Median salary
$192,485
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$144.3k – $226.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
71.8%
300 of 418 roles
Live roles
418
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Sr. Staff Engineer, SoC Design Verification
Staff Field Application Engineer
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Staff Design Verification Engineer, AI HW
Member of Technical Staff (General Software Engineer, Infrastructure)
EverPro - Staff Engineer
Member of Technical Staff, Integration/RL Team (Research Engineer)
Member of Technical Staff, Training Infra Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Waabi
|
$212,000 | 19 |
Capital One
|
$200,950 | 18 |
Lightmatter
|
$200,750 | 18 |
Okta
|
$135,676 | 16 |
Affirm
|
$211,000 | 15 |
Grafana Labs
|
$165,909 | 14 |
Robinhood
|
$250,000 | 12 |
Faire
|
$226,250 | 12 |
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in Canada pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in Canada is $192,485 per year. Most pay falls between $144,254 (25th percentile) and $226,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $126,139 to $261,200.
These figures are computed live from 418 active Staff Engineer roles in Canada on JobsRadar, of which 300 (71.8%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Staff Engineer roles in Canada include Tenstorrent, Perplexity, EverCommerce and Cohere.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Staff Engineer salary in Canada?
- The median is $192,485 per year, with most pay between $144,254 and $226,250 (25th–75th percentile), based on 300 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Staff Engineer salary range in Canada?
- Pay ranges from about $126,139 to $261,200 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $192,485. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.