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Ruby Developer Salary in Toronto 2026

How much does a Ruby developer expect to make at Toronto-based startups? The average expected salary for Ruby developers in Toronto-based startups is 161k per year, with a range from 137k to 300k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Ruby developers in Toronto startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, and startup stage.

160.9k

Average Salary

4 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Ruby developer in Toronto is$160,900, which is 64.0% higher than the average Toronto startup salary of $98,083. Ruby 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

$248,800/yr

Range $184k - $300k

Average

$160,900/yr

Range $137k - $175k

Below Average

$147,800/yr

Range $137k - $166k


Industries

The highest average salary a Ruby developer in Toronto can get in Software, that is $175,500. This pay is 5.4% higher than the average Ruby developer salary, which is $166,550. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Software (avg $175,500 per year), Technology (avg $175,500 per year), Legal (avg $175,500 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 Ruby developer in Toronto can get with 7-10 years of experience, that is $170,000. This pay is 73.3% 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.