Quote Originally Posted by complich8
Yeah, that pay rate is about $17/hr. It's not terrible, but it's not insanely good either. Don't really know how much real buying power that is, since it's $CDN, but it sounds like a pretty good pay rate for someone with BoC's experience level ...
That rate will net me around around $4000 after subtracting rent and tuition for next term. Good enough since I live at home during my school terms.

Most jobs will pay according to standard rates for the co-op program. My rate is the average maximum for 2nd term students. You'll get MUCH higher pay in later terms; 6th (final) term jobs can go as high as $25/h, which is pretty incredible for a student employee.

Here's the salary guide for my school:
http://www.cecs.uwaterloo.ca/pdfs/we...urvey-2006.pdf