Side-by-side distribution
California
$155,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 73.7%
- Live roles
- 13,891
Toronto
$113,625
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 57.1%
- Live roles
- 3,648
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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
Staff Field Application Engineer
GCC Compiler Engineer
Software Engineer, Metal Runtime (Core Systems)
Design Verification Lead, AI Hardware
Sr. Engineer, Software - AI Compiler
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 1,258 |
Databricks
|
$216,104 | 270 |
Relativity Space
|
$165,000 | 236 |
NoGigiddy
|
$43,680 | 200 |
Cheer Home Care
|
$44,720 | 178 |
Revolution Medicines
|
$237,500 | 163 |
Archer
|
$171,100 | 154 |
ALO
|
$79,175 | 145 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Okta
|
$134,418 | 63 |
Cohere
|
$206,683 | 61 |
Waabi
|
$200,250 | 38 |
Jobber
|
$125,800 | 38 |
Lyft
|
$118,800 | 37 |
Konrad
|
$105,000 | 37 |
Lightmatter
|
$192,500 | 35 |
JOEY Restaurants
|
$44,720 | 32 |
Highest-paying roles in California
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| DevOps | $185,925 | 249 |
| Software Engineer | $185,425 | 2,500 |
| Recruiter | $179,718 | 1,006 |
| Data Scientist | $177,151 | 170 |
| Product Manager | $170,000 | 1,562 |
| Customer Success | $169,500 | 1,953 |
| UX Designer | $165,000 | 35 |
| Sales | $150,000 | 2,081 |
| Project Manager | $150,000 | 931 |
| Marketing Manager | $140,000 | 691 |
Highest-paying roles in Toronto
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $183,375 | 44 |
| Software Engineer | $153,218 | 481 |
| Recruiter | $125,000 | 229 |
| Product Manager | $117,500 | 562 |
| DevOps | $114,628 | 104 |
| Project Manager | $111,986 | 234 |
| Marketing Manager | $110,254 | 300 |
| Customer Success | $108,306 | 641 |
| UX Designer | $108,097 | 26 |
| Sales | $108,000 | 619 |
California vs Toronto: which pays more?
The median for California is $155,000 per year (typically $100,000–$200,000), versus $113,625 for Toronto ($79,005–$164,065). That puts California about 36% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so California 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.