LEAD DEVELOPER / SALARY
CANADA

SALARY SURVEYS

22

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April 2024
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110,405 CAD

$83,325 USD

Toronto

107,180 CAD

161,649 CAD

$122,000 USD

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Average Salary / Lead Developer / Canada

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Average salary for Lead Developer / Canada is 110,405 CAD per year. The most typical earning is 161,649 CAD. All data are based on 22 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 119,912 CAD. Women receive a salary of 91,954 CAD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Some College with salary of 161,119 CAD. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 125,874 CAD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 161,516 CAD. Employees with 0-1 Year of experience receive 139,654 CAD.

Levels / Lead Developer / Canada (Gross CAD)

Salary Levels (CAD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
13,200 CAD - 19,899 CAD	0	n/a
19,900 CAD - 26,499 CAD	0	n/a
26,500 CAD - 33,099 CAD	0	n/a
33,100 CAD - 39,699 CAD	0	n/a
39,700 CAD - 46,399 CAD	0	n/a
46,400 CAD - 52,999 CAD	0	n/a
53,000 CAD - 59,599 CAD	2	100% 9.09%
59,600 CAD - 66,199 CAD	1	90.91% 4.55%
66,200 CAD - 72,899 CAD	2	86.36% 9.09%
72,900 CAD - 79,499 CAD	1	77.27% 4.55%
79,500 CAD - 86,099 CAD	0	n/a
86,100 CAD - 92,699 CAD	2	72.73% 9.09%
92,700 CAD - 99,399 CAD	0	n/a
99,400 CAD - 105,999 CAD	2	63.64% 9.09%
106,000 CAD - 112,599 CAD	1	54.55% 4.55%
112,600 CAD - 119,199 CAD	2	50% 9.09%
119,200 CAD - 125,899 CAD	2	40.91% 9.09%
125,900 CAD - 132,499 CAD	0	n/a
132,500 CAD - 139,099 CAD	0	n/a
139,100 CAD - 145,699 CAD	2	31.82% 9.09%
145,700 CAD - 152,399 CAD	0	n/a
152,400 CAD - 158,999 CAD	0	n/a
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
159,000 CAD - 165,599 CAD	5	22.73% 22.73%
165,600 CAD - 172,199 CAD	0	n/a
172,200 CAD - 178,899 CAD	0	n/a
178,900 CAD - 185,499 CAD	0	n/a
185,500 CAD - 192,099 CAD	0	n/a
192,100 CAD - 198,699 CAD	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
198,700 CAD - 211,999 CAD	0	n/a
212,000 CAD - 225,199 CAD	0	n/a
225,200 CAD - 238,499 CAD	0	n/a
238,500 CAD - 251,699 CAD	0	n/a
251,700 CAD - 264,999 CAD	0	n/a
265,000 CAD - 278,199 CAD	0	n/a
278,200 CAD - 291,499 CAD	0	n/a
291,500 CAD - 304,699 CAD	0	n/a
304,700 CAD - 317,999 CAD	0	n/a
318,000 CAD - 331,199 CAD	0	n/a
331,200 CAD - 463,699 CAD	0	n/a

Gender / Lead Developer / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	13	119,912 CAD
2	Women	5	91,954 CAD

Education / Lead Developer / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Some College	1	161,119 CAD
2	Doctorate Degree	3	125,874 CAD
3	Bachelors Degree	13	113,022 CAD
4	Masters Degree	5	84,269 CAD

Experience / Lead Developer / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	3	161,516 CAD
2	0-1 Year	1	139,654 CAD
3	8-12 Years	5	116,202 CAD
4	12-16 Years	4	109,312 CAD
5	2-4 Years	4	100,169 CAD
6	4-8 Years	4	82,944 CAD
7	16-20 Years	1	53,794 CAD

Age / Lead Developer / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	1	160,456 CAD
2	31-35	2	124,152 CAD
3	41-45	3	118,587 CAD
4	36-40	4	114,612 CAD
5	46-50	2	106,662 CAD
6	n/a	4	102,554 CAD
7	26-30	6	96,989 CAD

Work Type / Lead Developer / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	1	159,529 CAD
2	Permanent	17	114,214 CAD
3	Contract	4	82,149 CAD

Cities / Lead Developer / Canada (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Calgary	2	142,569 CAD
2	Vancouver, Canada	3	125,874 CAD
3	Toronto	11	107,192 CAD
4	Montreal	4	104,939 CAD
5	Ottawa	2	83,739 CAD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Scrum Master

Posted 13 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Remove impediments
Agile coach
Form agile teams."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Montreal	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	88,700 CAD

Technical Sepcialist

Posted 03 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programming, Clojure, web, full stack."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	101,900 CAD

Senior Data Engineer

Posted 14 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"AWS, Java, DevOps, Big Data, Spark, Kafka, Microservices, API, Cloud, IoT."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Vancouver, Canada	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	164,500 CAD

Engineer

Posted 27 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research for machine learning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Montreal	Doctorate Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	139,600 CAD

Lead Software Engineer

Posted 20 February 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead Software Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	124,700 CAD

Systems Analyst

Posted 23 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Application support of existing business functionality and design and development of new business functionality."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Calgary	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	160,400 CAD

Senior Engineer

Posted 29 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Network engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ottawa	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	60,200 CAD

Resource Assistant

Posted 06 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead a team, coach, work on fiber jobs."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	67,200 CAD

Machine Learning Director

Posted 11 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research in Machine Learning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	113,400 CAD

Consultant

Posted 17 October 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT Consulting. Rqmt, development, POCs etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	74,200 CAD

Senior Java Developer

Posted 14 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java j2ee senior developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Toronto	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	116,600 CAD

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