Software Architect Salary (Canada)

The average pay for a Software Architect is C$98,166 per year. A skill in C is associated with high pay for this job. Most people in this job have more than five years' experience in related jobs.

C$76,071 - C$128,423

C$76K

C$87K

C$99K

C$120K

C$130K

MEDIAN: C$99,000

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C$30.41 - C$98.63

C$30

C$60

C$74

C$81

C$99

MEDIAN: C$73.70

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Take the PayScale Survey to find out how location influences pay for this job. )	C$0	C$50K	C$100K	C$150K
Salary	C$76,071 - C$128,423
Bonus	C$1,723 - C$14,882
Profit Sharing	C$585 - C$12,164
Total Pay (? 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). )	C$77,176 - C$136,896
Country: Canada \| Currency: CAD \| Updated: 20 Sep 2017 \| Individuals Reporting: 242

	Range	C$0C$136K
Salary	C$76,071 - C$128,423
Bonus	C$1,723 - C$14,882
Profit Sharing	C$585 - C$12,164
Total Pay (? 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). )	C$77,176 - C$136,896
Country: Canada Currency: CAD Updated: 20 Sep 2017 Individuals Reporting: 242

	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Take the PayScale Survey to find out how location influences pay for this job. )	C$0	C$33	C$66	C$99
Hourly Rate	C$30.41 - C$98.63
Overtime	C$30.27

	National Annualized Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Take the PayScale Survey to find out how location influences pay for this job. )	C$0	C$70K	C$140K	C$210K
Bonus	C$1,723 - C$14,882
Profit Sharing	C$585 - C$12,164
Total Pay (? 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). )	C$77,176 - C$136,896
Country: United States \| Currency: CAD \| Updated: 20 Sep 2017 \| Individuals Reporting: 11

	Hourly Data	C$0C$98
Hourly Rate	C$30.41 - C$98.63
Overtime	C$30.27

	Annual Data	C$0C$136K
Bonus	C$1,723 - C$14,882
Profit Sharing	C$585 - C$12,164
Total Pay (? 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). )	C$77,176 - C$136,896
Country: United States Currency: CAD Updated: 20 Sep 2017 Individuals Reporting: 11

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Pay by Experience Level for Software Architect

Pay by Experience for a Software Architect has a positive trend. An entry-level Software Architect with less than 5 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of C$82,000 based on 25 salaries provided by anonymous users. Average total compensation includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay. A Software Architect with mid-career experience which includes employees with 5 to 10 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of C$99,000 based on 62 salaries. An experienced Software Architect which includes employees with 10 to 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of C$101,000 based on 132 salaries. A Software Architect with late-career experience which includes employees with greater than 20 years of experience can expect to earn an average total compensation of C$124,000 based on 49 salaries.

Pay Difference by Location

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▼-20%

National Average: C$101,534

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Q: What is it like working as a Software Architect?

Software Architect in Montréal:

"Work flexibility."

Pros: Work on new projects and technologies, design systems.

Cons: Team management, corporate culture.

Software Architect in Montreal:

"challenging and fullfilling"

Pros: decide software design strategy

Cons: dealing with non software clients

Software Architect in Calgary:

"Cybersecurity Technical Architect"

Pros: I work independantly and produce outputs that are of value to other people. I have an advisory role and people value my advice.

Cons: I have too much to do for the time I have scheduled for work. I can work from home, but it is difficult to do since the VPN access is not very fast.

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Key Stats for Software Architect

Gender

Female
4 %

Male
96 %

Job Satisfaction

Highly satisfied

Rated 4 out of 5
based on 40 votes.

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

5-9 years

12%

10-19 years

56%

20 years or more

25%

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Experience Affects Software Architect Salaries

Late-Career

▲22%

Experienced

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Mid-Career

▼2%

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Skills That Affect Software Architect Salaries

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▲1%

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National Average

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▼3%

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▼4%

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▼6%

HTML

▼6%

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▼9%

Job Satisfaction

Highly satisfied

Rated 4 out of 5
based on 40 votes.

Gender

Female
4 %

Male
96 %

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

5-9 years

12%

10-19 years

56%

20 years or more

25%

Common Health Benefits

Medical: 84%

Dental: 78%

Vision: 62%

None: 11%

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