Side-by-side distribution
Canada
$105,622
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 47.3%
- Live roles
- 9,033
Seattle
$180,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 77.6%
- Live roles
- 3,337
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Manager, Paid Media
Senior Media Buyer
Shopify Practice Director
Shopify Practice Director
Shopify Practice Director
Shopify Practice Director
Senior Software Engineer, Growth
Technical Program Manager
Account Executive
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Highest-paying jobs
Education Market Leader I
Mid-Market Customer Success Manager, North America
S&T Market Leader I
Account Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator)
Research Engineer, Visual Knowledge Work
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Performance Engineer, Inference Systems
Research Engineer, Computer Use
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
JOEY Restaurants
|
$47,840 | 121 |
Kognitive Sales Solutions
|
$36,608 | 113 |
Affirm
|
$195,000 | 81 |
Tommy Gun's Original Barbershop
|
$39,520 | 81 |
Rentokil Initial
|
$43,680 | 74 |
LOCAL Public Eatery
|
$43,680 | 69 |
Okta
|
$134,418 | 64 |
Instacart
|
$141,572 | 53 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 252 |
Brex
|
$216,000 | 146 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 119 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 119 |
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 112 |
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 71 |
| AX Axon | $185,250 | 61 |
DigitalOcean
|
$189,000 | 54 |
Highest-paying roles in Canada
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $160,000 | 871 |
| Data Scientist | $158,000 | 56 |
| Recruiter | $135,067 | 463 |
| DevOps | $127,500 | 163 |
| Product Manager | $125,000 | 1,040 |
| UX Designer | $124,800 | 44 |
| Project Manager | $112,500 | 414 |
| Marketing Manager | $110,517 | 473 |
| Sales | $108,000 | 1,323 |
| Customer Success | $105,655 | 1,160 |
Highest-paying roles in Seattle
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $207,900 | 827 |
| Data Scientist | $193,000 | 65 |
| DevOps | $192,500 | 81 |
| UX Designer | $180,000 | 29 |
| Sales | $180,000 | 717 |
| Product Manager | $176,400 | 607 |
| Recruiter | $168,935 | 321 |
| Customer Success | $167,500 | 631 |
| Project Manager | $158,400 | 219 |
| Marketing Manager | $149,750 | 244 |
Canada vs Seattle: which pays more?
The median for Canada is $105,622 per year (typically $64,157–$162,776), versus $180,000 for Seattle ($132,500–$226,563). That puts Seattle about 70% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Canada and Seattle 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.