INNOVATION September-October 2012

in the report reflects the annual compensation and benefits earned by APEGBC members employed in full-time positions in BC, and correlates these values to determinants and external factors such as responsibility level, industry and region. The following analyses are available in the full report: Base salary and total annual compensation by responsibility level Base salary by industry Employee benefits and perquisites Vacation entitlements Employment status Respondents by region and gender

Base salary and total annual compensation by responsibility level and gender Reported base salary by bachelor’s degree Reported base salary by graduate degree received Reported base salary by year of graduation Reported base salary by member status and gender

Compensation by size of organization Compensation by region and gender (including respondents outside of BC).

APEGBC would like to thank all the members who participated in the 2012 compensation survey. v

Reported Base Salary and Total Compensation by Member Status

2012 Median Base Salary

2012 Median Total Compensation

Employment Status

Count

Median Points

PEng

788

465

$100,000

$110,000

PGeo

78

496

$98,750

$107,000

PEng/PGeo

8

438

$103,000

$113,063

Limited Licence

9

546

$90,300

$120,000

Provisional Member

2

n/s

N/S

N/S

EIT

335

251

$62,000

$65,150

GIT

20

300

$60,000

$64,263

Not Reported

2

N/S

N/S

N/S

N/A - Not Available, N/S - Insufficient Sample Size

Base Salary and Total Annual Compensation by Region

2012 Median/Base Salary

2012 Median Total

Branch/Region

Count

Median Points

Vancouver Island

76

423

$82,500

$86,000

Victoria

88

407

$83,000

$85,928

Lower Mainland

1,077

380

$85,000

$90,500

Okanagan

75

395

$84,000

$89,102

West Kootenay

35

400

$83,000

$94,700

East Kootenay

20

333

$86,950

$105,500

South Central

34

383

$87,500

$96,500

Central Interior

38

348

$80,800

$94,500

Peace River

21

323

$84,000

$101,914

Northern

12

413

$75,280

$70,280

Elsewhere in Canada

185

555

$124,000

$136,000

Outside of Canada

63

590

$120,000

$132,000

Not Reported

10

407

$89,500

$95,000

Total

1,734

405

$90,000

$95,000

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