Side-by-side distribution
San Francisco
$200,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 76.1%
- Live roles
- 13,929
Toronto
$112,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 57.1%
- Live roles
- 3,631
Highest-paying jobs
VP of Growth
Performance Marketing Manager
Grants Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Account Executive
Paid Growth Specialist
Strategic Account Executive - San Francisco (Remote)
Field Applications Engineer
Director Of Influencer Marketing
Director / VP Sales
Highest-paying jobs
Agiloft Client Lead
Shopify Practice Director
Office Practice Leader - Design Practice
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Staff Field Application Engineer
Sr. Engineer, Software - AI Compiler
Sr. Engineer, Ethernet IP
Software Engineer, Metal Runtime (Core Systems)
GCC Compiler Engineer
Design Verification Lead, AI Hardware
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 482 |
Anthropic
|
$360,000 | 316 |
Fluidstack
|
$218,000 | 289 |
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 232 |
Brex
|
$195,264 | 227 |
Databricks
|
$216,740 | 174 |
Airwallex
|
$205,000 | 147 |
Crusoe
|
$210,000 | 139 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Okta
|
$134,418 | 62 |
Cohere
|
$206,683 | 61 |
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 San Francisco
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $216,000 | 3,000 |
| Data Scientist | $208,750 | 359 |
| DevOps | $205,000 | 288 |
| Product Manager | $195,900 | 2,524 |
| Sales | $195,900 | 3,626 |
| UX Designer | $194,500 | 97 |
| Customer Success | $192,500 | 2,644 |
| Recruiter | $188,000 | 1,557 |
| Marketing Manager | $175,000 | 1,104 |
| Project Manager | $171,250 | 806 |
Highest-paying roles in Toronto
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $184,000 | 45 |
| Software Engineer | $153,000 | 478 |
| Recruiter | $128,560 | 236 |
| Product Manager | $117,000 | 562 |
| DevOps | $115,240 | 106 |
| Project Manager | $112,316 | 231 |
| UX Designer | $110,000 | 25 |
| Marketing Manager | $110,000 | 300 |
| Sales | $107,500 | 619 |
| Customer Success | $107,500 | 641 |
San Francisco vs Toronto: which pays more?
The median for San Francisco is $200,000 per year (typically $155,000–$250,000), versus $112,500 for Toronto ($79,600–$162,000). That puts San Francisco about 78% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so San Francisco 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.