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Average Software Engineer’s Salary in Canada
The table below details the hourly wages for Software Engineers.
The Canadian national occupation classification code (NOC) for this role is 2173.
Job titles and exact duties vary in this occupation and examples of some job titles are: software engineer, software architect, telecommunications software engineer and artificial intelligence (AI) designer.
According to the latest figures, the highest hourly average (median) wages are earned in Calgary – Alberta at $48.08 per hour and the lowest average (median) wages are earned in Halifax – Nova Scotia at $35.71 per hour.
A typical full-time annual salary for this occupation is in the region of $75,000 – $100,000.
Employment prospects for software engineers are very good in Canada. The government forecasts that there will be too few job seekers to fill job vacancies in this profession for the near future. Employment growth is expected to be high in this profession. Immigrants will be a significant source of supply for this profession.
Average Hourly (Median) Wages for Software Engineers in Canada
| Location | Low Wage $ per hr |
Average Wage $ per hr |
High Wage $ per hr |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary – Alberta* | 34.13 | 48.08 | 64.02 | 2019 |
| Edmonton – Alberta* | 31.25 | 40.14 | 95.00 | 2019 |
| Vancouver / Lower Mainland – British Columbia | 25.00 | 42.07 | 67.31 | 2018 |
| Winnipeg – Manitoba | 17.00 | 45.00 | 66.67 | 2018 |
| Fredericton / Oromocto – New Brunswick | 25.35 | 43.59 | 53.85 | 2018 |
| Halifax – Nova Scotia | 23.20 | 35.71 | 47.81 | 2018 |
| Toronto – Ontario | 28.93 | 45.67 | 72.82 | 2018 |
| Ottawa – Ontario | 33.65 | 45.67 | 72.00 | 2018 |
| Hamilton / Niagara Peninsula Region – Ontario | 28.85 | 45.67 | 72.00 | 2018 |
| Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie – Ontario | 31.25 | 45.24 | 62.50 | 2018 |
| Prince Edward Island | 25.24 | 36.56 | 48.08 | 2018 |
| Montreal – Quebec | 25.00 | 38.46 | 57.00 | 2018 |
| Saskatoon / Biggar – Saskatchewan* | 20.00 | 36.06 | 59.63 | 2018 |
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Currently, this occupation is an eligible occupation to apply for express entry immigration with the federal skilled worker permanent resident visa.
The 2020 full-time average hourly wage rate for professional occupations in natural and applied sciences, which includes software engineers and designers, is $43.86. The 2020 corresponding median weekly wage rate is $1,634, giving an approximate full-time annual salary for this employment group of $85,000.
There are over 57,000 software engineers and designers working in Canada.
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