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Staff engineering salaries in Canada
Median CA$206k a year across 63 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from CA$190k to CA$226k. 61% of the 103 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: CA$190k to CA$226k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Ashbymedian of 2 published bandsCA$318k
Brexmedian of 3 published bandsCA$263k
Harveymedian of 3 published bandsCA$234k
Fairemedian of 6 published bandsCA$226k
Affirmmedian of 4 published bandsCA$211k
Databricksmedian of 2 published bandsCA$206k
Lightmattermedian of 7 published bandsCA$206k
Grafana Labsmedian of 7 published bandsCA$205k
Hiring the most right now
By job title
| Title | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Software Engineer | CA$190k | 3 |
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Staff Design Engineer - CanadaAshby · RemoteCA$256k to CA$380k
- Staff Product Engineer - CanadaAshby · RemoteCA$256k to CA$380k
- Staff Software Engineer, App RuntimeSnowflake · CA-Ontario-TorontoCA$291k to CA$341k
- Staff Software Engineer, IssuesSentry · RemoteCA$253k to CA$316k
- Staff Software Engineer, AcquisitionBrex · Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCA$240k to CA$300k
- Staff Software Engineer, Travel & ExpenseBrex · Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCA$240k to CA$285k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for staff engineering roles in Canada?
CA$206k a year in base pay, across 63 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from CA$190k to CA$226k.
What do the best-paid staff engineering roles in Canada offer?
One in ten published bands has a midpoint above CA$261k, and one in ten sits below CA$175k.
How many staff engineering job posts publish a salary?
61% of the 103 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$205k against CA$206k for on-site and hybrid ones, from 24 and 39 postings respectively.
Which companies pay the most for staff engineering roles in Canada?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Ashby (CA$318k), Brex (CA$263k), Harvey (CA$234k).
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.