The median tech salary in Montreal is CA$127K in 2026, across 74 roles in software, data, cybersecurity, product, and design. See every role's salary, its year-on-year change, and how it stacks up against the Canada national median below.
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Roles covered
2026 salary guide
CA$127K
Median salary
City benchmark midpoint
CA$90K – CA$156K
Salary range
Lowest to highest tracked
AI Strategy & Solutions Architect
Highest-paying role
CA$156K median
Software Engineering
Most represented category
Most tracked roles
-3%
vs. national median
CA$4K lower
High Confidence
Confidence
How much we trust this number
Market snapshot
City overview
Montreal tracks 74 distinct tech roles across 13 categories in Canada's salary data, rated high confidence for how much we trust the numbers.
Local hiring market
Software Engineering is Montreal's most represented category, accounting for roughly 25% of tracked roles, ahead of Data & Analytics and Cybersecurity.
How it compares
Montreal's median tracked salary of CA$127K sits 3% below the Canada national median (CA$4K lower). AI Strategy & Solutions Architect is the highest-paying role tracked here, at CA$156K.
74 roles, each linked to its full country-wide salary page. Sort by any column or search for a specific title.
Showing 74 of 74 tracked roles
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| AI Strategy & Solutions Architect Emerging & Specialist Tech | CA$156K | +13.0% | CA$116/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Algorithmic Trading Systems Engineer FinTech & Quant | CA$156K | +10.0% | CA$116/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Chief Information Security Officer Technology Leadership | CA$156K | +9.0% | CA$116/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Cybersecurity Architect Cybersecurity | CA$156K | +11.0% | CA$116/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Data Center Facilities Manager / Architect Emerging & Specialist Tech | CA$156K | +11.0% | CA$116/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Quantitative Developer (C++ / Python) FinTech & Quant | CA$156K | +11.0% | CA$116/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Lead Cloud & Infrastructure | CA$156K | +10.0% | CA$116/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Software Engineer Software Engineering | CA$156K | +8.0% | – | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Web3 Security Engineer Web3 & Blockchain | CA$156K | +11.0% | CA$116/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Engineering Manager Software Engineering | CA$153K | +6.0% | CA$113/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Enterprise Architect Software Engineering | CA$153K | +6.0% | CA$113/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Lead Software Engineer Software Engineering | CA$149K | +5.0% | CA$110/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| AI Product Manager AI & Machine Learning | CA$141K | +11.5% | CA$106/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| AI Research Scientist AI & Machine Learning | CA$141K | +12.0% | CA$106/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Generative AI / LLM Engineer AI & Machine Learning | CA$141K | +13.5% | CA$106/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| MLOps Engineer Data & Analytics | CA$141K | +12.0% | CA$106/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| API & Integration Architect Architecture | CA$139K | +8.0% | CA$103/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Business Intelligence (BI) Lead Data & Analytics | CA$139K | +6.0% | CA$103/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Core Banking Systems Specialist (Temenos / Mambu) FinTech & Quant | CA$139K | +8.0% | CA$103/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Data Governance & Privacy Lead Data & Analytics | CA$139K | +8.0% | CA$103/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| GRC Lead Cybersecurity | CA$139K | +9.0% | CA$103/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Incident Response Specialist Cybersecurity | CA$139K | +9.0% | CA$103/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| NLP Specialist AI & Machine Learning | CA$139K | +11.0% | CA$103/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Payments Platform Engineer FinTech & Quant | CA$139K | +8.0% | CA$103/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Salesforce / CRM Architect Enterprise Applications & ERP | CA$139K | +7.0% | CA$103/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| SAP / Oracle ERP Cloud Consultant Enterprise Applications & ERP | CA$139K | +7.0% | CA$103/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Security Operations Center (SOC) Lead Cybersecurity | CA$139K | +8.0% | CA$103/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Smart Contract / Solidity Developer Web3 & Blockchain | CA$139K | +8.0% | CA$103/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Virtual Asset Payment / API Engineer Web3 & Blockchain | CA$139K | +8.0% | CA$103/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Cloud Architect (AWS / GCP / Azure) Cloud & Infrastructure | CA$135K | +8.5% | CA$101/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Platform / Internal Developer Tooling Engineer Software Engineering | CA$135K | +8.5% | CA$101/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Software Engineering | CA$135K | +8.0% | CA$101/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Cloud Security Specialist Cybersecurity | CA$132K | +10.0% | CA$101/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Data Architect Data & Analytics | CA$130K | +7.5% | CA$96/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Principal Software Engineer Software Engineering | CA$128K | +6.5% | CA$93/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| AI / ML Engineer AI & Machine Learning | CA$126K | +12.0% | CA$95/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| AI Safety Engineer Data & Analytics | CA$126K | +12.0% | CA$95/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| DevOps & CI/CD Engineer Cloud & Infrastructure | CA$126K | +7.5% | CA$94/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Solutions Architect Software Engineering | CA$126K | +7.5% | CA$94/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Application Security (AppSec) Engineer Cybersecurity | CA$124K | +9.5% | CA$94/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineer Cybersecurity | CA$124K | +9.0% | CA$94/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Penetration Tester / Red Team Specialist Cybersecurity | CA$124K | +8.5% | CA$94/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Data Engineer Data & Analytics | CA$122K | +8.0% | CA$89/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Data Scientist Data & Analytics | CA$122K | +8.0% | CA$89/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Front-Office / Trading Floor Application Support FinTech & Quant | CA$122K | +6.0% | CA$91/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Backend Engineer Software Engineering | CA$119K | +6.0% | CA$87/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Full-Stack Engineer (React / Next.js / TypeScript) Software Engineering | CA$119K | +6.0% | CA$87/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Project / Program Manager Product & Design | CA$119K | +5.0% | CA$87/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Technical Product Manager (TPM) Product & Design | CA$119K | +5.5% | CA$87/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Database Administrator (DBA) Cloud & Infrastructure | CA$118K | +6.0% | CA$88/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Network & Cloud Connectivity Engineer Cloud & Infrastructure | CA$118K | +6.5% | CA$88/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Analytics Engineer Data & Analytics | CA$113K | +7.0% | CA$83/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Blockchain / Web3 Developer Emerging & Specialist Tech | CA$113K | +9.0% | CA$85/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| FinOps Specialist Cloud & Infrastructure | CA$113K | +7.0% | CA$85/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Mobile Developer (iOS / Android / Flutter) Software Engineering | CA$113K | +6.0% | CA$83/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Platform Engineer Cloud & Infrastructure | CA$113K | +7.0% | CA$85/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Business Systems Analyst Enterprise Applications & ERP | CA$111K | +4.5% | CA$81/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| IoT / Embedded Systems Engineer Emerging & Specialist Tech | CA$111K | +6.0% | CA$81/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| QA Automation Lead Software Engineering | CA$111K | +5.0% | CA$81/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Cybersecurity Engineer (SOC / IAM) Cybersecurity | CA$108K | +9.0% | CA$85/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| GRC Analyst / Consultant Cybersecurity | CA$108K | +9.0% | CA$85/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| SOC Analyst Cybersecurity | CA$108K | +9.0% | CA$85/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Product Designer / UX Designer Product & Design | CA$106K | +5.0% | CA$81/hour | High ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| BI Developer Data & Analytics | CA$104K | +7.0% | CA$75/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Data Governance Specialist Data & Analytics | CA$104K | +7.0% | CA$75/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Frontend Engineer Software Engineering | CA$99K | +5.0% | CA$70/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Go Developer Software Engineering | CA$99K | +5.0% | CA$70/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Java Developer Software Engineering | CA$99K | +5.0% | CA$70/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| .NET Developer Software Engineering | CA$99K | +5.0% | CA$70/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Product Manager Product & Design | CA$99K | +4.0% | CA$70/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Python Developer Software Engineering | CA$99K | +5.0% | CA$70/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Scrum Master Project & Delivery | CA$99K | +4.0% | CA$70/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| Salesforce Developer / Architect Enterprise Applications & ERP | CA$95K | +4.0% | CA$70/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
| SAP Consultant Enterprise Applications & ERP | CA$95K | +4.0% | CA$70/hour | Moderate ConfidenceHigh Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only. |
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The median tech salary in Montreal is CA$127K, while the average is CA$127K. The median is less skewed by a small number of very high or very low outlier salaries, which is why it's usually the more reliable figure to benchmark your own offer against.
The benchmark median salary in Montreal is CA$127K in 2026, based on published market compensation data.
Montreal is currently below the national benchmark by CA$4K (-3%).
AI Strategy & Solutions Architect is the highest-paying tech role tracked in Montreal, with a median salary of CA$156K. See the full role table on this page for salary ranges across every tracked discipline.
Software Engineering has more tracked roles in Montreal than any other category, ahead of the other disciplines tracked on this page.
This city benchmark is marked High Confidence. High Confidence means the benchmark is corroborated across independent sources and is citation-ready. Moderate Confidence is directional context while coverage is still building. Limited Market Data means early signals only.
A city's tech salaries move with its own mix of employers, its cost of living, and which specific roles are actually being hired there, plus how much data we've been able to collect for that city. All of that can pull a city's numbers away from the national average, in either direction.
Yes. Contract and day-rate pay in Montreal is tracked separately from permanent salaries and doesn't convert to an annual figure on a simple pro-rata basis, it reflects contractor market rates directly. Check the contract/day rate column in the role table on this page for the roles where both figures are tracked.