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What AMEs (aircraft maintenance engineers) make
Median
$81,000
Lower end
$51,000
Upper end
$110,000
Job Bank's figures for aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors across Canada (2023 to 2024) are $24.48 an hour at the low end, $39.00 median and $52.88 at the high end, about $51,000, $81,000 and $110,000 a year at 40 hours a week. Major airlines like Air Canada and WestJet have union contracts. Small charter and bush operators often license you faster, and some northern bases add isolation pay.