Salaries

Metallurgical and Materials Engineers Salary in British Columbia

NOC 21322Wages 2024Updated

Some roles need a licence in British Columbia Which roles

Median wage
$50.37 an hour British Columbia
Compared with Canada
4.8% higher $2.29 above the Canadian median of $48.08
Job outlook
Undetermined 2025-2027

Wages in British Columbia

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in British Columbia and CanadaBritish Columbia: median $50.37, from $31.62 to $73.68. Canada: median $48.08, from $33.17 to $66.35, middle half $45.00 to $61.06.$20$40$60$80British Columbia: median $50.37, from $31.62 to $73.68British Columbia$50.37Canada: median $48.08, from $33.17 to $66.35, middle half $45.00 to $61.06Canada$48.08
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in British Columbia compared with Canada
WageBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $31.62 $33.17
Lower quartile Not stated $45.00
Median $50.37 $48.08
Upper quartile Not stated $61.06
High $73.68 $66.35
Average Not stated $50.02

Job outlook

Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for British Columbia.

An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment. Outlook data

Licence needed in British Columbia?

This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in British Columbia, but some roles in it are:

Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in British Columbia

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree is usually required.

By region in British Columbia

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in British ColumbiaBritish Columbia (all regions): median $50.37, from $31.62 to $73.68. Lower Mainland: median $50.75, from $31.91 to $71.83. Vancouver Island and Coast: not stated. Thompson – Okanagan: not stated. Kootenay: not stated. Cariboo: not stated. North Coast: not stated. Nechako: not stated. Northeast: not stated.$20$40$60$80British Columbia (all regions): median $50.37, from $31.62 to $73.68British Columbia (all regions)$50.37Lower Mainland: median $50.75, from $31.91 to $71.83Lower Mainland$50.75Vancouver Island and Coast: not statedVancouver Island and CoastNot statedThompson – Okanagan: not statedThompson – OkanaganNot statedKootenay: not statedKootenayNot statedCariboo: not statedCaribooNot statedNorth Coast: not statedNorth CoastNot statedNechako: not statedNechakoNot statedNortheast: not statedNortheastNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
British Columbia (all regions)$31.62$50.37$73.68Undetermined
Lower Mainland$31.91$50.75$71.83Undetermined
Vancouver Island and CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Thompson – OkanaganNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
KootenayNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
CaribooNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
North CoastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NechakoNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NortheastNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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