Software Developer Salary

Updated: 23 May 2012
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C$0C$28KC$56KC$84K
SalaryC$42,952 - C$78,620  
   
BonusC$205.74 - C$8,849  
Profit SharingC$514 - C$5,061  
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XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).
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C$42,357 - C$82,666  
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Country: Canada | Currency: CAD | Updated: 23 May 2012 | Individuals Reporting: 2,867
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Companies and Industries for Software Developer Salaries

Popular Employers

Salary Range

Research In Motion Limited (RIM)C$58,312 - C$94,495
IBM Canada ltd.C$47,678 - C$75,255
CGI Group Inc.C$45,909 - C$72,553
SAPC$57,870 - C$67,375
SMART Technologies Inc.C$63,260 - C$69,527
Popular Industries

Salary Range

Software DevelopmentC$41,522 - C$79,816
Software ApplicationsC$43,801 - C$75,703
Information Technology (IT) ServicesC$39,739 - C$76,448
IT ConsultingC$41,642 - C$78,699
TelecommunicationsC$50,240 - C$85,998

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Key Statistics for Software Developer Salaries and Jobs

Gender
Female
10%
female alumni
 
Male
90%
male alumni
Salary:C$48,549 - C$70,875 C$49,327 - C$67,409
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
3%
1-4 years
43%
5-9 years
33%
10-19 years
18%
20 years or more
2%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 83% dental benefits Dental: 79%
vision benefits Vision: 59% employee benefits None: 13%

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Career Path for Software Developer Jobs

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Common Future Jobs

Software Developer

Salary Range

C$42,357 - C$82,666
payscale
Programmer Analyst
C$38,567 - C$72,063
Web Developer
C$30,340 - C$64,395
Computer Programmer
C$31,419 - C$68,899
 
Common Future Jobs

Software Developer

Salary Range

C$42,357 - C$82,666
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Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer
C$57,560 - C$110,674
Software Engineer
C$44,236 - C$86,903
Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer
C$38,744 - C$78,274
 

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Software Developer Job Description

People with the job title Software Developer typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Convert project specifications and statements of problems and procedures to detailed logical flow charts for coding into computer language. Develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data, and information. May program web sites.

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