Side-by-side distribution
Boston
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 68.6%
- Live roles
- 3,975
Toronto
$112,518
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 57.2%
- Live roles
- 3,636
Highest-paying jobs
Sr. Business Development Leader - S&T Market
Senior Manager, Search Marketing
Enterprise Account Executive
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Strategic Account Executive - Boston (Remote)
Senior Account Executive, Startups(NYC OR Boston)
Senior Account Executive, Start-ups (NYC OR Boston)
Research Engineer/Research Scientist, Pre-training
VP, Namer Strategic Sales
Head of GovTech Sales
Highest-paying jobs
Agiloft Client Lead
Shopify Practice Director
Office Practice Leader - Design Practice
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Sr. Engineer, Package Design
Software Engineer, Metal Runtime (Core Systems)
Sr. Engineer, Software - AI Compiler
Design Verification Lead, AI Hardware
Sr. Engineer, Ethernet IP
GCC Compiler Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Whoop
|
$163,750 | 140 |
Klaviyo
|
$177,000 | 108 |
Motional
|
$200,500 | 73 |
| AX Axon | $183,300 | 68 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 64 |
InterSystems
|
$137,500 | 59 |
Datadog
|
$166,000 | 57 |
DIG INN Chefs-In-Training
|
$35,360 | 54 |
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 Boston
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $182,500 | 593 |
| DevOps | $172,500 | 125 |
| Data Scientist | $171,150 | 108 |
| UX Designer | $168,000 | 22 |
| Recruiter | $168,000 | 472 |
| Product Manager | $160,992 | 597 |
| Customer Success | $160,000 | 842 |
| Sales | $150,000 | 970 |
| Project Manager | $141,250 | 293 |
| Marketing Manager | $137,625 | 314 |
Highest-paying roles in Toronto
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $182,750 | 45 |
| Software Engineer | $153,218 | 481 |
| 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 |
Boston vs Toronto: which pays more?
The median for Boston is $150,000 per year (typically $107,000–$193,050), versus $112,518 for Toronto ($79,529–$163,230). That puts Boston about 33% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Boston 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.