Canada Mercer Total Compensation Survey for the Energy Sector

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Societal pressures along with economic and political factors have forced even the most traditional industries – such as oil and gas – to quickly adapt to changing working models, creating a new set of challenges for HR. Understanding what jobs are critical, new skills needed, and attracting and retaining the employees capable of filling them is more important than ever. Position your organization for the future and spend your energy sector salary budget wisely with a data-backed compensation strategy that helps you secure the people you need across the Canada energy industry.

Assess your competitive market position with pay and benefits data from the Canada MTCS | Mercer Total Compensation Survey for the Energy Sector. Ensure you have the right compensation package for your current and future employees, with compensation data for 1,663 positions from more than 230 organizations across the country. Analyze the data by job scope, size of company, and across sectors of the energy value chain, such as:

  • Energy mining
  • Exploration and production
  • Gas utilities
  • Midstream/pipelines

Societal pressures along with economic and political factors have forced even the most traditional industries – such as oil and gas – to quickly adapt to changing working models, creating a new set of challenges for HR. Understanding what jobs are critical, new skills needed, and attracting and retaining the employees capable of filling them is more important than ever. Position your organization for the future and spend your energy sector salary budget wisely with a data-backed compensation strategy that helps you secure the people you need across the Canada energy industry.

Assess your competitive market position with pay and benefits data from the Canada MTCS | Mercer Total Compensation Survey for the Energy Sector. Ensure you have the right compensation package for your current and future employees, with compensation data for 1,663 positions from more than 230 organizations across the country. Analyze the data by job scope, size of company, and across sectors of the energy value chain, such as:

  • Energy mining
  • Exploration and production
  • Gas utilities
  • Midstream/pipelines
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  • Ordering TypeWIN
  • Enable ParticipationYes
  • Participation Start Date03/02/2026
  • Participation End Date05/04/2026
  • Sub TitleCompensation and benefits insights to succeed in a changing industry
  • RegionCA
  • Short DescriptionEnergy industry compensation data featuring seven industry subsector modules
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  • CounterPart_SKUSKU_7441
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  • widget1Publish Date ~ August 2026
  • widget2Positions Published ~ 1,663
  • widget3Organizations ~ 239
  • widget4Observations ~ 134,794
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Product Highlights

Core Modules

# of positions
published

# of organizations

General Benchmark

720

238

Cross Segment

714

234

*The MTCS Benefits Report data is now included in the Core Modules.

Individual Modules

   

Field Operations

100

156

Field Site Policy

NA

88

Upstream and Midstream

40

101

Utilities and Renewable Energy

47

71

Downstream and Oilfield Services

39

77

Energy Trading

31

68

Position Families

  • Administration, facilities & secretarial
  • Communications & corporate affairs
  • Construction
  • Customer service & contact center operations
  • Drilling, exploration & operations
  • Energy generation & supply
  • Engineering & science
  • Finance
  • General management
  • Healthcare/pharmacy services
  • Human resources
  • IT, telecom & internet
  • Legal, compliance & audit
  • Production & skilled trades
  • Project/program management
  • Quality management
  • Real estate management, property development & investment
  • Retail
  • Sales, marketing & product management
  • Supply chain
  • Trading & dealing

Download the list of positions included in this survey along with the position descriptions.

  • Base Pay
  • Benefits Data
  • Long-term Incentive Eligibility and Grants
  • Organization Data
  • Short-Term Incentive Data
  • Years in Organization

Career streams

  • Executive
  • Management
  • Para-professional
  • Professional

Product Highlights

Core Modules

# of positions
published

# of organizations

General Benchmark

720

238

Cross Segment

714

234

*The MTCS Benefits Report data is now included in the Core Modules.

Individual Modules

   

Field Operations

100

156

Field Site Policy

NA

88

Upstream and Midstream

40

101

Utilities and Renewable Energy

47

71

Downstream and Oilfield Services

39

77

Energy Trading

31

68

Position Families

  • Administration, facilities & secretarial
  • Communications & corporate affairs
  • Construction
  • Customer service & contact center operations
  • Drilling, exploration & operations
  • Energy generation & supply
  • Engineering & science
  • Finance
  • General management
  • Healthcare/pharmacy services
  • Human resources
  • IT, telecom & internet
  • Legal, compliance & audit
  • Production & skilled trades
  • Project/program management
  • Quality management
  • Real estate management, property development & investment
  • Retail
  • Sales, marketing & product management
  • Supply chain
  • Trading & dealing

Download the list of positions included in this survey along with the position descriptions.

  • Base Pay
  • Benefits Data
  • Long-term Incentive Eligibility and Grants
  • Organization Data
  • Short-Term Incentive Data
  • Years in Organization

Career streams

  • Executive
  • Management
  • Para-professional
  • Professional
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You tell us what’s happening in your organization – from what you pay to how you pay – for your positions and we’ll give you a discount on the results. Survey participation is open to all organizations with matching jobs. Missed this year’s participation window? Contact us to learn how you can participate in the next edition.

Participation Window

Opens: 3/2/2026

Closes:5/4/2026

Participation Window

Opens: 03/02/2026

Closes: 05/04/2026

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