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What drone pilots make
Median
$36,000
Lower end
$31,000
Upper end
$51,000
Job Bank files drone pilots under other service support occupations, a catch-all group, and these are its figures for that whole group across Canada (2023 to 2024): $15.00 an hour at the low end, $17.50 median and $24.73 at the high end, about $31,000, $36,000 and $51,000 a year at 40 hours a week. The group is mostly casual and assistant work, so it does not measure what certified pilots on survey or inspection contracts make. There is no official wage figure for that work alone, so check local job postings.