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MySQL Developer Salary in Toronto 2026

How much does a MySQL developer expect to make at Toronto-based startups? The average expected salary for MySQL developers in Toronto-based startups is 116k per year, with a range from 90k to 190k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for MySQL developers in Toronto startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

116.1k

Average Salary

4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a MySQL developer in Toronto is$116,071, which is 18.3% higher than the average Toronto startup salary of $98,083. MySQL developer salaries in Toronto are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$149,929/yr

Range $90k - $190k

Average

$116,071/yr

Range $90k - $140k

Below Average

$101,643/yr

Range $90k - $122k


Industries

The highest average salary a MySQL developer in Toronto can get in Video, that is $172,500. This pay is 16.2% higher than the average MySQL developer salary, which is $148,400. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Video (avg $172,500 per year), Digital Rights Management (avg $172,500 per year), Software Engineering (avg $157,500 per year).

Tech Stack

The top-paying developer skills of 2026 are:
  • 1. Flask

    $225k

  • 2. Rust

    $191.5k

  • 3. Amazon Kinesis

    $190k

  • 4. SQLAlchemy

    $177.5k

  • 5. Ruby

    $170k

  • 6. openAI

    $169.5k

  • 7. Kotlin

    $166k

  • 8. C++

    $165k

  • 9. Java

    $165k

  • 10. Elixir

    $165k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary MySQL developer in Toronto can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $147,000. This pay is 49.9% higher than the average salary in Toronto startups, which is $98,083. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.