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Startup Salaries and Equities in Toronto 2026

What is the average startup salary in Toronto? The average expected salary for Toronto-based startups is 108 per year, with a range from 45k to 215k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The startup salary range in Toronto varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, skills, and startup stage.

107.8k

Average Salary

3 years

Average years of experience

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The average startup salary in Toronto is $107,833, which is 16.4% lower than the average startup salary of $129,000. Salaries in Toronto are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: role, years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$187,417/yr

Range $165k - $215k

Average

$107,833/yr

Range $75k - $130k

Below Average

$74,917/yr

Range $45k - $96k


Industries

The highest average salary in Toronto employee can get in Hardware, that is $300,000. This pay is 30.4% higher than the average Toronto salary in startups, which is $230,000. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Hardware (avg $300,000 per year), Semiconductors (avg $300,000 per year), Cloud Data Services (avg $230,000 per year).

Tech Stack

The highest average salary in Toronto employees can get with C, that is $300,000. This pay is 132.6% higher than the average salary in startups, which is $129,000. Salary range for specific skills will vary based on the supply and demand in the current market.
The top-paying developer skills in Toronto of 2026 are:
  • 1. C

    $300k

  • 2. Rust

    $281.5k

  • 3. Flask

    $225k

  • 4. Amazon Kinesis

    $190k

  • 5. Prometheus

    $180k

  • 6. GCP

    $177.5k

  • 7. Airflow

    $168.5k

  • 8. C++

    $165k

  • 9. Java

    $165k

  • 10. Matlab

    $165k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary in Toronto employee can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $160,000. This pay is 24.0% higher than the average salary in Toronto startups, which is $129,000. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.
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