Software Engineer salary in Toronto.

Software Engineer market in Toronto.

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.

Toronto specifically: 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.

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.