What is the average Backend Developer salary in Toronto?

The median midpoint of 19 live Backend Developer postings in Toronto is $185k a year. Half of them fall between $154k and $196k.

How does Backend Developer pay change with seniority?

senior postings $181k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay Backend Developer roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at HeyGen ($203k), Okta ($190k), Robinhood ($181k), Faire ($170k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Backend Developer salary in Toronto

What employers are offering right now, from 19 live Backend Developer postings in Toronto that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$185k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$154k–$196k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$248k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$110k

$127k

$144k

$162k

$179k

$196k

$213k

$230k

Backend Developer pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	$181k	6
Staff & principal	$194k	6

Top-paying companies for Backend Developer roles

Company	Median	Postings
HeyGen	$203k	2
Okta	$190k	2
Robinhood	$181k	4
Faire	$170k	4
HelloFresh	$135k	5

Highest-paying open Backend Developer jobs

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Baseten

Software Engineer - GPU Networking & Distributed Systems

San Francisco · Toronto Full-time $165k – $330k/yr

pythonrustc++sparkDirect from employer Feb 23

Robinhood

Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform

Toronto, Canada $200k – $235k/yr

pythonsparkdjangogrpcDirect from employer 2d ago

HeyGen

Backend Engineer - Infrastructure

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Toronto $180k – $240k/yr

pythonc++nosqlpostgresqlDirect from employer Apr 17

HelloFresh

Staff Backend Engineer, Customer Value Optimization

Toronto, Ontario, Canada $182k – $215k/yr

pythonmachine learningdata scienceDirect from employer 26d ago

HelloFresh

Staff Backend Product Engineer, Operations Technology (all genders)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada $180k – $215k/yr

pythongolangDirect from employer Jul 16

HeyGen

Backend Engineer

San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Toronto $170k – $220k/yr

pythonjavagolangc++Direct from employer Dec 14

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Backend Developer salary: common questions

What is the average Backend Developer salary in Toronto?: The median midpoint of 19 live Backend Developer postings in Toronto is $185k a year. Half of them fall between $154k and $196k.
How does Backend Developer pay change with seniority?: senior postings $181k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Backend Developer roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at HeyGen ($203k), Okta ($190k), Robinhood ($181k), Faire ($170k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

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