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Canada edition2026 federal + Ontario provincial rates

Compare Tech Role Salaries in Canada

Side-by-side salary breakdowns for the most compared tech role pairs in Canada. Median pay, salary ranges, year-on-year growth, and market signals, all in one page per comparison.

46comparisons23categories

AI & Data

3 comparisons
Data EngineervsData ScientistData EngineervsAnalytics EngineerData EngineervsSoftware Engineer

Infrastructure & Architecture

1 comparison
Solutions ArchitectvsEnterprise Architect

Management vs IC

2 comparisons
Principal Software EngineervsEngineering ManagerEngineering ManagervsProduct Manager

Developer Specialisations

1 comparison
Python DevelopervsJava Developer

Core Engineering

1 comparison
Software EngineervsSolutions Architect

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

2 comparisons
AI ML EngineervsAI Research ScientistAI Research ScientistvsNLP Specialist

Smart City & Deep Tech

1 comparison
AI Strategy And Solutions ArchitectvsData Center Facilities Manager Architect

Quant & FinTech

3 comparisons
Algorithmic Trading Systems EngineervsCore Banking Systems Specialist Temenos MambuCore Banking Systems Specialist Temenos MambuvsFront Office Trading Floor Application SupportFront Office Trading Floor Application SupportvsQuantitative Developer C Plus Plus Python

Data & Analytics

4 comparisons
Analytics EngineervsData ArchitectData ArchitectvsData EngineerData ScientistvsMLOps EngineerMLOps EngineervsBI Developer

Cloud & Cybersecurity

2 comparisons
Application Security Appsec EngineervsCloud Security SpecialistCloud Security SpecialistvsGRC Analyst Consultant

Software Engineering & Development

2 comparisons
Backend EngineervsSite Reliability Engineer SRESite Reliability Engineer SREvsFrontend Engineer

Emerging & Specialist

1 comparison
IOT Embedded Systems EngineervsBlockchain Web3 Developer

Data AI & Analytics

1 comparison
Business Intelligence BI LeadvsData Governance And Privacy Lead

Enterprise Applications

2 comparisons
Business Systems AnalystvsSalesforce Developer ArchitectSalesforce Developer ArchitectvsSAP Consultant

Cloud DevOps & Infrastructure

2 comparisons
Cloud Architect AWS GCP AzurevsDatabase Administrator DBADatabase Administrator DBAvsFinops Specialist

Cybersecurity

2 comparisons
Cybersecurity ArchitectvsCybersecurity Engineer SOC IAMCybersecurity Engineer SOC IAMvsSOC Analyst

Software Engineering

5 comparisons
Engineering ManagervsEnterprise ArchitectEnterprise ArchitectvsFull Stack Engineer React Next Js TypescriptFull Stack Engineer React Next Js TypescriptvsPrincipal Software EngineerPrincipal Software EngineervsSolutions ArchitectSolutions ArchitectvsGo Developer

Security & Risk

3 comparisons
Penetration Tester Red Team SpecialistvsGRC LeadGRC LeadvsIncident Response SpecialistIncident Response SpecialistvsSecurity Operations Center SOC Lead

Software, Platform & SaaS Engineering

2 comparisons
Mobile Developer iOS Android FluttervsPlatform Internal Developer Tooling EngineerPlatform Internal Developer Tooling EngineervsQA Automation Lead

Cloud Infrastructure

1 comparison
Network And Cloud Connectivity EngineervsSenior Cloud And Infrastructure Lead

Product, Design & Delivery

2 comparisons
Product Designer UX DesignervsProject Program ManagerProject Program ManagervsTechnical Product Manager TPM

Enterprise Systems

1 comparison
Salesforce CRM ArchitectvsSAP Oracle ERP Cloud Consultant

Web3 Blockchain & Payments

2 comparisons
Smart Contract Solidity DevelopervsVirtual Asset Payment API EngineerVirtual Asset Payment API EngineervsWeb3 Security Engineer

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