Now Available: 2025 Trade Contractors Salary Guide

We’re excited to release the latest edition of our industry-specific salary guides: the 2025 Trades Contractors Salary Guide, developed in partnership by Aplin and Impact Recruitment.

This guide provides up-to-date compensation benchmarks and valuable hiring insights for trades professionals across Canada. Whether you’re managing a team or planning your next career move, this guide offers a practical resource to support confident and informed decisions.

Why This Guide Matters

The trades sector is facing one of its most challenging periods in recent memory. Employers are competing for scarce talent in critical roles, such as estimators and site supervisors, while professionals navigate shifting compensation models, new technology, and heightened expectations for leadership and collaboration on job sites. In this competitive and fast-changing environment, access to precise, role-specific salary data is essential. Our guide is designed to equip both employers and job seekers with the insights they need to navigate compensation and hiring decisions in 2025.

Inside the Guide

• Salary benchmarks across trades contractor roles

• Key hiring trends shaping the construction and trades sector, including labour shortages and evolving compensation packages

• Insights into how technology, certifications, and workplace culture are influencing career paths and retention

• Outlooks and strategies tailored for both hiring managers and trades professionals

How to Use It

For employers, this guide can inform compensation strategies, strengthen hiring conversations, and improve retention efforts. For job seekers, it serves as a tool to evaluate your market positioning, highlight your achievements, and negotiate with confidence.

📥 Download the 2025 Trades Contractors Salary Guide here: https://www.aplin.com/salary-guides

What’s Next

Each month, we’re releasing a new guide tailored to a specific industry in Canada. Upcoming sectors include:

• Development & Construction Management

• Technology

Our recruitment teams are actively shaping each edition to ensure the insights reflect what’s happening in real time across Canada.