Salaries for Operations Managers Based on Years Experience in Canada

Salaries for operations managers in Canada increase gradually with the years of experience that they have. The following results are based on 1,004 individuals in 2008. An operations manager with less than one year of experience will earn an average of $45,004. With 1-4 years of experience, the average salary increases to $50,128. The salary then increases to around $55,522 with 5-9 years of experience. For 10-19 years of experience the salary increases to around $64,673, and for 20 years of experience or more the average salary levels off at $73,839. The salary increases approximately 60% from when the operation manager has no experience up to when the manager has 20 years or more of experience in the field. See Figure 3: Salary by Years Experience for barchart.

The hourly rate for operations managers in Canada stays fairly consistent when comparing to years of experience. The following results are from 2008 based on 139 individuals. An operation manager with less than a year experience to nine years of experience makes approximately $16 to $17 per hour. With 10-19 years of experience the hourly rate increases to approximately $24, and with 20 years of experience or more it increases to $28.50. Although there aren’t many surveyed for hourly rates, based on the information received it is better for operations managers to find a job paying by salaries instead of hourly rate. Figure 4: Hourly Rate by Years Experience for barchart.

Operations managers also earn bonuses each year. Based on 741 individuals surveyed, the highest average bonus received was $5,854 for 10-19 years of experience. If an individual has less than a year experience, they will make approximately $2,000 for a bonus. The average bonus for 1-4 years experience showed to be $3,075 and for 5-9 years was $4,139. For managers with 20 years of experience or more the bonus was $5,125 which appeared to be just under the managers with 10-19 years experience. The bonuses would depend on how often the individual works and how productive they are. Year of experience has an effect on the bonuses because with more years experience your operations would have more of a possibility to improve processes. Figure 5: Bonus by Years Experience for barchart.