Median salary
$195,500
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$147.6k – $226.3k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
68%
221 of 325 roles
Live roles
325
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Senior Staff Backline Engineer - Data & AI
Staff Design Verification Engineer, AI HW
Staff, Component Engineer
Staff Field Application Engineer
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Senior Staff Data Engineer - Platform Data and Analytics
Machine Learning Engineer (Staff & Principal)
Senior Staff Machine Learning Platform Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Waabi
|
$200,250 | 16 |
Lightmatter
|
$198,250 | 16 |
Affirm
|
$211,000 | 14 |
Grafana Labs
|
$166,696 | 12 |
Okta
|
$136,942 | 12 |
|
Faire
|
$274,500 | 11 |
Robinhood
|
$250,000 | 10 |
Cohere
|
$209,813 | 6 |
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in Canada pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in Canada is $195,500 per year. Most pay falls between $147,596 (25th percentile) and $226,250 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $132,515 to $262,500.
These figures are computed live from 325 active Staff Engineer roles in Canada on JobsRadar, of which 221 (68%) 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 Databricks, Tenstorrent, Faire and Tubi.
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 $195,500 per year, with most pay between $147,596 and $226,250 (25th–75th percentile), based on 221 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Staff Engineer salary range in Canada?
- Pay ranges from about $132,515 to $262,500 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $195,500. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.