Software engineering (general) salaries in Canada (Senior)

The median yearly salary of software engineering (general) jobs in Canada (Senior) is CAD 161,500, from 67 open positions with a salary. Half of them pay between CAD 140,000 and CAD 172,750.

Median yearly salary: CAD 161,500

Middle half: CAD 140,000 – CAD 172,750

Amounts are yearly, in CAD. Hourly, daily, weekly and monthly pay is converted to a yearly amount. Positions in other currencies do not count.

Salary by level

Level	Median yearly salary	Middle half	Positions
Entry	CAD 67,470	CAD 66,300 – CAD 83,400	16
Mid	CAD 135,325	CAD 113,030 – CAD 143,375	16
Senior	CAD 161,500	CAD 140,000 – CAD 172,750	67
Staff	CAD 193,625	CAD 175,000 – CAD 226,795	40

Top paying companies

Instacart — CAD 172,750 (positions: 3)
Wealthsimple Technologies — CAD 170,100 (positions: 3)
Elastic — CAD 165,650 (positions: 4)
Okta — CAD 161,500 (positions: 3)
Jobgether — CAD 160,500 (positions: 5)

Trend

From CAD 166,401 on 2026-10-23 to CAD 164,989 on 2026-11-12

Newest positions with a salary

Senior Software Developer, Complex Accounts

Wealthsimple TechnologiesCrypto and web3Remote (Canada)

CAD 151.2K–189K / year
Remote
Senior
Software engineering (general)

Ruby
TypeScript

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Senior Software Engineer - Search & AI

GuidepointAI and dataToronto, Ontario, Canada

CAD 135K–155K / year
Hybrid
Senior
Software engineering (general)

PHP
Python
SQL

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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Global Markets

StaffbaseHR techToronto, Ontario, Canada

CAD 107K–143K / year
Hybrid
Senior
Software engineering (general)

Golang
Java
JavaScript

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Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Engineering & Architecture

JobgetherCanada

CAD 130K–150K / year
Remote
Senior
Software engineering (general)

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Senior Software Developer - Core Platform Services

JobgetherCanada

CAD 75K–246K / year
Remote
Senior
Software engineering (general)

C++
Golang
Java

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Senior Software Engineer, AI

PeblBusiness software (SaaS)Toronto, Ontario

CAD 122.8K–180K / year
Hybrid
Senior
Software engineering (general)

Python
TypeScript

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Senior Software Developer (R&D)

JobgetherCanada

CAD 134K–175K / year
Remote
Senior
Software engineering (general)

Golang
Java
Python

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Senior Software Engineer, Catalog Store

JobgetherCanada

CAD 168K–177.5K / year
Remote
Senior
Software engineering (general)

C++
Golang
Java

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Senior Commerce Engineer

Valsoft CorporationBusiness software (SaaS)Canada

CAD 120K–135K / year
Remote
Senior
Software engineering (general)

Java
JavaScript
SQL

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Senior Software Engineer, Catalog Store

InstacartE-commerce and retailCanada - Remote (ON, AB, BC, or NS Only)

CAD 168K–177.5K / year
Remote
Senior
Software engineering (general)

C++
Golang
Java

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