Software Engineer salary in Montreal.
Live salary data from Adzuna, calibrated against Hustle Report member submissions. Updated daily.
The 25 / 50 / 75 percentile band.
25th percentile
CA$94,500
Median (50th)
CA$124,000
Calibrated estimate
75th percentile
CA$163,500
Percentiles describe a snapshot of advertised salaries. Real take-home depends on tax band, pension contributions and bonuses. Hustle Report members can plug their actual numbers into the in-app calculator for a precise picture.
Software Engineer market in Montreal.
Software engineering salaries have broadly stabilised after the 2022-23 correction, but the gap between mid-market and top-quartile pay has widened. Engineers who can ship across the full stack — particularly with TypeScript, cloud-native infrastructure and AI-integration experience — continue to command a meaningful premium. The contract market remains active; day rates run 1.5-2× equivalent permanent day cost, meaning a 4-hour-per-week side contract can close a £10,000-£20,000 annual salary gap inside a year.
Montreal specifically: Montreal is Canada's AI research capital (Mila, Element AI alumni network, Google DeepMind office). Tech salaries sit ~10-15% below Toronto but cost of living is lower; bilingual roles command a small premium.
Members in this role typically add CA$13,800/year.
Modeled on a conservative 4 hours/week of contract work at the role's implied hourly equivalent (CA$69/hr). The Hustle Report Monday editorial finds the briefs and ranks them by fit so the time stays small.
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