SALARY SURVEY
Engineering
ANNUAL BASE SALARY BY GENDER AND RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL
Geoscience
ANNUAL BASE SALARY BY GENDER AND RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL
meaningful collaborations among APEGA, industry, government, and outreach organizations. The salary survey is one way to gather information and gauge progress. It is encouraging to see that there are more females in geoscience. They represent just over 16 per cent of the total geoscience data sample in the 2015 survey. Base salary survey results for female geoscientists are consistent and equitable with their male counterparts for the majority of responsibility levels. Results in the base salary category for female engineering staff continue to move towards equitability in most responsibility levels.
For engineers, average base salaries have increased for all levels except B and C. Total compensation values have increased for levels A-, A, and F+ only. For geoscientists, with the exception of level F, base salaries have increased across all responsibility levels. Total compensation values increased for most levels. Exceptions were D, E, and F+. In addition to maintaining market competitiveness in total compensation, most Permit Holders surveyed continued to target pools of potential members, especially internationally educated graduates, women, and Aboriginals. Outreach and diversity programs for these groups continue to gain momentum, as do
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