Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer in Canada during 2025
💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer in Canada during 2025 is USD 147,600
✏️ This salary info is based on 144 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average senior-level / expert Software Engineer salary lies between USD 119,550 and USD 191,000 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
- Senior-level / Expert
- Region
- Canada
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 144
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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 Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Software Engineer job listings are Engineering, Python and Machine Learning. 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:
Engineering | 4734 jobs Python | 4605 jobs Machine Learning | 4031 jobs Computer Science | 3211 jobs Architecture | 2911 jobs AWS | 2592 jobs Testing | 2294 jobs Security | 2192 jobs Pipelines | 2131 jobs Java | 2042 jobs APIs | 2025 jobs Kubernetes | 1815 jobs Azure | 1612 jobs CI/CD | 1560 jobs GCP | 1556 jobs SQL | 1490 jobs Agile | 1428 jobs Research | 1395 jobs Docker | 1384 jobs LLMs | 1361 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Software Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Software Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. 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 | 4357 jobs Health care | 2561 jobs Equity / stock options | 2381 jobs Competitive pay | 1693 jobs Startup environment | 1614 jobs Flex hours | 1535 jobs Salary bonus | 1518 jobs Flex vacation | 1255 jobs Insurance | 1254 jobs Medical leave | 1226 jobs Parental leave | 1224 jobs Team events | 915 jobs 401(k) matching | 872 jobs Wellness | 709 jobs Relocation support | 351 jobs Transparency | 331 jobs Home office stipend | 289 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 259 jobs Fertility benefits | 256 jobs Gear | 173 jobsRelated salaries
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