Principal Engineering salaries in Canada
Built from 22 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-11). Every number traces to a public source row.
Employers hiring Principal Engineering roles in Canada state a median of $139,741 annual USD (P25 $131,798, P75 $147,965), measured from 22 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-11.
Beyond base: 16.1% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 41.9% mention bonus/commission (n=31 evaluated excerpts).
Skills mentioned in this market
Tokens that literally appear in the posting text, with n and share of open roles. Not inferred.
| Skill | n | Share of open roles |
|---|---|---|
| CI/CD | 8 | 25.8% |
| Elasticsearch | 8 | 25.8% |
| Roadmapping | 7 | 22.6% |
| Java | 6 | 19.4% |
| Git | 5 | 16.1% |
| Python | 5 | 16.1% |
| LLM | 4 | 12.9% |
| AWS | 3 | 9.7% |
| C++ | 3 | 9.7% |
| Cassandra | 3 | 9.7% |
| MongoDB | 3 | 9.7% |
| SQL | 3 | 9.7% |
Where would an offer land?
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- P10
- $123,012
- P20
- $131,798
- P30
- $136,894
- P40
- $139,741
- P50
- $139,741
- P60
- $139,741
- P70
- $140,233
- P80
- $153,589
- P90
- $168,702
Deciles of employer-stated ranges (midpoints, annual USD) for this market. Percentiles interpolate between deciles; sample statistics, not an offer recommendation.
Companies behind these numbers (Canada)
| Company | Sector | Open roles | Stated ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| elastic | software | 8 | 8 | View roles → |
| asteralabs | hardware | 3 | 3 | View roles → |
| okta | software | 3 | 3 | View roles → |
| 1password | — | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| menlosecurity | — | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| 2k | gaming | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| alphasense | ai | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| aristanetworks | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| veeva | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| appnovation | — | 2 | 0 | View roles → |
| applydigital | — | 1 | 0 | View roles → |
| beyondtrust | software | 1 | 0 | View roles → |