Canada is the place where every other student plans to visit. However, it’s not just because of the high-quality education provided in the country, but because it ranks among the top 10 countries for their average annual base salary. To provide accurate results, Canada will be compared against the following nine countries, which stand with Canada on the chart of the top ten countries: Below are the other nine countries listed:
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
- Australia
- The United Kingdom
- Italy
- France
- Germany
- The United States of America
- Spain
There is a need to understand the state of salaries for different occupations in these countries. Understanding salaries will provide a clear picture of how an employee is paid all over the world. However, the amount an individual is paid to perform a certain task is directly proportional to their standard of living. Let’s check out the salaries as per profession in a country-wise format:
Software Developer:
Below is the listed annual salary for software developers:
- Switzerland: 82,111 CHF
- USA: 76,961 USD
- Australia: 73,167 AUD
- Canada: 70,792 CAD
- Germany: 51,360 EUR
- Netherlands: 44,423 EUR
- France: 38,747 EUR
- UK: 32,160 GBP
- Spain: 28,288 EUR
- Italy: 27,585 EUR
Mechanical Engineer:
The salaries given below are on an annual basis:
- Switzerland: 88,327 CHF
- USA: 76,827 USD
- Australia: 76,368 AUD
- Canada: 70,795 CAD
- Germany: 51,013 EUR
- Netherlands: 42,956 EUR
- France: 41,073 EUR
- UK: 32,738 GBP
- Spain: 32,111 EUR
- Italy: 30,532 EUR
Accounting Technician or Bookkeeper:
Apart from Germany and the Netherlands, salaries for other countries are given on a per-hour basis.
- Germany: 35,703 EUR
- Netherlands: 33,551 EUR
- Australia: 29.91 AUD
- Canada: 21.16 CAD
- USA: 19.23 USD
- UK: 12.21 GBP
Customer Service Representative:
Salary for Canada and the USA is given on a per-hour basis.
- Switzerland: 65,086 CHF
- Australia: 53,360 AUD
- Netherlands: 31,434 EUR
- France: 30,968 EUR
- Germany: 29,162 EUR
- Italy: 25,500 EUR
- Spain: 23,946 EUR
- UK: 20,470 GBP
- Canada: 16.68 CAD
- USA: 15.74 USD
Sales Associate:
The salaries for Canada, the USA, and the Netherlands are given below:
- Switzerland: 64,938 CHF
- Australia: 51,210 AUD
- Germany: 36,342 EUR
- France: 33,129 EUR
- Italy: 30,695 EUR
- Spain: 26,000 EUR
- UK: 23,030 GBP
- Canada: 14.97 CAD
- USA: 12.29 USD
- Netherlands: 11.23 EUR
The rate of immigration to Canada is increasing annually. According to its Immigration Levels Plan for 2023–2025, Canada aims to welcome 500,000 permanent residents (PR) annually by 2025.