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ProFESSIonAl EdGE CLOSING ThE GAP OSPE Employer Compensation Survey shows narrowing gap between male and female engineers By Chrisy Wilson, Mercer (Canada) Limited Conducted annually for OSPE by Mercer (Canada) Limited, the latest OSPE Employer Compensation Survey compiled compensation data for more than 15,000 engineers across six engineering responsibility levels and 14 job types from 218 organizations in both the private and public sectors. The Survey reflects data for engineers working in organizations of all sizes, across a broad array of industries, located in 17 metropolitan areas in Ontario. MInIMAl PAy dIFFErEntIAtIon by GEndEr Results of the OSPE Employer Compensation Survey indicate that, although most engineering graduates are male, significant pay differences do not occur until the more senior engineering levels, which have a far lower proportion of females. Approximately 25 per cent of Level A and B engineers are female, but this drops to less than 10 per cent for Level E and F engineers, as shown in Figure 1. FIGurE 1: PErCEntAGE oF MAlES And FEMAlES At EACh EnGInEErInG lEVEl Male Female Level A 76% 24% Level B 75% 25% Level C 81% Level D 19% 84% Level E 16% 90% Level F 93% 0 20 40 60 80 10% 7% 100 A comparative review of compensation levels across genders finds that average base salaries could be up to 13 per cent Level A Level B Level C Level D Level E Level F higher for male engineers, as is the case for Level F bonus$200 16% eligible engineers included in the survey (Figure 2). However, 12% $150 for many engineers, the gender pay gap is11% 11% 84% 88% smaller. Some 9% 9% 89% 89% $100 8% employers and engineers may 7% surprised to learn that, for be 91% 91% 8% 9% 92% 93% 5% 6% 92% 91% the majority of engineers, there is less than a 5 per cent $50 95% 94% difference between average base salaries of men and women 0 in Levels A through D. M F M F M F M F M F M F Compensation $000’s Over the last 15 years, approximately 20 per cent of engineering graduates have been female. But according to the latest OSPE Employer Compensation Survey, pay is closely aligned at most levels despite the disparity between the number of male and female engineers in Ontario. Base Salary Variable Pay The largest pay gap (13%) is for Level F bonus eligible employees. 2 8 TheVoice Summer 2013

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of OSPE - The Voice - Summer 2013

OSPE - The Voice - Summer 2013
Contents
Viewpoint
Newsbytes
Anne Sado, P.Eng.
National Engineering Month Ontario 2013
Engaging Tomorrow’s Engineers
Student Ambassador Profile
Innovation
The OSPE Research and Innovation Guide
The Advocacy Agenda
Maintaining and Expanding Our Engineering Capability
Engineers as Leaders
Why Throw It Away?
Connecting with Queen’s Park
Can We Engineer Better Drivers?
Insuring Your Work
Closing the Gap
Bridging the Gap
Learn, Develop, Grow Your Career
Grow Your Engineering Team

OSPE - The Voice - Summer 2013