Software engineering (general) salaries in Canada (Staff)

The median yearly salary of software engineering (general) jobs in Canada (Staff) is CAD 193,625, from 40 open positions with a salary. Half of them pay between CAD 175,000 and CAD 226,795.

Median yearly salary: CAD 193,625

Middle half: CAD 175,000 – CAD 226,795

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

Mozilla — CAD 157,500 (positions: 3)

Trend

From CAD 193,815 on 2026-10-23 to CAD 195,915 on 2026-11-12

Newest positions with a salary

Continuous Improvement Engineering Manager

Industrial Electric ManufacturingManufacturing and hardwareSurrey, British Columbia, Canada

CAD 3–6 / hour
Staff
Software engineering (general)

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Software Engineering Manager, Cloud Engineering

JobgetherCanada

CAD 165K–220K / year
Remote
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Software engineering (general)

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Software Engineering Manager, Cloud Engineering

MozillaBusiness software (SaaS)Remote Canada

CAD 165K–220K / year
Remote
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Software engineering (general)

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Engineering Manager, Subledger

JobgetherCanada

CAD 300K–400K / year
Remote
Staff
Software engineering (general)

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Engineering Manager, Subledger

HopperTravel and hospitalityOntario - Remote | Toronto - Remote | Alberta - Remote

CAD 200K–250K / year
Remote
Staff
Software engineering (general)

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Gestionnaire de l'ingénierie, Grand livre auxiliaire// Engineering Manager, Subledger

HopperTravel and hospitalityMontréal - Remote | Québec - Remote

CAD 200K–250K / year
Remote
Staff
Software engineering (general)
FR

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Manager II, Software Engineering

SamsaraManufacturing and hardwareRemote - Canada

CAD 142.8K–184.8K / year
Remote
Staff
Software engineering (general)

Golang
JavaScript
Python

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Staff Software Engineer, Browser (New Products)

MozillaBusiness software (SaaS)Remote Canada

CAD 145K–170K / year
Remote
Staff
Software engineering (general)

C++
JavaScript
Rust

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Staff Software Engineer, Ads Data Platform

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

CAD 229K–241.5K / year
Remote
Staff
Software engineering (general)

Golang
Python
SQL

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Engineering Manager, Conversational AI

PeblBusiness software (SaaS)Toronto, Ontario

CAD 154K–205K / year
Hybrid
Staff
Software engineering (general)

Python
TypeScript

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