University of Ottawa CO-OP Average Hourly Wages for Year of 2023

To guide you, here is the average salary as well as the salary range according to the program, the work term and academic level.

Arts

Communication, English, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Lettres françaises, Physical Geography and Geomatics, Translation

Work Term 1

$15.5 - $22.5 (average $18.78)

Work Term 2

$16.35 - $25.8 (average $20.41)

Work Term 3

$16.75 - $26 (average $21.77)

Work Term 4

$15.5 - $28 (average $22.83)
 

Engineering

Biomedical Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Data Science, Mechanical Engineering

Work Term 1

$15.5 - $34 (average $20.39)

Work Term 2

$16 - $34 (average $22.26)

Work Term 3

$15.5 - $35.6 (average $23.41)

Work Term 4

$16 - $37 (average $24.63)

Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering

Work Term 1

$15.5 - $47 (average $21.54)

Work Term 2

$16 - $52 (average $24.02)

Work Term 3

$16 - $46.5 (average $25.78)

Work Term 4

$15.75 - $52 (average $28.30)

Work Term 5 (Software Engineering only)

$18 - $70 (average $30.55)

Law (Civil Law Section)

Civil Law, Civil Law and International Development and Globalization

Work Term 1

$18 - $24.17 (average $20.04)

Work Term 2

$16 - $26.46 (average $20.30)

Work Term 3

$18.17 - $25.52 (average $21.48)

Work Term 4

$21.43 - $25.52 (average $23.62)

Science

Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical sciences, Biopharmaceutical science, Biotechnology (Integrated), Chemistry, Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Science, Financial Math and Economics, Geology, Geology Physics, Mathematics, Physics, Physics and Electrical engineering, Physics-Mathematics, Statistics

Work Term 1

$15.5 - $31 (average $19.71)

Work Term 2

$15.5 - $28.8 (average $20.01)

Work Term 3

$15.5 - $30 (average $21.07)

Work Term 4

$15.5 - $28.57 (average $21.49)

Social Sciences

Anthropology, Conflict Studies & Human Rights, Economics, Economics and Public Policy, Env. Economics and Publ. Pol., Feminist and Gender Studies, Intern. Economics and Develop., International Development and Globalization, International Studies and Modern Languages, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology

Work Term 1

$15.5 - $25.52 (average $19.40)

Work Term 2

$15.5 - $28.57 (average $21.25)

Work Term 3

$16 - $26 (average $22.69)

Work Term 4

$15.5 - $33 (average $23.57)

Telfer School of Management

Accounting, Finance

Work Term 1

$15.5 - $28.13 (average $20.71)

Work Term 2

$16.9 - $46.15 (average $22.97)

Work Term 3

$18.5 - $48 (average $23.68)

Work Term 4

$18 - $49 (average $25.39)

Commerce, Commerce (Management), HR Management, International Management, Marketing

Work Term 1

$15.5 - $28 (average $19.77)

Work Term 2

$16.25 - $28 (average $20.80)

Work Term 3

$16 - $28.25 (average $21.87)

Work Term 4

$15.5 - $31 (average $23.14)

Man. Info. Syst. and Analyt.

Work Term 1

N/A

Work Term 2

N/A

Work Term 3

$23.85 - $23.85 (average $23.85)

Work Term 4

$25.52 - $25.52 (average $25.52)

*all figures in Canadian dollars

Master - Communication, Master - English Literature, Master - History, Master - Information Studies

Work Term 1

$16 - $31.5 (average $23.04)

Work Term 2

$17 - $33.7 (average $24.19)

Master - Environmental Sustainability, Master - Mathematics and Statistics, Master - Physics

Work Term 1

$22.71 - $28.57 (average $23.75)

Work Term 2

$22.71 - $50 (average $28.07)

Master - Anthropology, Master - Economics, Master - Internat. Develop. and Global., Master - Political Science, Master - Public Administration, Master - Public and Internat. Affairs, Master - Sociology

Work Term 1

$15.5 - $28.57 (average $23.40)

Work Term 2

$16.75 - $28.57 (average $24.86)

Master - Computer Science, Master - Digital Transformation and Innovation, Master - Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master - Electronic Business Techno.

Work Term 1

$16.55 - $43 (average $26.93)

Work Term 2

$18 - $43 (average $30.00)

Master - Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Master - Mechanical Engineering

Work Term 1

$16 - $29.5 (average $21.25)

Work Term 2

$20 - $30.68 (average $25.04)

*all figures in Canadian dollars