Co-op Salary Survey
As young professionals, co-op students seek fair and competitive wages. You, the employer, set the wages for your co-op student during their work term. Our salary survey is displayed by program discipline and level and represents the hourly salaries reported for work terms from 2025.
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 | 2025 MIN | 2025 AVG | 2025 MAX |
| Arts and Social Sciences | |||
| Anthropology (B.A.) | $22.56 | $22.56 | $22.56 |
| Cognitive Science (B.Cog.Sc.) | $20.00 | $22.66 | $25.87 |
| English (B.A.) | $18.20 | $22.38 | $26.46 |
| Environmental & Climate Change Studies (B.A.) | $26.50 | $26.50 | $26.50 |
| Geography (B.A.), | $26.46 | $26.73 | $27.00 |
| Geomatics (B.A.) | $22.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| History (B.A.) | $16.99 | $20.04 | $26.00 |
| Psychology (B.A) | $17.00 | $20.38 | $28.30 |
| Sociology (B.A.) | $16.95 | $19.49 | $21.60 |
| Business | |||
| Commerce (B.Com.) | $17.00 | $23.62 | $40.13 |
| Engineering and Design | |||
| Aerospace (B.Eng.) | $18.42 | $24.76 | $36.00 |
| Architecture (B.A.S.) | $23.61 | $23.61 | $34.50 |
| Architectural Conservation and Sustainability (B.Eng.) | $17.20 | $23.79 | $30.00 |
| Biomedical & Electrical (B.Eng.) | $17.20 | $24.31 | $30.00 |
| Biomedical & Mechanical (B.Eng.) | $17.20 | $23.84 | $29.04 |
| Civil (B.Eng.) | $17.20 | $24.41 | $36.86 |
| Communications (B.Eng.) | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Computer Systems (B.Eng.) | $18.50 | $26.86 | $36.00 |
| Electrical (B.Eng.) | $17.20 | $27.56 | $41.04 |
| Environmental (B.Eng.) | $17.20 | $24.40 | $28.30 |
| Industrial Design (B.I.D.) | $18.50 | $20.95 | $25.22 |
| Information Technology (B.I.T.) | $17.20 | $24.16 | $34.96 |
| Mechanical (B.Eng.) | $17.20 | $25.37 | $45.35 |
| Physics (B.Eng.) | $17.20 | $26.34 | $32.00 |
| Software (B.Eng.) | $17.50 | $26.58 | $39.80 |
| Sustainable and Renewable Energy (B.Eng.) | $19.00 | $24.23 | $28.00 |
| Public Affairs | |||
| Communication and Media Studies (B.Co.M.S) | $17.20 | $22.25 | $28.30 |
| Economics (B.A.) | $18.00 | $22.70 | $26.56 |
| Global and International Studies (B.G.I.S.H.) | $18.84 | $22.22 | $26.68 |
| Law (B.A.) | $17.20 | $21.69 | $27.12 |
| Media Production and Design (B.A.) | $18.00 | $24.11 | $30.22 |
| Political Science (B.A.) | $17.50 | $21.30 | $30.93 |
| Public Affairs and Policy Management (B.P.A.P.M.) | $18.12 | $22.80 | $32.25 |
| Computer Science, Mathematics and Science | |||
| Computer Science (B.C.S.) | $17.20 | $27.10 | $55.00 |
| Cybersecurity (B.C.Y.B.E.R) | $22.00 | $24.00 | $26.00 |
| Mathematics (B.Math.) | $19.38 | $28.80 | $47.35 |
| Science (B.Sc.) | $16.59 | $22.04 | $29.18 |
| Graduate Programs | |||
| Computer Science (M.C.S.) | $27.18 | $31.06 | $33.00 |
| European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (M.A.) | $24.62 | $28.17 | $31.69 |
| Infrastructure Protection and International Security (M.I.P.I.S.) | $31.69 | $31.69 | $31.69 |
| Infrastructure Protection and International Security (M.Eng.I.P.I.S.) | $31.69 | $31.69 | $31.69 |
| International Affairs (M.A.) | $24.60 | $27.46 | $35.95 |
| Migration and Diaspora Studies (M.A.) | $27.18 | $27.18 | $27.18 |
| Political Science (M.A.) | $24.62 | $27.10 | $30.99 |
| Public Policy and Administration (M.P.P.A.) | $18.38 | $25.96 | $31.69 |
| Public Policy, Sustainable Energy and the Environment (M.P.P.) | $27.18 | $28.26 | $29.34 |
| Sociology (M.A.) | $25.00 | $26.23 | $28.70 |
| Sustainable Energy (M.Eng.) | $22.39 | $26.86 | $31.69 |