As young professionals, co-op students seek fair and competitive wages. You, the employer, set the wages for your co-op student during his/her work term. Our salary survey is displayed by program discipline and level and represents the hourly salaries reported for work terms from 2023.
When you hire a co-op student, you may qualify for additional funding , subsidies or tax credits. Find out about financial assistance to help offset some of the cost of hiring a Carleton co-op student.
Co-op students are not included under the Ontario Employment Standards Act. While employers are not required to give co-op students vacation pay, statutory holiday pay, or overtime pay, most include compensation for these as part of the student’s salary.
CO-OP DEGREE PROGRAM | 2023 MIN | 2023 AVG | 2023 MAX |
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Arts and Social Sciences | |||
Cognitive Science (B.Cog.Sc.) | $15.50 | $20.86 | $26.00 |
English (B.A.) | $17.00 | $19.20 | $19.48 |
Environmental Studies (B.A.) | $16.84 | $20.55 | $24.00 |
French (B.A.) | $18.17 | $19.58 | $21.00 |
Geography (B.A.), Geomatics (B.A.) | $19.48 | $21.68 | $25.52 |
History (B.A.) | $21.16 | $21.16 | $26.45 |
Psychology (B.A) | $15.50 | $20.74 | $25.70 |
Sociology & Anthropology (B.A.) | $16.99 | $20.06 | $25.52 |
Business | |||
Commerce (B.Com.) | $16.00 | $21.71 | $28.00 |
Engineering and Design | |||
Aerospace (B.Eng.) | $15.50 | $23.79 | $30.00 |
Architecture (B.A.S.) | $15.50 | $22.08 | $28.00 |
Architectural Conservation and Sustainability (B.Eng.) | $17.67 | $23.43 | $30.00 |
Biomedical & Electrical (B.Eng.) | $15.50 | $23.56 | $30.00 |
Biomedical & Mechanical (B.Eng.) | $16.35 | $23.03 | $29.79 |
Civil (B.Eng.) | $16.03 | $24.10 | $34.62 |
Communications (B.Eng.) | $20.00 | $25.17 | $28.85 |
Computer Systems (B.Eng.) | $16.00 | $26.09 | $38.13 |
Electrical (B.Eng.) | $17.00 | $25.41 | $34.00 |
Environmental (B.Eng.) | $16.00 | $22.46 | $31.76 |
Industrial Design (B.I.D.) | $17.86 | $23.13 | $26.99 |
Information Technology (B.I.T.) | $16.00 | $24.53 | $33.07 |
Mechanical (B.Eng.) | $15.00 | $23.94 | $38.00 |
Physics (B.Eng.) | $20.15 | $26.61 | $34.00 |
Software (B.Eng.) | $15.50 | $25.37 | $40.38 |
Sustainable and Renewable Energy (B.Eng.) | $19.48 | $22.06 | $28.61 |
Public Affairs | |||
Communication and Media Studies (B.Co.M.S) | $16.99 | $21.25 | $28.00 |
Economics (B.A.) | $16.50 | $21.97 | $25.52 |
Law (B.A.) | $16.50 | $21.28 | $26.00 |
Media Production and Design (B.A.) | $18.00 | $22.14 | $26.67 |
Political Science (B.A.) | $18.00 | $21.99 | $26.67 |
Public Affairs and Policy Management (B.P.A.P.M.) | $16.00 | $20.98 | $25.52 |
Computer Science, Mathematics and Science | |||
Computer Science (B.C.S.) | $16.35 | $25.38 | $47.63 |
Mathematics (B.Math.) | $17.00 | $24.09 | $32.69 |
Science (B.Sc.) | $15.50 | $20.21 | $26.56 |
Graduate Programs | |||
Computer Science (M.C.S.) | $22.71 | $26.18 | $32.00 |
European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (M.A.) | $21.00 | $24.10 | $26.46 |
Infrastructure Protection and International Security (M.I.P.I.S.) | $22.71 | $24.98 | $29.00 |
International Affairs (M.A.) | $22.17 | $25.15 | $33.52 |
Migration and Diaspora Studies (M.A.) | $22.70 | $24.37 | $26.46 |
Political Science (M.A.) | $22.71 | $25.29 | $28.57 |
Public Policy and Administration (M.P.P.A.) | $22.71 | $24.96 | $28.57 |
Sociology (M.A.) | $25.00 | $25.73 | $26.46 |
Sustainable Energy (M.Eng.) | $17.75 | $22.79 | $27.05 |
Sustainable Energy Policy (M.A.) | $17.43 | $24.35 | $30.00 |