Software Developer Salaries & Job Market in Canada (2026)

The average Software Developer pay in Canada is CAD 138,818-CAD 178,742 per year, based on 451 disclosed salaries.

Average salary by pay period

• Annual: CAD 138,818-CAD 178,742 per year (352 listings)
• Annual: USD 118,225-USD 179,049 per year (66 listings)
• Hourly: CAD 23-CAD 33 per hour (24 listings)
• Annual: GBP 122-GBP 122 per year (9 listings)

Best cities for Software Developer jobs

1. Toronto — 231 jobs
2. Mississauga — 65 jobs
3. Kitchener — 52 jobs
4. Vancouver — 46 jobs
5. Richmond Hill — 25 jobs
6. Ottawa — 23 jobs
7. Markham — 21 jobs
8. Montreal — 19 jobs

Work mode

18% remote, 4% hybrid, 78% on-site across 880 listings.

Top hiring employers

• Walmart (131 open roles)
• Citigroup (49 open roles)
• Affirm (48 open roles)
• Open Text (47 open roles)
• Jobgether (37 open roles)
• Okta (26 open roles)

Current openings

• Staff Software Engineer - II (KeyCite) — The Thomson Corporation (Canada)
• Software Engineer — The Thomson Corporation (Canada)
• Software Engineer II — The Thomson Corporation (Canada)
• Junior Full Stack Web Developer — Mitel (Ottawa)
• Software Engineer – Full-Stack (React, TypeScript, Java) — S&P Global (Toronto, CAN)
• Sr Associate Software Engineer - Applied AI — Amgen (Canada - Burnaby)
• 2027 Spring Co-Op, Software Developer — Zimmer Biomet Holdings (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
• Software Developer — Cisco (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
• Astronomical Lead Software Developer — University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB, Canada)
• Lead Software Developer — Open Text (Richmond Hill, Ontario, CAN, L4B 4N8)

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