Government & Admin
Engineer
Civil, electrical, mechanical, and software engineers in public sector utilities, transit, and government.
Disclosed compensation is not typical base pay. Provincial disclosure thresholds, coverage, reporting years and overtime differ. Figures below count matching records, not unique employees. Each province shows its selected imported reporting year. Manitoba years follow the period end and may combine fiscal and calendar disclosures.
Average disclosed pay by province
Province comparison
These are total earnings disclosed above each province's publication threshold, including overtime, premiums and retroactive pay where reported. They are not typical base salaries, and different thresholds and reporting years limit direct comparison.
Comparison data
| Province | Year | Records | Average disclosed | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 2025 | 6,159 | $145,302 | $859,793 |
| British Columbia | 2023-2024 | 2,422 | $127,669 | $485,875 |
| Manitoba | 2025 | 926 | $123,340 | $286,120 |
| Alberta | 2025 | 82 | $207,767 | $384,923 |
Public-sector professional engineer — base pay grid
A standard working Professional Engineer level (the rung tied to full P.Eng. registration, above graduate/EIT) at each province’s public service. Grid structures differ, so levels are only approximately equivalent. Ontario omitted — the current PEGO schedule is not published.
Previously published benchmark snapshot; effective dates and agreement scope are shown below. These base-pay ranges differ from annual disclosure totals.
| Province / agreement | Base-pay range | Basis / source |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia PEA / BC | $74,231 – $95,324 | Licensed Science Officer (Engineer) 2; effective Apr 2026 Source |
| Manitoba MAGE / Manitoba | $76,901 – $104,665 | Engineer 2, entry → top long-service step; effective Mar 2026 Source |
| Alberta GoA (excluded) | $85,573 – $118,481 | Engineering & Related Level 2; effective Apr 2025 Source |
Ontario · 2025
| Name | Job title / employer | Disclosed compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Knutson | Chief Enterprise Engineering and Chief Nuclear Engineer Ontario Power Generation | $859,793 |
| Cristina Amon | Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University Of Toronto | $447,851 |
| Gregg Mccabe | Vice President Design and Project Engineering Ontario Power Generation | $418,427 |
| Dave Burger | Vice President Station Engineering Ontario Power Generation | $413,939 |
| Kenneth Coley | Dean, Faculty of Engineering/Professor University Of Western Ontario | $396,292 |
| Eric Miller | Professor of Civil and Mineral Engineering University Of Toronto | $393,315 |
| George Eleftheriades | Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering University Of Toronto | $386,256 |
| Christopher Yip | Professor of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, and Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering University Of Toronto | $380,810 |
| Molly Shoichet | Professor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry University Of Toronto | $379,431 |
| Deval Pandya | Vice President, Artificial Intelligence Engineering Vector Institute | $377,000 |
| David Sinton | Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University Of Toronto | $363,761 |
| Moncef Nehdi | Dean, College of Engineering University Of Guelph | $362,075 |
| Kamran Behdinan | Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University Of Toronto | $356,800 |
| Javad Mostaghimi | Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering University Of Toronto | $355,340 |
| Stephen Harrington | Director Station Engineering Ontario Power Generation | $354,954 |
British Columbia · 2023-2024
| Name | Job title / employer | Disclosed compensation |
|---|---|---|
| W Connor | Senior Chief Engineer (Spirit/Major) B.C. Ferries | $485,875 |
| L L Laclaire | General Manager Engineering Services City of Vancouver | $315,355 |
| G Gowans | Senior Chief Engineer (Intermediate) B.C. Ferries | $297,769 |
| Jozsef Dioszeghy | General Manager Engineering City of Burnaby | $295,997 |
| Jaime Boan | General Manager Engineering And Public Works City of Coquitlam | $281,855 |
| A Watson | Director, Site C Design Engineering B.C. Hydro | $279,376 |
| Philip J. MacDonald | Engineering Officer Provincial government | $267,484 |
| S Dutta | Engineering Team Lead B.C. Hydro | $266,841 |
| O Belyakov | Chief Engineer (Major) B.C. Ferries | $260,837 |
| S Verma | Senior Chief Engineer (Spirit/Major) B.C. Ferries | $258,648 |
| Mauricio Dziedzic | Chair Engineering University of Northern B.C. | $253,382 |
| Z Wan | Specialist Engineer B.C. Hydro | $252,819 |
| RD Camacho | Engineering Team Lead B.C. Hydro | $250,753 |
| S Jones | Vice President, Engineering B.C. Ferries | $248,671 |
| Joshua Frederick | Dir, Engineering & Public Works City of Port Coquitlam | $248,505 |
Manitoba · 2025
| Name | Job title / employer | Disclosed compensation |
|---|---|---|
| M Friesen | Professor / Dean - Price Faculty Of Engineering University Of Manitoba | $286,120 |
| X Li | Senior Hvdc Maintenance Engineer Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | $285,363 |
| A Toews | Senior Electrical Engineer Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | $245,256 |
| M Kwiatkowski | Switchyard Design Engineer Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | $245,023 |
| F Arango | Professional Engineer Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | $233,894 |
| L Sintra | Senior Controls And Automation Engineer Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | $230,474 |
| M Neufeld | Director Engineering Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | $226,345 |
| J Muzyka | Engineering Technician Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | $215,973 |
| G Maan | Senior Hvdc Reliability Project Engineer Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | $215,341 |
| S Oversby | Electrical Engineering Technician Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | $214,675 |
| N Haleem | Hvdc Maintenance Engineer Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | $213,332 |
| W Duncan | Construction Engineering Technician Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | $212,665 |
| S Mcclellan | Project Engineer Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | $208,911 |
| H Lumb | Engineer 1st Class (chief Eng) Prairie Mountain Health | $202,507 |
| L Phan | Engineering Technician Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board | $202,163 |
Alberta · 2025
| Name | Job title / employer | Disclosed compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Klaczek | Engineering Department Manager, Pipeline Design & Construction Alberta Innovates (C-FER Technologies) | $384,923 |
| Cameron Bush | Engineer Alberta Electric System Operator | $323,567 |
| Siavash Zoroofi | Engineer Alberta Electric System Operator | $289,299 |
| Ming Hu | Engineer Alberta Electric System Operator | $279,501 |
| Mahdi Hajian | Engineer Alberta Electric System Operator | $278,207 |
| Ralph Liu | Engineer Alberta Electric System Operator | $254,734 |
| Stephen Vanderzande | Engineer Alberta Electric System Operator | $249,802 |
| Bradley Coleman | Engineer Alberta Electric System Operator | $242,159 |
| Myron Jin-li | Engineer Alberta Electric System Operator | $241,695 |
| Keith Hollands | Director, Engineering Operation University of Alberta Board of Governors | $241,027 |
| Mahmoud Ahmed | Engineer Alberta Electric System Operator | $240,144 |
| Robb Lindner | Engineer Alberta Electric System Operator | $232,754 |
| Fayaz Qureshi | Engineer Alberta Electric System Operator | $232,037 |
| Meyyappan Viswanathan | Engineer Alberta Electric System Operator | $229,453 |