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Design salaries in Canada
Median CA$167k a year across 27 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from CA$140k to CA$178k. 60% of the 45 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: CA$140k to CA$178k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Canada (this page)CA$167k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Brazemedian of 2 published bandsCA$182k
Samsaramedian of 3 published bandsCA$174k
Wealthsimplemedian of 2 published bandsCA$171k
Oktamedian of 2 published bandsCA$170k
Kepler Communicationsmedian of 3 published bandsCA$169k
MaintainXmedian of 3 published bandsCA$145k
Numamedian of 2 published bandsCA$140k
NorthOnemedian of 2 published bandsCA$125k
Hiring the most right now
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Staff Product DesignerHarvey · RemoteCA$171k to CA$256k
- Staff Product DesignerSamsara · RemoteCA$162k to CA$222k
- Senior Embedded Software DesignerKepler Communications · Toronto, OntarioCA$159k to CA$209k
- Brand DesignerTailscale · RemoteCA$163k to CA$205k
- Product Design ManagerMaintainX · RemoteCA$165k to CA$200k
- Senior Product Designer, DataBraze · TorontoCA$133k to CA$232k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for design roles in Canada?
CA$167k a year in base pay, across 27 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from CA$140k to CA$178k.
How many design job posts publish a salary?
60% of the 45 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Do remote design roles in Canada pay less?
Remote postings publish a median of CA$171k against CA$153k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 12 and 15 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for design roles in Canada?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Braze (CA$182k), Samsara (CA$174k), Wealthsimple (CA$171k).
Where does this data come from?
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.