Side-by-side distribution
California
$155,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 73.7%
- Live roles
- 13,966
Toronto
$112,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 57.1%
- Live roles
- 3,631
Highest-paying jobs
Wholesale Account Executive, National
Senior Product Sourcing Engineer, Autonomous Airpower
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Account Director - Growth Marketing (Paid Social)
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Strategic Account Executive - San Francisco (Remote)
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Strategic Account Executive - Southern California (Remote)
Director / VP Sales
Business Development Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Agiloft Client Lead
Shopify Practice Director
Office Practice Leader - Design Practice
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Infrastructure and Platform Development Engineer
Staff Field Application Engineer
Sr. Engineer, Package Design
Software Engineer, Metal Runtime (Core Systems)
Sr. Engineer, Ethernet IP
Design Verification Lead, AI Hardware
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 1,236 |
Databricks
|
$216,104 | 282 |
Relativity Space
|
$165,000 | 232 |
NoGigiddy
|
$43,680 | 200 |
Cheer Home Care
|
$44,720 | 177 |
Revolution Medicines
|
$209,500 | 169 |
Archer
|
$171,100 | 153 |
ALO
|
$79,588 | 144 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Okta
|
$134,418 | 62 |
Cohere
|
$206,683 | 60 |
Waabi
|
$200,250 | 38 |
Jobber
|
$125,800 | 38 |
Lyft
|
$116,900 | 38 |
Konrad
|
$105,000 | 37 |
JOEY Restaurants
|
$44,720 | 32 |
Lightmatter
|
$185,000 | 31 |
Highest-paying roles in California
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| DevOps | $185,788 | 240 |
| Software Engineer | $185,750 | 2,515 |
| Recruiter | $181,025 | 1,012 |
| Data Scientist | $177,500 | 167 |
| Product Manager | $170,000 | 1,566 |
| Customer Success | $168,750 | 1,943 |
| UX Designer | $168,475 | 34 |
| Sales | $150,000 | 2,086 |
| Project Manager | $147,500 | 940 |
| Marketing Manager | $137,500 | 683 |
Highest-paying roles in Toronto
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $183,375 | 44 |
| Software Engineer | $153,000 | 477 |
| Recruiter | $128,560 | 236 |
| Product Manager | $117,000 | 564 |
| DevOps | $115,000 | 105 |
| Project Manager | $112,408 | 232 |
| UX Designer | $110,000 | 25 |
| Marketing Manager | $110,000 | 300 |
| Sales | $107,500 | 619 |
| Customer Success | $107,500 | 641 |
California vs Toronto: which pays more?
The median for California is $155,000 per year (typically $100,000–$200,000), versus $112,500 for Toronto ($79,600–$162,000). That puts California about 38% 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.