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Mid level engineering salaries in Canada
Median CA$155k a year across 99 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from CA$133k to CA$176k. 61% of the 161 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: CA$133k to CA$176k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Tailscalemedian of 9 published bandsCA$261k
Doppelmedian of 4 published bandsCA$248k
Brazemedian of 5 published bandsCA$181k
Decagonmedian of 2 published bandsCA$175k
Motivemedian of 3 published bandsCA$168k
Mecka AImedian of 14 published bandsCA$167k
Affirmmedian of 8 published bandsCA$158k
MaintainXmedian of 13 published bandsCA$142k
Hiring the most right now
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Software Engineer, AgentSierra · TorontoCA$180k to CA$390k
- Software Engineer, Networking (Features)Tailscale · RemoteCA$243k to CA$303k
- Forward Deployed EngineerTailscale · RemoteCA$201k to CA$335k
- Software Engineer, Detection (TOR)Doppel · Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCA$157k to CA$367k
- Software Engineer, Networking (Dataplane)Tailscale · RemoteCA$218k to CA$303k
- Software Engineer, Strategic ProjectsTailscale · RemoteCA$218k to CA$303k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for mid level engineering roles in Canada?
CA$155k a year in base pay, across 99 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from CA$133k to CA$176k.
What do the best-paid mid level engineering roles in Canada offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above CA$239k, and one in ten sits below CA$117k.
How many mid level engineering job posts publish a salary?
61% of the 161 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Do remote engineering roles in Canada pay less?
Remote postings publish a median of CA$158k against CA$150k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 38 and 61 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for mid level engineering roles in Canada?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Tailscale (CA$261k), Doppel (CA$248k), Braze (CA$181k).
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.