Data Scientist salary: Toronto vs New York
Toronto salaries trail NYC by 25-40% in CAD — cross-border remote work has narrowed that gap significantly since 2022.
Data Scientist median · Toronto
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CA · live Adzuna
Data Scientist median · New York
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US · live Adzuna
Toronto market
Toronto is Canada's largest tech and financial services market, with a strong concentration of US tech satellite offices (Google, Stripe, Shopify HQ). Salaries are quoted in CAD and trail US equivalents by 25-40% — but the market for cross-border remote work has narrowed that gap rapidly since 2022.
New York market
New York pays the highest US tech salaries outside the Bay Area, with finance and AI commanding a sharp premium. Total comp is concentrated in cash; equity refresh culture is less aggressive than the West Coast.
Data Scientist salary in Toronto (full report)
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Data Scientist salary in New York (full report)
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