IT salaries in Canada 2026 ๐จ๐ฆ
Developer salaries in Canada: median $6465/month across 438 open jobs with a stated salary, broken down by role, seniority and tech stack. Live data, USD-normalised.
$6,465
median $/mo
$4,022โ$7,947
p25โp75 range
438
jobs with a stated salary
Salary by role in Canada (USD/mo)
| Role | P25 | Median | P75 | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM | $1,201 | $5,000 | $8,195 | 35 |
| Fullstack | $6,304 | $7,315 | $7,660 | 30 |
| Backend | $6,617 | $7,391 | $7,391 | 28 |
| Data | $4,801 | $6,070 | $7,699 | 13 |
| QA | $4,831 | $5,616 | $7,188 | 8 |
| Product | $5,898 | $6,250 | $7,733 | 7 |
| DevOps | $5,082 | $6,386 | $6,835 | 5 |
| ML/AI | $821 | $6,209 | $14,583 | 5 |
| Architect | $1,106 | $1,247 | $7,391 | 5 |
| AI Engineer | $4,003 | $6,756 | $8,130 | 5 |
Salary by seniority (USD/mo)
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | $3,779 | $5,032 | $6,405 | 5 |
| Senior | $988 | $6,005 | $7,391 | 120 |
| Lead | $3,774 | $6,036 | $7,622 | 54 |
| Principal / Expert | $3,331 | $6,249 | $9,167 | 9 |
Salary by stack in Canada (median, USD/mo)
Salary distribution
Median trend in Canada
Weekly median salary (USD/month) across jobs with a stated salary.
Compare with other countries
๐บ๐ธ USA $10,833๐ช๐ธ Spain $9,058๐ฆ๐น Austria $8,152๐ฆ๐บ Australia $7,823๐ฌ๐ง UK $6,759๐ฉ๐ช Germany $6,340๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands $6,292๐ต๐ฑ Poland $5,754๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand $5,224๐ง๐ท Brazil $5,000๐ฎ๐น Italy $4,528๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore $4,500๐ซ๐ท France $3,985๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico $3,815๐ง๐ช Belgium $3,333๐ช๐ช Estonia $3,261๐ฑ๐ป Latvia $3,048๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa $2,460๐ฑ๐น Lithuania $2,446๐ท๐บ Russia $2,000๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine $2,000๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan $2,000๐ฎ๐ณ India $1,993๐ฐ๐ฟ Kazakhstan $1,457
Recent jobs with a salary
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FAQ
What is the median IT salary in Canada?
$6465/month across 438 open vacancies in Canada with a disclosed salary (USD-normalised).
Which IT role pays most in Canada?
By volume, PM leads the sample; see the by-role table for the full p25/median/p75 spread.
Are these Canada salaries gross or net?
Figures are the salary stated in the job posting, normalised to USD/month at parse time. Most postings quote gross.
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