What is the average Software Engineer salary in Canada?

The median midpoint of 268 live Software Engineer postings in Canada is $190k a year. Half of them fall between $166k and $221k.

How does Software Engineer pay change with seniority?

senior postings $183k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay Software Engineer roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Ramp ($253k), Baseten ($248k), Cohere ($248k), Homebase ($231k).

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.

Software Engineer salary in Canada

What employers are offering right now, from 268 live Software Engineer postings in Canada that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$190k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$166k–$221k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$288k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$124k

$142k

$160k

$178k

$197k

$215k

$233k

$252k

Software Engineer pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Mid level	$155k	17
Senior	$183k	105
Staff & principal	$206k	83

Top-paying companies for Software Engineer roles

Company	Median	Postings
Ramp	$253k	4
Baseten	$248k	18
Cohere	$248k	6
Homebase	$231k	2
Render	$230k	10
Mercury	$226k	11
Brex	$216k	9
HeyGen	$210k	5
Grafana Labs	$205k	5
Temporal	$205k	2
Instacart	$193k	10
VGS	$193k	6

Highest-paying open Software Engineer jobs

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CohereRemote

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San Francisco · United States Full-time $235k – $325k/yr

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Homebase

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San Francisco · Denver Full-time $237k – $306k/yr

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Baseten

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San Francisco · Toronto Full-time $180k – $360k/yr

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Baseten

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San Francisco · Toronto Full-time $180k – $360k/yr

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Software Engineer salary: common questions

What is the average Software Engineer salary in Canada?: The median midpoint of 268 live Software Engineer postings in Canada is $190k a year. Half of them fall between $166k and $221k.
How does Software Engineer pay change with seniority?: senior postings $183k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Software Engineer roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Ramp ($253k), Baseten ($248k), Cohere ($248k), Homebase ($231k).
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.

JobApplyPilot reads employers' own job postings. Pay shown is base salary from published ranges, not total compensation.