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Canadian PLC salary guide

This guide is built only from the listings currently on PLC Jobs.ca whose own employer postings state pay. Of the board's current listings, 44 state a salary or wage; the rest do not publish pay, and this board never guesses. Figures are in Canadian dollars, exactly as the employers state them, checked 2026-11-04. Hourly and annual figures are kept separate throughout — they are never converted or blended.

The overall picture

Annual salaries (37 listings): stated ranges run from $50,000 to $175,641 per year.

Hourly wages (6 listings): stated ranges run from $22 to $50.24 per hour. The two lowest hourly ranges belong to student co-op and placement roles; the rest are technician and designer roles.

Stated without a period (1 listing): one current listing states a range of $100,000–$130,000 without saying whether it is hourly or annual, so it is counted in neither group above.

By province

Only provinces with at least three pay-stating listings are broken out, and within them, only pay types with at least three listings are shown.

ProvinceListings stating payStated ranges
BC65 annual: $50,000–$170,000 per year
ON3631 annual: $60,000–$175,641 per year; 5 hourly: $22–$50.24 per hour

By type of work

These groups follow the board's role browse pages, so one listing can appear in more than one group. Only pay types with at least three listings are shown.

Role pageListings stating payStated ranges
plc3832 annual: $50,000–$175,641 per year; 5 hourly: $22–$50.24 per hour
controls2622 annual: $50,000–$175,641 per year; 3 hourly: $24.93–$50.24 per hour
automation2117 annual: $50,000–$166,200 per year; 3 hourly: $36.54–$50.24 per hour
scada1110 annual: $50,000–$175,641 per year

Every current listing that states pay

RoleEmployerLocationPay as stated
Project Engineer, Automation, SeniorLakeside Process ControlsWinnipeg, MB$95,000–$120,000 per year
Power Systems Automation SpecialistEatonKitchener / Mississauga, ON$82,000–$102,000 per year
Automation Systems Programmer - RoboticsBos InnovationsLondon, ON$40–$50 per hour
Specialist, Control SystemsApotex Inc.Brantford, ON$73,008–$121,680 per year
Controls EngineerDematicMississauga, ON$75,200–$112,800 per year
Controls EngineerDematicMississauga, ON$88,400–$132,600 per year
Controls EngineerDematicMississauga, ON$110,800–$166,200 per year
Associate Controls EngineeringDematicMississauga, ON$66,400–$99,600 per year
AMR Systems EngineerDematicMississauga, ON$73,600–$92,000 per year
Controls EngineerProMachOakville, ON$100,000–$125,000 per year
Electrical EngineerProMachOakville, ON$105,000–$130,000 per year
Electrical EngineerProMachOakville, ON$105,000–$130,000 per year
Systems Integrator (Packaging Automation Systems)ProMachOakville, ON$70,000–$90,000 per year
Automation Controls SpecialistJohnson ElectricMississauga, ON$80,000–$95,000 per year
Automation TechnicianJohnson ElectricMississauga, ON$65,000–$72,000 per year
PLC SpecialistJohnson ElectricStratford, ON$62,000–$80,000 per year
PLC Co-Op Student - Winter 2027Johnson ElectricStratford, ON$22–$25 per hour
Plant Controls EngineerPiston AutomotiveMississauga, ON$80,000–$100,000 per year
Controls Systems Software Designer - RobotATS AutomationCambridge, ON$36.54–$50.24 per hour
Electrical, Instrumentation and Control Engineer - OPG & Waste ManagementKinectricsPickering, ON$120,000–$145,000 per year
Senior Engineer / Senior Analyst, Instrumentation and ControlKinectricsToronto, ON$120,000–$145,000 per year
Senior Engineer, Software DesignKinectricsToronto, ON$120,000–$145,000 per year
EI&C PEY Student (Summer 2027)KinectricsToronto, ON$24.93–$28.67 per hour
Section Manager, Software Design EngineeringKinectricsToronto, ON$130,000–$165,000 per year
AGT Controls Field Service RepresentativeSiemens EnergyOakville, ON (+ Montreal, Calgary & Vancouver), ON$80,000–$120,000 per year
Electrical Automation SpecialistLassondeToronto, ON$85,000–$115,000 per year
Automation Controls EngineerVital BioOakville, ON$85,000–$105,000 per year
Lead Instrumentation EngineerWorleySarnia, ON$149,294–$175,641 per year
Electrical and Instrumentation EngineerALTEN CanadaEtobicoke, ON$80,000–$120,000 per year
Senior Control EngineerALTEN CanadaWoodbridge, ON$90,000–$100,000 per year
SCADA EngineerAtkinsRéalisVancouver, BC (+ 7 more locations), BC$100,200–$137,700 per year
Controls EngineerArmstrong Fluid TechnologyToronto, ON$80,000–$95,000 per year
Instrumentation and Controls Engineer – Project LeadSolaris Management ConsultantsSurrey, BC$130,000–$170,000 per year
Controls and Automation EngineerSaltworks TechnologiesRichmond, BC$90,000–$120,000 per year
Engineering Technologist, I&CR.V. Anderson AssociatesToronto, ON$60,000–$85,000 per year
Intermediate Instrumentation and Controls EngineerTetra TechPickering, ON$95,000–$135,000 per year
Intermediate I&C EngineerTetra TechVancouver, BC$100,000–$125,000 per year
Junior I&C Engineer (EIT)/TechnologistTetra TechVancouver, BC$50,000–$75,000 per year
Intermediate I&C TechnologistTetra TechThunder Bay, ON$60,000–$85,000 per year
Control Systems EngineerAlithyaPickering, ON$100,000–$130,000 per year
Instrumentation and Control TechnicianNiagara RegionThorold, ON$43.11–$45.61 per hour
SCADA / Automation EngineerCIMA+Vancouver, BC$100,000–$130,000 (period not stated in the posting)
Électricien / technicien en électro-instrumentationS.E.C. Papier Masson WBMasson-Angers, QC$39.37–$48.44 per hour
Automation EngineerSaint-GobainActon, ON$90,500–$115,000 per year

How these figures were compiled

Methodology: every figure above comes from the employer's own posting, as listed on PLC Jobs.ca and checked on 2026-11-04. When a posting states a range, the range is shown as stated; nothing is averaged, converted between hourly and annual, or supplemented from outside salary surveys. Listings whose postings do not state pay are excluded from every count. Because the board changes daily, treat this page as a snapshot of current Canadian PLC, controls and automation postings — browse the PLC, controls, automation and SCADA pages, or by province, for the live listings behind these numbers.