request/
Cost: Free
Study of salaries across Canada for roles
in finance, accounting, human resources,
sales and marketing, information technology,
business support, skilled trades and others.
Real Property Association of Canada
Website: www.realpac.ca
Cost: $3,000 (non-participating members),
$500 (participating members), $5,000 (non-
members)
Canadian Real Estate Compensation
Survey of association members provides
information on base salary, annual incentives
and long-term incentives for positions
commonly found in real estate organizations.
Robert Half
Website: www.rhi.com/salary-guides
Cost: Free
Annual salary guides for finance and
accounting, technology, legal and creative
professions, as well as administrative
positions.
