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Engineering & Computer Science

The following engineering and computer science co-op monthly salaries are from the spring, summer and fall 2023 co-op terms.

They are based on 37.5 hours per week of work and 4.333 weeks per month.

Note: W-1 to W-6 = work term 1 to work term 6.

All programs (monthly)

  Junior (work terms 1 + 2) Senior (work terms 3 + 4)
Mean (average) $3,843 $4,073
Median (middle) $3,786 $3,987
Mode (most frequent) $3,813 $4,333
Standard deviation  $808 $885
Number of work terms 972  797

Biomedical engineering

  Junior (work terms 1 + 2) Senior (work terms 3 + 4)
Mean (average) $3,230 $3,361
Median (middle) $3,120 $3,380
Mode (most frequent) $2,500 $2,785
Standard deviation $588 $797
Number of work terms 53 52

Civil engineering

  Junior (work terms 1 + 2) Senior (work terms 3 + 4)
Mean (average) $4,028 $4,300
Median (middle) $3,987 $4,333
Mode (most frequent) $3,987 $4,333
Standard deviation $532 $518
Number of work terms 129 138

Computer engineering

  Junior (work terms 1 + 2) Senior (work terms 3 + 4)
Mean (average) $3,602 $4,025
Median (middle) $3,768 $3,987
Mode (most frequent) $3,987 $4,333
Standard deviation $515 $880
Number of work terms 34 43

Computer science

  Junior (work terms 1 + 2) Senior (work terms 3 + 4)
Mean (average) $3,898 $4,076
Median (middle) $3,750 $3,941
Mode (most frequent) $3,200 $3,941
Standard deviation $846 $1,056
Number of work terms 277 96

Electrical engineering

  Junior (work terms 1 + 2) Senior (work terms 3 + 4)
Mean (average) $4,252 $4,250
Median (middle) $4,095  $3,987
Mode (most frequent) $3,000 $3,987
Standard deviation $1,093 $1,151
Number of work terms 127 127

MADS

  Junior (work terms 1 + 2) Senior (work terms 3 + 4)
Mean (average) $4,573 $5,094
Median (middle) $4,320 $5,094
Mode (most frequent) $4,221 N/A
Standard deviation $1,165 $656
Number of work terms 18 2

Mechanical engineering

  Junior (work terms 1 + 2) Senior (work terms 3 + 4)
Mean (average) $3,757 $4,065
Median (middle) $3,738 $3,952
Mode (most frequent) $3,813 $4,333
Standard deviation $659 $763
Number of work terms 199 233

MTIS

  Junior (work terms 1 + 2) Senior (work terms 3 + 4)
Mean (average) $4,310 $4,501
Median (middle) $4,056 $4,346
Mode (most frequent) $4,043 N/A
Standard deviation $923 $988
Number of work terms 20 4

Software engineering

  Junior (work terms 1 + 2) Senior (work terms 3 + 4)
Mean (average) $3,555 $3,955
Median (middle) $3,540 $3,921
Mode (most frequent) $3,200 $3,941
Standard deviation $459 $833
Number of work terms 94 108