Highest Paying Tech Companies for New Grads in Canada 2021
Cali or Bust
I came across the following stats from University of Waterloo 2020 Software Engineering Graduates' Profile
84% of the graduates planned to go work in the US right after graduation.
I don’t blame them. US has better opportunities. US will reward you more for your efforts than Canada could.
Having said that, I’m Canadian. And while I admit that Canadian tech ecosystem is a small fraction of what US has to offer, I wanted to highlight some of the opportunities we have at home.
So here it is.
These are ballpark numbers, sourced from http://levels.fyi/
Top Paying Tech Companies in Canada for New Grads
To get a fair comparision between different locations, I separated the offers by province.
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Ontario
| Company | Total Compensation | Location |
|---|---|---|
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$109,000 | Markham |
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$93,000 - $97,000 | Ottawa |
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$81,000 - $113,000 | Ottawa |
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$65,000 - $108,000 | Ottawa |
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$80,000 - $105,000 | Toronto |
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$126,000 - $174,000 | Toronto |
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$113,000 | Toronto |
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$83,000 - $110,000 | Toronto |
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$103,000 | Toronto |
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$91,000 | Toronto |
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$102,000 | Toronto |
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$102,000 - $127,000 | Toronto |
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$127,000 - $145,000 | Waterloo |
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$145,000 | Waterloo |
British Columbia
| Company | Total Compensation (salary + stock options + bonus) | Location |
|---|---|---|
|
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$110,000 - $197,000 | Vancouver |
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$127,000 | Vancouver |
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$124,000 - $192,000 | Vancouver |
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$197,000 | Vancouver |
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$105,000 - $127,000 | Vancouver |
Quebec
| Company | Total Compensation (salary + stock options + bonus) | Location |
|---|---|---|
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$75,000 - $102,000 | Montreal |
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$116,000 | Montreal |
Alberta
| Company | Total Compensation (salary + stock options + bonus) | Location |
|---|---|---|
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$84,000 | Calgary |
Notes
- data from levels.fyi
- these TCs (total compensation) are for new-grads, not experienced hires
- some of these new grads have 1-2 years worth of internships
- ironically yes, most of the top paying jobs in Canada are from US companies
- No, this isn’t an exhaustive list
- No, money isn’t everything. Consider other aspects to make sure you find a job you like
Updates
- I came up with some visualizations of the dataset in my recent post - Here is how much New Grads in Tech are getting paid in Canada so far in 2021
That’s all. Happy job-searching!