Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer in Canada during 2024

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer in Canada during 2024 is USD 160,500

✏️ This salary info is based on 6 individual salaries reported during 2024

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The average senior-level / expert Software Engineer salary lies between USD 114,000 and USD 172,000 in Canada. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Software Engineer
Experience
Senior-level / Expert
Region
Canada
Salary year
2024
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 210,000
Top 25%
$ 172,000
Median
$ 160,500
Bottom 25%
$ 114,000
Bottom 10%
$ 107,200

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

Last updated: Sept. 15, 2024

Top 20 Job Tags for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Software Engineer job listings are Cloud, Computer Science and Python. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 616 jobs Computer Science | 486 jobs Python | 461 jobs Java | 363 jobs AWS | 337 jobs C | 337 jobs Monitoring | 273 jobs Compliance | 269 jobs Automation | 245 jobs Linux | 242 jobs Kubernetes | 239 jobs Privacy | 239 jobs Agile | 234 jobs APIs | 232 jobs Azure | 230 jobs GCP | 227 jobs Docker | 201 jobs CI/CD | 180 jobs Vulnerabilities | 158 jobs Analytics | 152 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Software Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 600 jobs Health care | 476 jobs Equity / stock options | 410 jobs Flex hours | 361 jobs Flex vacation | 356 jobs Parental leave | 352 jobs Medical leave | 336 jobs Salary bonus | 264 jobs Insurance | 247 jobs Competitive pay | 204 jobs Startup environment | 194 jobs Team events | 165 jobs Wellness | 134 jobs 401(k) matching | 115 jobs Transparency | 70 jobs Home office stipend | 69 jobs Gear | 59 jobs Flexible spending account | 50 jobs Relocation support | 45 jobs Fertility benefits | 33 jobs

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