Staff Engineering salaries in Canada
Built from 70 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-10). Every number traces to a public source row.
Employers hiring Staff Engineering roles in Canada state a median of $148,317 annual USD (P25 $133,555, P75 $184,517), measured from 70 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-10.
Beyond base: 60.2% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 33.0% mention bonus/commission (n=103 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 42 | 40.8% |
| Kubernetes | 33 | 32.0% |
| AWS | 31 | 30.1% |
| SQL | 27 | 26.2% |
| CI/CD | 26 | 25.2% |
| React | 23 | 22.3% |
| TypeScript | 20 | 19.4% |
| Roadmapping | 19 | 18.4% |
| C++ | 18 | 17.5% |
| LLM | 15 | 14.6% |
| Git | 14 | 13.6% |
| Java | 14 | 13.6% |
Where would an offer land?
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- P10
- $129,215
- P20
- $133,555
- P30
- $138,827
- P40
- $144,103
- P50
- $148,317
- P60
- $152,886
- P70
- $170,000
- P80
- $203,000
- P90
- $220,400
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| affirm | fintech | 11 | 11 | View roles → |
| okta | software | 10 | 10 | View roles → |
| gitlab | software | 6 | 6 | View roles → |
| grafanalabs | software | 4 | 4 | View roles → |
| 1password | — | 3 | 3 | View roles → |
| harvey | ai | 3 | 3 | View roles → |
| hellofresh | consumer | 3 | 3 | View roles → |
| robinhood | fintech | 3 | 3 | View roles → |
| brex | fintech | 3 | 2 | View roles → |
| alphasense | ai | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| ashby | — | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| buildops | — | 2 | 2 | View roles → |