Montreal tech salaries, 2026

Montreal is a big tech market with very little pay in its job postings. Here's what the government data says, labelled for what it is.

Salary figures for Montreal

For software work in Montreal, the government figures are: Job Bank median $110K, StatCan average offered wage $106K (Table 14-10-0444-01) for software engineers and designers (NOC 21231). Job Bank median $95K, StatCan average offered wage $93K (Table 14-10-0444-01) for software developers and programmers (NOC 21232). All levels, survey data, not job postings.

Government survey, Montreal. All levels, survey data, not job postings.

Occupation	Job Bank median	StatCan average offered wage
Computer and information systems managers (NOC 20012)	$142K	$127K
Data scientists (NOC 21211)	$95K	$105K
Cybersecurity specialists (NOC 21220)	$103K	$99K
Software engineers and designers (NOC 21231)	$110K	$106K
Software developers and programmers (NOC 21232)	$95K	$93K
Information systems testing technicians (NOC 22222)	$45K	$59K
Graphic designers and illustrators (NOC 52120)	$68K	$78K

Job Bank (ESDC) median wages by occupation and economic region, reference period 2023-2024, times 2,080 hours. Statistics Canada Table 14-10-0444-01, average offered hourly wage on job vacancies, 2025-07 to 2026-04 (4 quarters), times 2,080 hours. Both cover every experience level and every employer. They are not job postings and are never mixed with the posted ranges.

Cite: Phil Mosher, Canadian tech salary data, baselinetalent.xyz, data as of October 29, 2026. CC BY 4.0.

These cover every experience level and every employer, so a senior job will usually pay above them. There's no posted range for this city on purpose. The Canada-wide page has posted ranges for the country as a whole, which is a different place and a different kind of number.

Why there are no posted ranges for Montreal

Quebec doesn't require employers to put pay in job postings. Ontario has since January 1, 2026, and B.C. since November 2023. Most Montreal postings with a range come from companies that also hire in Ontario or B.C.

In the October 29, 2026 data, Montreal had 53 tech postings with a stated range, from 12 employers. A cell needs 10 postings from 5 employers before it gets a number, so every Montreal cell is empty.

Fifty-three postings sounds like a lot, but spread over ten roles and four levels, no cell gets to 10 postings from 5 employers.

The market

• CBRE ranks Montreal #11 in North America for tech talent in 2026, up four spots.
• 20.6% of Montreal workers mostly worked from home in May 2024.
• Quebec employer payroll costs are higher than elsewhere: QPP 6.3% (vs CPP 5.95%), QPIP 0.602%, and Health Services Fund 1.65%-4.26% depending on total payroll.

Quebec also has French-language rules for job offers and employment contracts. Check them before you hire.

Cost of living

Lowest rents of the six cities: average 2-bedroom $1,346 in October 2025 (vacancy 2.9%). Average asking rent $1,959 in September 2026.

How this was built

Government figures come straight from Job Bank and Statistics Canada, with the table IDs above. Nothing is estimated or adjusted.

How every number here is built, tested and checked against government data: how the salary data is built.

If you're hiring in Montreal, a posted range stands out. Only 12 employers had one in the data.