If you work on a Canadian mine, you probably get a reasonable wage. We all think in terms of and compare wages and salaries. But have you taken a look at the benefits that you “get.” Maybe not in real check dollars, but in “extras.” Now none of us can compare with Canadian Postal workers who get something like seven weeks leave a year, accumulate untold days of “sick leave” and drive A Lexus on retirement (I know at least one fellow who does!)
Anyrate, here are some benefits numbers for Canadian mines. Note the figures are broken down by eastern and western mines. The full details are in the CostMine 2011 Survey of Canadian Mine Salaries, Wages, and Benefits.
Number of paid holidays per year:
- Eastern Mines = Range 10 – 15; Average 12
- Western Mines = Range 9 – 13; Average 11
Paid life insurance coverage
- Eastern Mines = Range 25 – 140K; Average 78K
- Western mines = Range 60 – 25K Average 101K
Total cost of benefits as a % of wages
- Eastern Mines = Range 23 – 51%; Average 35%
- Western Mines = Range 22 – 51%; Average 35%
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