Salary for Entry-level / Junior Software Engineer in Canada during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Entry-level / Junior Software Engineer in Canada during 2025 is USD 94,550
✏️ This salary info is based on 12 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average entry-level / junior Software Engineer salary lies between USD 45,000 and USD 118,033 in Canada. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.
- Job title
- Software Engineer
- Experience
- Entry-level / Junior
- Region
- Canada
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 12
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Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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Top 20 Job Tags for Entry-level / Junior Software Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with entry-level / junior Software Engineer job listings are Python, Engineering and Computer Science. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Python | 584 jobs Engineering | 545 jobs Computer Science | 432 jobs Machine Learning | 397 jobs Java | 238 jobs Testing | 194 jobs Architecture | 190 jobs AWS | 189 jobs Security | 185 jobs Research | 180 jobs JavaScript | 164 jobs SQL | 157 jobs APIs | 153 jobs Agile | 149 jobs Kubernetes | 135 jobs Docker | 133 jobs Pipelines | 124 jobs LLMs | 119 jobs React | 109 jobs CI/CD | 107 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Entry-level / Junior Software Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with entry-level / junior Software Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 461 jobs Health care | 188 jobs Flex hours | 158 jobs Startup environment | 158 jobs Team events | 141 jobs Competitive pay | 123 jobs Equity / stock options | 112 jobs Insurance | 106 jobs Flex vacation | 75 jobs Medical leave | 69 jobs Salary bonus | 64 jobs Wellness | 63 jobs Parental leave | 62 jobs 401(k) matching | 44 jobs Relocation support | 33 jobs Conferences | 24 jobs Fitness / gym | 22 jobs Transparency | 19 jobs Flexible spending account | 15 jobs Gear | 13 jobsRelated salaries
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