Salary benchmark · Toronto

Backend Engineer Salary in Toronto

Mid-level (3-5y) backend engineer pay in Toronto sits around $102,000/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

Floor

$86,700

$7,225/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$102,000

$8,500/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$127,500

$10,625/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in Toronto

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$56,352$66,300$82,8720.65×
Mid (3-5y)$86,700$102,000$127,5001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$117,048$137,700$172,1281.35×
Lead (8y+)$151,728$178,500$223,1281.75×

Floor = median × 0.85 · Stretch = median × 1.25. Mult applied to the Toronto mid-level base.

How Toronto compares

Same backend engineer role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.

San Francisco$204,000+100%New York$174,000+71%Austin$138,000+35%Remote$126,000+24%Singapore$114,000+12%

Other roles in Toronto

Top 5 highest-paid roles in Toronto, mid-level annual median.

Engineering Manager$156,000Product Manager$114,000Full-stack Engineer$98,400Frontend Engineer$96,000Marketing Manager$90,000

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