Side-by-side distribution
Austin
$160,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.9%
- Live roles
- 4,387
Toronto
$112,518
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 57.2%
- Live roles
- 3,636
Highest-paying jobs
Performance Marketing Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Inside Sales Rep, Austin, Texas
Strategic Account Executive - TOLA (Remote)
Strategic Account Executive
Account Executive, Enterprise
Lead Systems Software Architect
Freelance Finance Content Writer
Freelance Business Writer
Chief of Staff
Highest-paying jobs
Shopify Practice Director
Agiloft Client Lead
Office Practice Leader - Design Practice
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
GCC Compiler Engineer
Software Engineer, Metal Runtime (Core Systems)
Sr. Engineer, Package Design
Sr. Engineer, Ethernet IP
Staff Field Application Engineer
Design Verification Lead, AI Hardware
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 282 |
Neuralink
|
$118,500 | 48 |
|
Braze
|
$146,000 | 47 |
DoorDash USA
|
$145,650 | 46 |
Gong.io
|
$162,500 | 37 |
MongoDB
|
$152,000 | 36 |
|
Tenstorrent
|
$300,000 | 35 |
NoGigiddy
|
$43,680 | 29 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Okta
|
$134,418 | 63 |
Cohere
|
$206,683 | 61 |
Jobber
|
$125,800 | 39 |
Waabi
|
$200,250 | 38 |
Lyft
|
$118,800 | 37 |
Konrad
|
$105,000 | 37 |
Lightmatter
|
$192,500 | 35 |
JOEY Restaurants
|
$44,720 | 32 |
Highest-paying roles in Austin
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| UX Designer | $205,000 | 15 |
| Software Engineer | $200,000 | 464 |
| Data Scientist | $187,500 | 17 |
| DevOps | $171,750 | 70 |
| Recruiter | $159,050 | 254 |
| Product Manager | $157,250 | 380 |
| Customer Success | $152,500 | 530 |
| Project Manager | $142,000 | 193 |
| Sales | $140,000 | 670 |
| Marketing Manager | $135,000 | 255 |
Highest-paying roles in Toronto
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $182,750 | 45 |
| Software Engineer | $153,109 | 480 |
| Recruiter | $127,500 | 233 |
| Product Manager | $117,000 | 559 |
| DevOps | $114,628 | 104 |
| Project Manager | $111,986 | 230 |
| Marketing Manager | $110,140 | 298 |
| Sales | $108,750 | 619 |
| UX Designer | $108,097 | 24 |
| Customer Success | $107,500 | 642 |
Austin vs Toronto: which pays more?
The median for Austin is $160,000 per year (typically $99,963–$215,000), versus $112,518 for Toronto ($79,529–$163,230). That puts Austin about 42% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Austin and Toronto are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.