apegbc comp survey2012

2012Report On Members’Compensation And Benefits

The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia

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NTRODUCTIONIntroductionWe are pleased to present the findings of a comprehensive compensation and benefits survey of APEGBC members undertaken by the Association in June 2012. The most recent member compensation survey was undertaken in June 2010.

The primary intent of this report is to provide information on base annual compensation, total annual compensation and other non-monetary benefits earned by APEGBC members employed in full-time positions in British Columbia.

The best indicator of professional compensation is obtained through an Employment Responsibility Evaluation. Members can refer to the Benchmark Employment Descriptions to confirm the accuracy of their responsibility point level assessment. Both can be found at www.apeg.bc.ca/compensationsurvey.

Section A provides base salary and total annual compensation values by responsibility point level for the overall dataset and by industry sector. Section A also includes information on total other compensation, working hours, benefits and perquisites.

Section B provides secondary demographic and other informational tables that may be of interest to some readers, including compensation reports presented by degree received, year of graduation, member status, size of organization and gender.

2012 APEGBC Report On Members’ Compensation And Benefits

Note: The compensation survey data and exhibits included within this report are intended to provide the reader with general benchmarks and be used as a guideline for comparing his or her compensation with overall industry values. Compensation values should be determined and calculated by the level of responsibility for the position. Therefore, the prediction of compensation based on any one factor is difficult due to market forces and general economic conditions; and caution should be exercised.

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Table of Contents

2012The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia

Report On Members’Compensation And Benefits


Survey Methodology ........................................................................................................................................4

Section A - Results ...........................................................................................................................................5

Reported Base Salary and Total Annual Compensation by Responsibility Level ................................ 5

Reported Base Salary by Industry .............................................................................................................. 6

Working Hours and Other Compensation ............................................................................................... 8

Employee Benefits and Perquisites ............................................................................................................. 9

Vacation Entitlements .................................................................................................................................. 9

Section B - Survey Demographics and Other Compensation Tables

Employment Status.....................................................................................................................................10

Reported Base Salary and Total Annual Compensation by Responsibility Level and Gender ........10

Reported Base Salary by Bachelor’s Degree ............................................................................................11

Reported Base Salary by Graduate Degree Received .............................................................................12

Reported Base Salary and Responsibility Level by Year of Graduation ..............................................13

Compensation by Size of Organization ...................................................................................................14

Reported Base Salary by Member Status and Gender ...........................................................................14

Compensation by Region and Gender Including Non-BC Respondents ...........................................15

SURVEY METHODOLOGY

Practising APEGBC members were invited to participate in an online survey of members’ compensation by email in June 2012. A total of 2,424 responses were received.

The primary intent of this compensation survey is to provide data for BC-based APEGBC members. As such the majority of tables in this report present information for this subset of the entire sample. Section B also contains selected reports for the entire valid data set including respondents from the rest of Canada and around the world.

As in previous years, the analyses dealing with compensation use a subset of the total respondents; members who indicated that they were full-time students, retired, employed part-time or unemployed were removed from the data set. All respondents who did not indicate both compensation data and responsibility point level were also removed. Also, respondents with reported base salary and total compensation of less than $25,000 are removed. The remaining British Columbia-only compensation subset is comprised of 1,476 valid responses. Tables representing base salary or total compensation are based on a smaller sample since cases that reported a total compensation less than the base salary are removed; the remaining subset for these tables includes 1,242 valid responses.

The survey asked respondents to provide information on their base annual compensation, defined strictly as base salary. A number of tables in this report also provide total annual compensation values defined as base annual compensation plus taxable benefits such as medical, insurance and pension contributions paid by the employer as well as cash compensation such as bonuses, commission, profit sharing and paid overtime.

Compensation definitions are as follows:Mean – numerical average of compensation values;Median – 50% of values are below and 50% of values are above this compensation;Low Decile – 10% of values are below and 90% of values are above this compensation;Low Quartile – 25% of values are below and 75% of values are above this compensation;High Quartile – 75% of values are below and 25% of values are above this compensation; High Decile – 90% of values are below and 10% of values are above this compensation.

In many tables, both median and mean compensation information is provided. Median figures are often a better indicator of compensation changes and ranges since median values are less affected by very high and very low responses. However, mean values provide a true arithmetic average, which may be of interest to some readers. Low and high decile information is not provided when a response sample is less than 10. Additionally, low and high quartile information is not provided when a sample is less than 25 respondents. Similarly, mean and median values have not been reported for samples sizes that are less than five.

The size of the 2012 return sample (2,424) decreased over that obtained in 2010 (4,897respondents). While a sufficient sample was obtained to validate many of the analyses, again, caution should be exercised when examining smaller data subsets of the entire sample.

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SECTION A - RESULTS

REPORTED BASE SALARY AND TOTAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION BY RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL

Reported base salary and total annual compensation by responsibility point level is illustrated in Exhibit 1a and Exhibit 1b respectively. These analyses provide both low and high, decile and quartile values to illustrate the range of base salary and total annual compensation paid to individuals within the same responsibility point range.

The median base salary for all respondents and all responsibility point levels is $87,500, and ranges from a low of $57,250 at 200-249 point to $187,500 at the 800+ point level. Compared to 2010 median base salary values, most point level ranges have recorded an increase, and the median base salary for the entire sample has increased 2.9% over the two-year period.

Exhibit 1a - Reported Base Salary by Responsibility Level – June 2012

Increase

Responsibility Total Median Low Low 2012 High High 2010 2012/2010

Point Range Jobs Points Mean Decile Quartile Median Quartile Decile Median Median

Less than 200 61 178 57,141 43,400 49,700 58,000 63,000 71,904 53,500 8.4% 200-249 115 223 59,842 50,156 54,000 57,250 64,000 75,000 58,000 -1.3% 250-299 130 277 68,012 52,200 58,041 66,000 75,000 84,000 62,350 5.9% 300-349 165 318 78,268 61,000 66,875 75,000 85,500 100,000 72,000 4.2% 350-399 153 370 89,006 68,800 76,625 85,400 95,990 115,000 82,000 4.1% 400-449 121 425 94,731 71,543 80,000 91,520 105,000 116,560 90,000 1.7% 450-499 114 476 101,646 72,750 84,875 100,500 110,000 129,500 98,800 1.7% 500-549 109 518 109,532 86,000 94,750 106,000 120,000 135,000 102,000 3.9% 550-599 81 573 117,258 90,000 100,200 114,000 128,691 154,000 110,000 3.6% 600-649 57 623 118,335 77,376 103,500 120,000 136,500 145,200 118,000 1.7% 650-699 54 680 143,625 85,559 115,000 127,563 166,013 200,000 122,000 4.6% 700-749 41 718 154,721 90,000 120,000 140,000 187,500 214,800 124,250 12.7% 750-799 33 770 182,867 104,400 137,500 165,000 191,000 273,000 140,000 17.9% 800+* 8 850 224,000 N/S N/S 187,500 N/S N/S N/A N/A Total 1,242 398 95,732 57,000 69,000 87,500 112,000 140,000 85000 2.9%

N/S - Insufficient Sample Size, N/A - Not Available *due to the very few number of respondents in the 800-849 and 850+ point level


Exhibit 1b - Reported Total Annual Compensation by Responsibility Level – June 2012

Increase

Responsibility Total Median Low Low 2012 High High 2010 2012/2010

Point Range Jobs Points Mean Decile Quartile Median Quartile Decile Median Median

Less than 200 61 178 59,787 45,000 51,250 58,500 65,750 80,000 55,000 6.4% 200-249 115 223 63,604 52,300 55,000 59,000 70,000 84,400 61,000 -3.3% 250-299 130 277 74,863 55,000 62,000 71,063 80,000 94,000 67,000 6.1% 300-349 165 318 86,842 64,000 72,000 82,040 96,750 114,800 77,000 6.5% 350-399 153 370 104,637 72,000 81,869 92,000 110,500 133,526 87,700 4.9% 400-449 121 425 107,124 74,900 85,000 102,000 120,000 141,097 98,000 4.1% 450-499 114 476 117,380 81,250 91,765 109,000 127,500 150,000 108,000 0.9% 500-549 109 518 135,017 90,000 104,750 120,000 138,250 162,546 114,000 5.3% 550-599 81 573 135,595 96,000 110,000 125,000 148,968 180,000 124,549 0.4% 600-649 57 623 146,927 78,800 106,611 133,000 166,500 211,250 133,000 0.0% 650-699 54 680 161,847 112,500 125,000 150,000 180,000 237,500 140,000 7.1% 700-749 41 718 207,833 113,200 143,044 170,000 260,500 338,400 160,594 5.9% 750-799 33 770 223,790 119,400 147,500 184,000 260,500 380,000 158,625 16.0% 800+ 8 850 343,250 N/S N/S 260,000 N/S N/S N/A N/A Total 1242 398 111,789 58,500 73,893 95,950 127,034 166,741 130,000 2.5%

N/S - Insufficient Sample Size, N/A - Not Available

REPORTED BASE SALARY BY INDUSTRY

Exhibit 2 presents the distribution of reported base salary by industry. Consulting Services comprises the largest sector with 45.7% of the respondents. The next largest reporting sector was Utilities/Communications/Transportation at 11.6% of respondents followed by Government at 11.5%.

A comparison of median base salary by industry sector to the overall median for all sectors yields the following: Management Consulting +37.1%, Eng/Geo Consulting -5.7%, Utilities/Communication/Transportation +3.4%, Government +2.8%, Primary and Resource Industries +14.7%, Construction and Manufacturing -2.9%, High Technology -5.1%, and Other 1.7%.

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Exhibit 2 - Reported Base Salary by Industry - June 2012

Total % of Lower Lower Upper Upper

Industry Jobs Total Mean Decile Quartile Median Quartile Decile

All Sectors 1242 100.0% 95,732 57,000 69,000 87,500 112,000 140,000

Consulting Services 568 45.7% 93,900 55,000 63,295 82,000 110,000 140,200

General Management

Consulting 17 1.4% 143,894 57,200 83,750 120,000 189,350 310,000

Engineering Consulting 503 40.5% 90,926 55,000 63,227 80,000 110,000 137,200

Building Science 15 1.2% 68,048 45,000 55,000 65,000 73,725 112,000 Chemical 8 .6% 96,625 N/S N/S 102,000 N/S N/S Civil 60 4.8% 88,562 54,000 61,250 73,100 109,000 144,500 Construction 6 .5% 98,667 N/S N/S 97,500 N/S N/S Electrical/Electronic 50 4.0% 87,245 56,460 60,375 77,960 108,040 133,170 Engineering Physics 2 .2% N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S Environmental 39 3.1% 86,186 54,000 69,000 82,000 105,000 135,000 Fire Protection 4 .3% N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S Food/Beverage 1 .1% N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S Forest 4 .3% N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S Geological 2 .2% N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S Geotechnical 38 3.1% 78,605 53,600 61,000 70,000 86,250 117,840 Groundwater 1 .1% N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S Industrial/Manufacturing 11 .9% 100,076 63,960 80,000 90,640 125,000 153,400 Land Development 5 .4% 122,800 N/S N/S 55,000 N/S N/S Marine/Naval 9 .7% 70,650 N/S N/S 66,150 N/S N/S Materials Handling 10 .8% 94,240 55,100 N/S 71,500 N/S 221,700 Mechanical 46 3.7% 87,539 54,400 65,000 78,000 108,741 128,900 Metallurgical/Materials 6 .5% 123,667 N/S N/S 105,500 N/S N/S Mining 34 2.7% 99,211 59,000 63,170 87,750 122,500 170,000 Petroleum (Energy) 12 1.0% 104,845 52,150 N/S 105,040 N/S 174,300 Power (Energy) 23 1.9% 94,637 50,800 80,000 89,250 110,000 145,000 Project Management 6 .5% 167,050 N/S N/S 152,400 N/S N/S Pulp & Paper 4 .3% N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S Structural 59 4.8% 86,615 54,000 58,000 80,000 110,000 127,000 Surveying/Geomatics 1 .1% N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S Transportation 22 1.8% 95,157 59,300 64,950 83,524 118,500 140,970 Water Resources 15 1.2% 93,997 62,792 N/S 92,580 N/S 131,400 Other 9 .7% 117,622 N/S N/S 113,000 N/S N/S

Geoscience Consulting 49 3.9% 106,607 49,300 60,000 85,000 113,500 170,000

Environmental 14 1.1% 87,595 47,466 N/S 84,000 N/S 156,500 Geochemistry 3 .2% N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S Geology 6 .5% 225,833 N/S N/S 107,500 N/S N/S Geophysics 5 .4% 80,140 N/S N/S 85,000 N/S N/S Geotechnics 5 .4% 72,340 N/S N/S 74,000 N/S N/S Hydrogeology 6 .5% 90,667 N/S N/S 79,000 N/S N/S Management 2 .2% N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S Mineral Exploration 7 .6% 95,571 N/S N/S 90,000 N/S N/S Other 1 .1% N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S


Exhibit 2 - Reported Base Salary by Industry (continued)

Total % of Lower Lower Upper Upper

Industry Jobs Total Mean Decile Quartile Median Quartile Decile

Utilities, Communications, Transportation 144 11.6% 97,337 61,350 72,000 90,500 112,750 132,000

Communication and Telecommunication 8 0 70,688 N/S N/S 74,000 N/S N/SElectric Power and Gas Utilities 104 8.4% 97,492 62,000 74,250 90,500 113,125 127,000Facilities Management 2 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/SPipelines 3 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/STransportation 19 1.5% 100,826 53,000 N/S 94,147 N/S 195,000Water Supply 5 0 92,951 N/S N/S 97,500 N/S N/SOther 2 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S

Government 143 11.5% 94,132 65,800 77,200 90,000 110,000 126,841

Crown Corporations 8 0 96,313 N/S N/S 98,500 N/S N/SEducation 24 1.9% 105,208 67,500 N/S 100,000 N/S 153,500Federal 11 0 102,291 83,600 N/S 101,000 N/S 125,840First Nations 1 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/SHealth Care 5 0 86,200 60,000 N/S 80,000 N/S N/SMilitary 6 0 72,867 60,000 N/S 72,100 N/S N/SProvincial/Territorial 35 2.8% 76,014 56,600 68,000 78,000 85,000 91,600Regional, Municipal and Local 49 3.9% 102,786 69,936 87,000 100,000 123,000 130,000Other 3 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S

Primary and Resource Industries 121 9.7% 109,763 70,112 84,000 100,400 126,242 169,100

Agriculture 2 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/SAquaculture 2 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/SChemical 2 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/SForestry 8 0 100,450 50,000 N/S 103,000 N/S N/SMining 78 6.3% 115,009 72,317 85,750 102,250 135,000 180,000Oil and Gas 18 1.4% 109,094 65,800 N/S 109,500 N/S 171,950Pulp & Paper 7 0 104,438 N/S N/S 104,260 N/S N/SOther 5 0 81,400 N/S N/S 72,000 N/S N/S

Construction and Manufacturing 139 11.2% 92,251 55,000 68,000 85,000 106,000 138,200

Concrete & Precast 2 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/SConstruction 59 4.8% 92,833 55,000 65,800 85,000 105,000 135,000Design/Building 18 1.4% 101,479 52,700 N/S 99,000 N/S 153,400Fabrication 1 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/SManufacturing, heavy 43 3.5% 84,213 55,270 69,125 85,200 98,200 130,200Manufacturing, light 15 1.2% 97,229 57,879 N/S 90,000 N/S 137,720Other 1 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S

High Technology 90 7.2% 89,088 55,000 65,775 83,000 106,906 135,175

High Technology/Manufacturing 19 1.5% 83,713 42,000 N/S 80,000 N/S 117,000Instrumental/Controls 4 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/SProduct Development 28 2.3% 85,896 54,500 60,000 75,750 100,000 151,300Research & Development 20 1.6% 81,930 48,850 N/S 75,000 N/S 129,000Software Development 13 1.0% 117,347 66,250 N/S 106,800 N/S 194,000Systems Integration 4 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/SOther 3 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S

Other 37 3.0% 107,140 58,000 74,000 89,000 121,500 160,600

Financial Planning 1 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/SManagement Consulting 1 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/SNon-Profit Association 2 0 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/SService Industry 10 0 129,983 51,500 N/S 100,450 N/S 440,013Other 23 1.9% 99,885 53,376 N/S 87,300 N/S 161,800

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Note: Caution should be exercised when small samples are used to calculate median and mean compensation values. Median values have not been provided for samples of less than five respondents. Additionally, compensation values should be determined and calculated by the level of responsibility for the position and as such, the prediction of compensation based on any one factor is difficult due to market forces and general economic conditions, and caution should be exercised.

WORKING HOURS AND OTHER COMPENSATION

Working Hours The most commonly reported standard work week is 40 hours, indicated by 58.5% of the respondents. A 37.5-hour base week is reported by 34.4% while 7.1% have a base week of 35 hours. The average number of hours worked weekly is 44 hours.

Other Financial CompensationThe amount of total other financial compensation paid as a percentage of total annual compensation is presented by responsibility point range in Exhibit 3. In general, other compensation forms a larger percentage of overall compensation at higher responsibility levels.

Exhibit 4 provides the percentages of respondents by industry that receive additional compensation over base annual compensation. Additional compensation is usually in the form of a performance/merit bonus, indicated by 32% of respondents, followed by overtime paid to 18.2% of respondents and profit sharing paid to 11.1% of respondents.

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Total Other Other Compensation as a

Total Mean Base Mean Total Annual Percentage of Total

Jobs Salary Compensation Compensation Annual Compensation

Less than 200 61 57,141 59,787 2,646 4.4%200-249 115 59,842 63,604 3,762 5.9%250-299 130 68,012 74,863 6,851 9.2%300-349 165 78,268 86,842 8,574 9.9%350-399 153 89,006 104,637 15,631 14.9%400-449 121 94,731 107,124 12,393 11.6%450-499 114 101,646 117,380 15,734 13.4%500-549 109 109,532 135,017 25,485 18.9%550-599 81 117,258 135,595 18,337 13.5%600-649 57 118,335 146,927 28,592 19.5%650-699 54 143,625 161,847 18,222 11.3%700-749 41 154,721 207,833 53,112 25.6%750-799 33 182,867 223,790 40,924 18.3%800+ 8 224,000 343,250 119,250 34.7%Total 1,242 95,732 111,789 16,057 14.4%

Completion Performance/ Profit Stock Total Jobs Bonus Commission Overtime Merit Bonus Sharing Options Other

All Sectors 1,476 10.6% 0.34% 18.2% 32.0% 11.1% 6.8% 9.3%Consulting Services 694 10.4% 0.14% 22.91% 27.52% 14.12% 5.62% 7.64%Management Consulting 23 4.3% 0.00% 0.00% 34.78% 4.35% 0.00% 4.35%Engineering Consulting 613 11.3% 0.16% 23.49% 27.57% 14.03% 5.22% 7.34%Geoscience Consulting 59 5.1% 0.00% 25.42% 23.73% 18.64% 11.86% 11.86%Utilities, Communications 157 12.1% 0.64% 18.47% 63.69% 2.55% 5.10% 11.46%Government 163 1.8% 0.00% 16.56% 6.75% 0.00% 0.00% 11.04%Primary and Resource Industries 145 15.2% 0.00% 17.24% 50.34% 16.55% 17.93% 13.10%Construction and Manufacturing 168 13.7% 0.60% 10.71% 30.95% 16.67% 4.17% 8.33%High Technology 107 14.0% 0.93% 6.54% 28.97% 6.54% 17.76% 11.21%Other 42 4.8% 2.38% 9.52% 33.33% 7.14% 2.38% 7.14%


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Exhibit 3 – Other Compensation as a Percentage of Total Annual Compensation – 2012

Exhibit 4 - Percentage of Respondents Receiving Other Compensation

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES

The majority of respondents indicated that their employer pays for, or partially subsidizes, BC basic medical coverage (77.5%), extended health benefits (90.2%), long-term disability (79%), dental plans (91.3%), vision plans (83.7%) and life insurance (78.3%). Related education costs are at least partially reimbursed for 71.9% of respondents, 47.2% participate in an employer-sponsored RRSP plan, 47.7% participate in an employer-sponsored pension plan and 76.3% have their APEGBC Association fees paid for or partly sponsored by their employer.

Exhibit 5 provides a summary of the percentages of respondents receiving various benefits and perquisites.

VACATION ENTITLEMENTS

The most commonly reported vacation entitlement is three weeks. 66% of respondents receive between three and four weeks of vacation annually and 19.2% receive five or more weeks each year. Exhibit 6 presents the vacation entitlements of respondents.

Exhibit 5 - Employee Benefits and Perquisites

100% Partially Total Not No Response

Employer Paid Employer Paid Provided Provided Don’t Know

Life Insurance 39.3% 39.0% 78.3% 14.4% 7.2%Provincial Medical Plan 51.4% 26.1% 77.5% 19.1% 3.4%Extended Health Plan 39.4% 50.9% 90.2% 7.0% 2.7%Dental Plan 33.2% 58.1% 91.3% 6.8% 1.8%Vision Plan 29.8% 53.9% 83.7% 11.3% 5.0%Prescription Drug Plan 33.3% 53.0% 86.3% 8.7% 5.0%Long-term Disability 34.0% 45.0% 79.0% 12.6% 8.4%Life/Accident Insurance 34.2% 42.1% 76.3% 13.4% 10.3%Pension Plan 13.3% 34.4% 47.7% 39.8% 12.5%RRSP Plan 9.1% 38.1% 47.2% 40.2% 12.7%Education (related) 43.0% 28.9% 71.9% 18.0% 10.1%Education (unrelated) 2.5% 9.8% 12.3% 66.7% 21.0%APEGBC Membership Fees 69.3% 7.0% 76.3% 20.3% 3.5%Other Professional Membership Fees 41.9% 8.6% 50.5% 30.2% 19.2%Company Paid Parking 35.2% 35.2% 58.9% 5.9%Company Supplied Car 11.4% 11.4% 82.9% 5.7%Car Allowance 17.3% 17.3% 76.4% 6.2%Telecommuting 34.5% 34.5% 57.6% 7.9%Flex-time 66.0% 66.0% 29.3% 4.7%Fitness Facility/Membership 29.1% 29.1% 64.9% 6.0%Employee Share Ownership 25.4% 25.4% 67.8% 6.8%Bonus or Profit Sharing Plan 43.2% 43.2% 50.1% 6.6%Stock Options 17.7% 17.7% 74.7% 7.6%Isolation Allowance 12.5% 12.5% 72.0% 15.4%Parental Leave 25.5% 25.5% 46.1% 28.3%Note: the percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding

Exhibit 6 - Vacation Entitlements

Vacation Weeks Count Percent

2 210 14.2%3 576 39.0%4 398 27.0%5 138 9.3%6 69 4.7%7 45 3.0%8+ 32 2.2%No Response 8 .5%Total 1,476 100.0%


Benefit provided

SECTION B - SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS AND OTHER COMPENSATION TABLES

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Exhibit 7 illustrates the employment status of this year’s respondents as of June 2012. As the survey launch notice invited participation from members with practising status only, responses do not reflect the actual distribution of full-time, part-time, students and unemployed members in the APEGBC membership and are provided for informational purposes related to this survey only. Full-time salaried/ contract workers account for 88.8% of respondents, while 1.6% indicated that they are employed part time. Owners/partners comprise 3.9% of the sample, while 2.2% of respondents are self-employed. Students, retired or unemployed members, and members who did not indicate their employment status make up the remainder at 3.6% of the respondents.

REPORTED BASE SALARY AND TOTAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION BY RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL AND GENDER

Exhibit 8 presents mean and median base salary and total annual compensation for male and female respondents by responsibility point level. Median total annual compensation is higher for women at the responsibility point levels less than 250, 300-349 and 350-399 when compared to the male respondents. Median base salary values are also higher for women in the point ranges less than 200, 200-249, and 350-399.

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Exhibit 7 - Employment Status of Respondents June 2012

Gender Row Employment Status Male Female Not Given Total Percent

Full-time Salaried 1,357 247 416 2020 83.4%Full-time Contract 77 15 38 130 5.4%Part-time Salaried 9 11 4 24 1.0%Part-time Contract 8 1 5 14 0.6%Owner 49 3 20 72 3.0%Partner 16 1 5 22 0.9%Self-employed 32 4 18 54 2.2%Student 0 0 48 48 2.0%Retired 0 0 15 15 0.6%Unemployed 0 0 22 22 0.9%Not Reported 3 3 0.1%Total 1,548 282 594 2,424 100.0%

Column Percent 63.9% 11.6% 24.4% 100.0%

Median Mean Median Mean Total Median Total Annual Total Annual Total Median Total Annual Total Annual Jobs Base Salary Compensation Compensation Jobs Base Salary Compensation Compensation

Less than 200 49 56,500 58,000 59,250 12 59,750 61,750 61,979200 - 249 93 57,000 57,600 63,119 21 63,000 65,916 66,026250 - 299 105 66,560 72,000 74,270 22 60,000 66,575 76,355300 - 349 136 75,000 82,000 86,809 25 73,000 82,500 84,614350 - 399 125 85,000 91,000 99,135 24 89,125 94,883 132,938400 - 449 100 92,210 102,500 109,630 20 91,750 100,750 95,452450 - 499 99 101,500 109,250 118,897 12 86,063 99,000 102,705500 - 549 91 106,500 120,000 137,524 13 97,500 109,000 117,629550 - 599 73 114,000 128,000 136,914 6 108,000 113,616 117,412600 - 649 53 120,000 136,000 147,681 3 N/S N/S N/S650 - 699 47 138,673 156,000 161,976 6 119,000 136,922 162,807700 - 749 38 140,000 174,000 208,767 1 N/S N/S N/S750 - 799 30 165,000 191,500 234,136 3 N/S N/S N/S800+ 8 187,500 260,000 343,250 0 N/S N/S N/SN/S - Insufficient Sample Size


Exhibit 8 - Reported Base Salary & Total Annual Compensation by Responsibility Level and Gender

Male Respondents Female Respondents

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REPORTED BASE SALARY BY BACHELOR’S DEGREE

Exhibit 9 presents reported base salary by bachelor’s degree received. The median base salary for all disciplines is $87,500 and the median responsibility point level was 398 points. Mineral exploration graduates reported the highest median base salary of $117,900 and the highest responsibility level with a median point level of 592.


Note: Caution should be exercised when small samples are used to calculate median and mean compensation values. Median values have not been provided for samples of less than five respondents. Additionally, compensation values should be determined and calculated by the level of responsibility for the position and as such, the prediction of compensation based on any one factor is difficult due to market forces and general economic conditions, and caution should be exercised.

Exhibit 9 - Reported Base Salary by Bachelor’s Degree

Number of % of Total Base Salary Median

Responses Mean Median Points

Geoscience 100 8.1% 112,765 91,000 467

Environmental 12 1.0% 76,886 68,250 323 Geochemistry 1 0.1% N/S N/S N/S Geology 58 4.7% 123,704 94,250 472 Geophysics 4 0.3% N/S N/S N/S Geotechnics 8 0.6% 97,588 92,250 542 Hydrogeology 4 0.3% 72,349 63,600 N/S Hydrology 1 0.1% N/S N/S N/S Management 1 0.1% N/S N/S N/S Mineral Exploration 8 0.6% 121,850 117,900 592 Other 3 0.2% N/S N/S N/SEngineering 1,139 91.7% 94,258 87,000 391

Aeronautics/Aerospace 18 1.4% 91,235 80,750 368 Agriculture 3 0.2% N/S N/S N/S Bioresource 7 0.6% 97,004 95,700 398 Biosystems 1 0.1% N/S N/S N/S Building Science 2 0.2% N/S N/S N/S Chemical 64 5.2% 105,665 102,000 457 Civil 274 22.1% 95,729 85,000 389 Computer 10 0.8% 88,680 90,500 403 Construction 5 0.4% 109,000 110,000 380 Electrical/Electronic 165 13.3% 91,019 82,000 381 Engineering Physics 27 2.2% 92,979 92,000 360 Environmental 27 2.2% 81,578 82,000 360 Fire Protection 2 0.2% N/S N/S N/S Food/Beverage 1 0.1% N/S N/S N/S Forest 10 0.8% 86,063 81,500 423 Geological 28 2.3% 89,823 77,750 339 Geotechnical 20 1.6% 87,823 83,300 375 Industrial/Manufacturing 8 0.6% 95,063 93,000 453 Marine/Naval 6 0.5% 84,692 84,500 417 Materials Handling 2 0.2% N/S N/S N/S Mechanical 294 23.7% 90,375 84,120 377 Metallurgical/Materials 24 1.9% 114,651 94,365 389 Mining 27 2.2% 120,590 98,000 408 Petroleum (Energy) 3 0.2% N/S N/S N/S Power (Energy) 10 0.8% 92,690 101,200 410 Structural 53 4.3% 100,738 88,118 448 Surveying/Geomatics 4 0.3% N/S N/S N/S Transportation 15 1.2% 96,109 83,400 438 Water Resources 8 0.6% 83,533 85,400 327Other 21 1.7% 76,850 80,000 273

Not Reported 3 0.2% N/S N/S N/STotal 1,242 100.0% 95,732 87,500 398

N/S - Insufficient Sample Size

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REPORTED BASE SALARY BY GRADUATE DEGREE RECEIVED

Respondents who have reported obtaining postgraduate degrees represent just 35.7% of the 1,242 valid BC respondents. Exhibit 10 illustrates the effect of higher education on compensation.


Median Base Salary

Number Points Mean Median

MASc/MEng 188 440 102,835 98,500MSc 128 478 102,621 93,280MBA 60 546 131,832 116,500Other Master’s Degree 15 533 95,625 94,000PhD/DSc 52 526 112,113 105,000

Exhibit 10 - Reported Base Salary by Graduate Degree Received

REPORTED BASE SALARY AND RESPONSIBILITY LEVEL BY YEAR OF GRADUATION

The reported median base salary results by year of graduation are presented for the survey respondents in Exhibit 11. The largest increase in responsibility level was reported by respondents who received their degree in 1977 with an increase of 42.86% from 2010 to 2012.

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Total Jobs Median Points 2012/2010 Change

% 2012 Median 2010 Median in Median Base

2012 2010 2012 2010 Change Base Salary Base Salary Salary

2012 or Later 16 N/A 197 N/A N/A 55,500 N/A N/A2011 42 N/A 205 N/A N/A 57,800 N/A N/A2010 74 17 232 213 8.92% 57,598 N/A N/A2009 56 95 257 210 22.38% 60,000 N/A N/A2008 56 140 277 223 23.99% 62,755 62,450 0.49%2007 68 166 312 265 17.74% 70,000 54,000 29.63%2006 44 141 316 265 19.06% 72,563 55,000 31.93%2005 52 156 350 307 13.84% 80,000 58,800 36.05%2004 38 139 339 316 7.28% 77,850 60,000 29.75%2003 49 147 349 330 5.76% 80,000 64,500 24.03%2002 36 119 364 346 5.20% 89,000 70,000 27.14%2001 29 113 398 376 5.85% 89,000 74,000 20.27%2000 33 95 416 388 7.22% 90,000 78,300 14.94%1999 28 82 439 415 5.78% 90,000 77,000 16.88%1998 35 79 468 429 9.09% 96,000 79,310 21.04%1997 18 90 405 460 -11.96% 104,500 87,500 19.43%1996 31 79 500 441 13.38% 100,000 90,500 10.50%1995 36 57 472 435 8.51% 95,450 86,500 10.35%1994 36 86 474 465 1.94% 98,750 89,780 9.99%1993 21 86 440 467 -5.78% 102,500 92,500 10.81%1992 28 105 488 458 6.55% 113,250 87,500 29.43%1991 26 77 533 515 3.50% 116,500 98,793 17.92%1990 24 79 501 493 1.62% 112,500 97,000 15.98%1989 22 71 516 498 3.51% 120,000 95,500 25.65%1988 21 78 578 488 18.44% 115,000 97,750 17.65%1987 29 75 513 578 -11.25% 107,000 108,000 -0.93%1986 17 83 508 548 -7.30% 100,000 100,000 0.00%1985 21 69 509 526 -3.23% 113,000 100,000 13.00%1984 28 81 526 515 2.04% 111,500 104,000 7.21%1983 24 62 603 554 8.75% 139,000 103,000 34.95%1982 18 75 511 521 -2.02% 114,565 99,000 15.72%1981 13 62 543 588 -7.65% 104,000 103,000 0.97%1980 16 69 601 549 9.38% 115,919 115,000 0.80%1979 13 45 608 562 8.19% 120,000 97,014 23.69%1978 20 34 476 566 -15.90% 113,065 105,200 7.48%1977 9 43 525 573 -8.38% 150,000 105,000 42.86%1976 16 44 609 558 9.14% 123,563 108,058 14.35%1975 and Earlier 65 205 596 579 2.94% 125,000 115,000 8.70%Not Reported 34 105 490 400 22.38% 91,400 92,261 -0.93%

N/A - Not Available


Exhibit 11 - Reported Base Salary and Responsibility Level by Year of Graduation

Note: Caution should be exercised when examining individual years where small samples are used to calculate median and mean compensation values. Median values have not been provided for samples of less than five respondents. Additionally, compensation values should be determined and calculated by the level of responsibility for the position and as such, the prediction of compensation based on any one factor is difficult due to market forces and general economic conditions; and caution should be exercised.

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COMPENSATION BY SIZE OF ORGANIZATION

Median base salary and total annual compensation by size of organization is presented in Exhibit 12. Members in organizations of 251- 500 employees reported the highest median base salary and total annual compensation of $92,800 and $103,000 respectively.

REPORTED BASE SALARY BY MEMBER STATUS AND GENDER

Exhibit 13 presents reported base salary by member status and gender. Analysis suggests that obtaining professional engineer and professional geoscientist status pays. The change in median responsibility level from EIT to P.Eng. increases 85.3% which also correlates to an increase in median base salary of 61.3%. For GIT to P.Geo., the change in median responsibility level increases 65.3% with a median base salary increase of 64.6%.

Exhibit 12 - Compensation by Size of Organization

2012

Median 2012 Median Median Total

Count Points Base Salary Compensation

1 - 10 84 478 84,500 97,99011 - 20 69 370 78,000 87,00021 - 50 118 360 80,000 88,00051 - 100 89 348 72,000 77,728101 - 250 131 396 85,000 90,242251 - 500 126 407 92,800 103,000Over 500 618 410 91,500 101,807Not Reported 7 455 85,000 89,654


Exhibit 13 - Reported Base Salary by Member Status and Gender

P.Eng. 788 465 100,000 110,000 85 411 89,250 100,000 682 471 100,000 110,000P.Geo. 78 496 98,750 107,000 17 438 90,000 95,000 61 505 109,248 117,500P.Eng./P.Geo. 8 438 103,000 113,063 2 N/S N/S N/S 6 420 103,000 107,000Limited Licence 9 546 90,300 120,000 0 N/S N/S N/S 9 546 90,300 120,000Provisional Member 2 N/S N/S N/S 0 N/S N/S N/S 2 N/S N/S N/SEIT 335 251 62,000 65,150 55 245 63,000 65,916 274 253 62,000 65,000GIT 20 300 60,000 64,263 8 283 58,850 64,263 12 306 60,000 68,666Not Reported 2 N/S N/S N/S 1 N/S N/S N/S 1 N/S N/S N/SN/A - Not Available, N/S - Insufficient Sample Size

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COMPENSATION BY REGION AND GENDER INCLUDING NON-BC RESPONDENTS

The 2012 compensation survey received responses from 248 APEGBC members outside of British Columbia. While the intent of the survey and this report is to provide information to assist members and BC employers in setting BC compensation levels, and all previous compensation analyses use the valid sample of 1,476 BC respondents only. Exhibit 14 reports base salary and total annual compensation by region and gender for the larger worldwide sample of 1,734 valid respondents.


Exhibit 14 - Compensation by Region and Gender Including Non-BC Respondents

2012 Male Female

Median 2012 Median Median Total Median 2012 Median Median 2012 Median

Branch/Region Count Points Base Salary Compensation Count Points Base Salary Count Points Base Salary

Vancouver Island 76 423 82,500 86,000 8 418 95,774 68 423 81,000Victoria 88 407 83,000 85,928 17 468 78,000 69 381 83,000Lower Mainland 1,077 380 85,000 90,500 164 315 72,750 891 393 87,000Okanagan 75 395 84,000 89,102 6 278 61,500 67 428 88,000West Kootenay 35 400 83,000 94,700 9 356 81,000 25 403 85,000East Kootenay 20 333 86,950 105,500 6 318 79,000 13 333 93,000South Central 34 383 87,500 96,500 7 300 72,100 27 438 93,000Central Interior 38 348 80,800 94,500 8 318 74,500 29 383 85,000Peace River 21 323 84,000 101,914 3 235 N/S 18 352 87,000Northern 12 413 75,280 70,280 N/A N/A N/A 12 413 75,280Elsewhere in Canada 185 555 124,000 136,000 20 443 116,383 163 566 124,000Outside of Canada 63 590 120,000 132,000 1 N/S N/S 62 588 120,000Not Reported 10 407 89,500 95,000 N/A N/A N/A 1 N/S N/STotal 1,734 405 90,000 95,000 249 346 76,000 1,445 423 91,520N/A - Not Available

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