Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer in Canada during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer in Canada during 2025 is USD 151,950
✏️ This salary info is based on 8 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Software Engineer salary lies between USD 114,000 and USD 180,000 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
- 2025
- Sample size
- 8
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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.
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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 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Cloud | 358 jobs Computer Science | 333 jobs Python | 302 jobs Java | 227 jobs AWS | 216 jobs Agile | 213 jobs C | 204 jobs Azure | 189 jobs Kubernetes | 180 jobs CI/CD | 180 jobs Compliance | 175 jobs Automation | 162 jobs GCP | 156 jobs Monitoring | 151 jobs Docker | 145 jobs Linux | 144 jobs CISSP | 137 jobs APIs | 136 jobs Clearance | 123 jobs DevOps | 121 jobsTop 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 Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 405 jobs Health care | 289 jobs Flex hours | 235 jobs Flex vacation | 204 jobs Parental leave | 173 jobs Equity / stock options | 164 jobs Startup environment | 156 jobs Insurance | 147 jobs Medical leave | 145 jobs Salary bonus | 139 jobs Competitive pay | 127 jobs Team events | 108 jobs Wellness | 68 jobs 401(k) matching | 64 jobs Transparency | 51 jobs Relocation support | 36 jobs Gear | 32 jobs Home office stipend | 29 jobs Fertility benefits | 15 jobs Conferences | 14 jobsRelated salaries
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