Staff Engineer salaries in Toronto.
What Staff Engineer roles in Toronto pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$201,160
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$144.7k – $239.8k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
73.5%
166 of 226 roles
Live roles
226
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Member of Technical Staff, Integration/RL Team (Research Engineer)
Member of Technical Staff, Training Infra Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Waabi
|
$212,000 | 17 |
Capital One
|
$185,200 | 17 |
Okta
|
$134,590 | 15 |
Lightmatter
|
$202,500 | 14 |
Robinhood
|
$250,000 | 13 |
Thomson Reuters
|
$133,698 | 12 |
Faire
|
$226,250 | 11 |
|
Cohere
|
$276,272 | 6 |
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How much do Staff Engineer roles in Toronto pay?
The median salary for Staff Engineer roles in Toronto is $201,160 per year. Most pay falls between $144,671 (25th percentile) and $239,750 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $133,039 to $275,934.
These figures are computed live from 226 active Staff Engineer roles in Toronto on JobsRadar, of which 166 (73.5%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Staff Engineer roles in Toronto include Tenstorrent, Perplexity and Cohere.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Staff Engineer salary in Toronto?
- The median is $201,160 per year, with most pay between $144,671 and $239,750 (25th–75th percentile), based on 166 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Staff Engineer salary range in Toronto?
- Pay ranges from about $133,039 to $275,934 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $201,160. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.