Mining Salaries in Canada: Career Pay Planner

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• All mining and earth-science careers — Search the complete published role catalogue by field, skill, tool, and education pathway.
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• Canadian mining workforce outlook — Review sourced hiring scenarios, occupational groups, and methodology.
• Exploration Geologist salary and career overview — $70,000 – $130,000. Plans and executes field exploration programs to discover new mineral deposits. Uses geological mapping, geochemistry, and geophysics to identify drill…
• Mine Geologist salary and career overview — $75,000 – $140,000. Works underground or in open pits to control ore grades, map geology faces, and guide mining operations in real time.
• Geotechnical Engineer salary and career overview — $80,000 – $150,000. Assesses rock mass stability for underground openings, pit walls, and tailings facilities to ensure safe mining operations.
• Core Technician salary and career overview — $45,000 – $75,000. Handles, logs, cuts, and samples drill core. Maintains chain of custody and ensures QA/QC protocols are followed.
• Field Mapper salary and career overview — $55,000 – $100,000. Conducts detailed geological mapping of outcrops, recording lithology, structure, and mineralization in the field.
• Mining Engineer salary and career overview — $80,000 – $160,000. Designs and plans mine layouts, ventilation systems, and extraction sequences to optimize production safely.
• Metallurgist salary and career overview — $75,000 – $140,000. Develops and optimizes processes to extract metals from ore, working in labs and processing plants.
• Process Engineer salary and career overview — $75,000 – $135,000. Manages and improves mineral processing plant operations, including crushing, grinding, and flotation circuits.
• Drill & Blast Engineer salary and career overview — $80,000 – $140,000. Designs blast patterns and drilling programs to fragment rock efficiently while minimizing vibration and flyrock.
• Surveyor salary and career overview — $65,000 – $120,000. Measures and maps mine workings, pit boundaries, and surface infrastructure using precision instruments.
• Environmental Scientist salary and career overview — $60,000 – $110,000. Monitors water quality, air emissions, and land disturbance to ensure mining operations meet regulatory requirements.
• Reclamation Specialist salary and career overview — $60,000 – $105,000. Plans and executes mine site restoration including soil replacement, revegetation, and water treatment to return land to productive use.
• Water Quality Technician salary and career overview — $45,000 – $70,000. Collects and analyzes water samples from mine sites, tailings ponds, and receiving waters to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Permitting Coordinator salary and career overview — $60,000 – $100,000. Manages environmental permit applications, ensures regulatory compliance, and coordinates with government agencies.
• Mine Manager salary and career overview — $120,000 – $250,000+. Oversees all mining operations including production, safety, budgets, and personnel to meet company targets.
• Supply Chain Coordinator salary and career overview — $55,000 – $95,000. Manages procurement, logistics, and inventory for mining operations, ensuring materials arrive on time and within budget.
• Community Relations Officer salary and career overview — $55,000 – $100,000. Builds and maintains relationships with local communities, Indigenous groups, and stakeholders affected by mining operations.
• Health & Safety Officer salary and career overview — $65,000 – $120,000. Develops and enforces safety programs, conducts inspections, investigates incidents, and trains workers on safe practices.
• GIS Analyst salary and career overview — $55,000 – $100,000. Creates maps and spatial analyses to support exploration, mine planning, and environmental monitoring using geographic information systems.
• Data Scientist salary and career overview — $75,000 – $140,000. Analyzes geological, operational, and sensor data using machine learning and statistics to optimize mining processes.
• Automation Technician salary and career overview — $65,000 – $110,000. Installs, maintains, and troubleshoots automated mining equipment including autonomous haul trucks and drill systems.
• Remote Sensing Specialist salary and career overview — $65,000 – $115,000. Processes and interprets satellite, drone, and airborne survey data to identify geological features and monitor mine sites.
• Heavy Equipment Operator salary and career overview — $55,000 – $110,000. Operates haul trucks, excavators, loaders, and other heavy machinery used in open pit and underground mining.
• Underground Miner salary and career overview — $60,000 – $120,000. Works underground to drill, blast, muck, and support rock to extract ore safely and efficiently.
• Millwright salary and career overview — $60,000 – $110,000. Installs, maintains, and repairs mechanical equipment in processing plants and mine operations.

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GeoMiner role ranges are broad educational estimates. Government of Canada Job Bank supports current occupation- and region-specific wage verification; MiHR supports mining labour-market context.

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Last updated

2026-08-30

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Official Canadian wage and mining labour-market resources checked

• Job Bank wage comparison — Government of Canada. Current published low, median, and high wages by occupation and Canadian location.
• Job Bank wage methodology — Government of Canada. Sources, reference periods, update cycle, definitions, limitations, and regional estimation methods.
• MiHR labour-market information — Mining Industry Human Resources Council. Canadian mining workforce conditions, outlook publications, occupational groups, and talent-pipeline research.

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Common questions

How much do mining jobs pay in Canada?

There is no single mining salary. Pay varies by occupation, province or territory, experience, schedule, employer, commodity, overtime, premiums, and date. Start with a role shortlist, then check the matching occupation and region in Job Bank.

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