Reviewed 25 July 2026 · official observations only

PLC and automation salary data with a source trail

This directory lists only role-and-location combinations backed by a reviewed official wage observation. Formula-only city and state estimates are excluded from this page and from search indexing.

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Toronto, Canada

Automation Engineer

Official source

Published low wage: CA$34.30
Published median wage: CA$51.28
Published high wage: CA$87.95

Source occupation: Electrical and electronics engineers (NOC 21310). Job Bank reports this Automation Engineer wage page under NOC 21310, Electrical and electronics engineers; it is a related official occupation group, not a PLC-only wage sample.

Reference period: 2023–2024. Measure: Low, median, and high hourly wages.

Publisher: Government of Canada Job Bank.

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Toronto, Canada

Industrial Electrician

Official source

Published low wage: CA$20.00
Published median wage: CA$40.00
Published high wage: CA$46.00

Source occupation: Industrial electricians (NOC 72201). The requested role maps directly to Job Bank occupation NOC 72201, Industrial electricians.

Reference period: 2023–2024. Measure: Low, median, and high hourly wages.

Publisher: Government of Canada Job Bank.

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Vancouver, Canada

Automation Engineer

Official source

Published low wage: CA$30.77
Published median wage: CA$50.67
Published high wage: CA$80.00

Source occupation: Electrical and electronics engineers (NOC 21310). Job Bank reports this Automation Engineer wage page under NOC 21310, Electrical and electronics engineers; the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region is the official geography containing Vancouver.

Reference period: 2023–2024. Measure: Low, median, and high hourly wages.

Publisher: Government of Canada Job Bank.

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Osaka, Japan

Industrial Electrician

Official source

Average posted lower bound: ¥245,182
Calculated offer-range midpoint: ¥310,435
Average posted upper bound: ¥375,688

Source occupation: Electrical and communications construction occupations (094). The requested Industrial Electrician role is mapped to Osaka Labour Bureau group 094, Electrical and communications construction occupations. The source group is broader than industrial electricians and the values are Osaka-wide job-posting measures, not an Osaka City-only employee salary survey.

Reference period: 2026-04. Measure: Average lower and upper monthly wage bounds in regular full-time job postings accepted during April 2026.

Publisher: Osaka Labour Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

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What this guide does—and does not—claim

A source occupation can be broader than the page's requested job title; each mapping is disclosed instead of presented as a PLC-only sample.
Hourly or monthly figures are annualized only for transparent comparison. Annualized values are calculations, not additional official estimates.
The observations do not infer bonuses, overtime, benefits, equity, tax, purchasing power, or an individual offer.
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Automation Engineer

Industrial Electrician

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