Salaries

Software Engineers and Designers Salary in Ontario

NOC 21231Wages 2023-2024Updated

Some roles need a licence in Ontario Which roles

Median wage
$56.73 an hour Ontario
Compared with Canada
0.4% higher $0.24 above the Canadian median of $56.49
Job outlook
Very limited 1 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
38 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Ontario

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Ontario and CanadaOntario: median $56.73, from $36.06 to $88.00, middle half $43.27 to $72.12. Canada: median $56.49, from $35.00 to $91.35, middle half $43.75 to $72.12.$20$40$60$80$100Ontario: median $56.73, from $36.06 to $88.00, middle half $43.27 to $72.12Ontario$56.73Canada: median $56.49, from $35.00 to $91.35, middle half $43.75 to $72.12Canada$56.49
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Ontario compared with Canada
WageOntarioCanada
Low $36.06 $35.00
Lower quartile $43.27 $43.75
Median $56.73 $56.49
Upper quartile $72.12 $72.12
High $88.00 $91.35
Average $60.07 $60.57

Job outlook

Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Ontario.

Advanced digital tools will continue to create job opportunities, but the pace of job growth may be affected by recent restructuring in the technology sector. Outlook data

38 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Ontario?

This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in Ontario, but some roles in it are:

Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in Ontario

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree is usually required.

By region in Ontario

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in OntarioOntario (all regions): median $56.73, from $36.06 to $88.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $57.69, from $26.81 to $81.25. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $56.77, from $36.06 to $84.13. Ottawa: median $56.73, from $36.06 to $88.00. Toronto: median $56.49, from $36.06 to $88.94. Kingston – Pembroke: median $52.88, from $36.95 to $83.17. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $52.07, from $35.15 to $78.81. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $51.50, from $34.09 to $80.29. Northwest: median $49.86, from $33.64 to $74.76. London: median $49.31, from $32.69 to $87.65. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $48.72, from $32.47 to $87.00. Northeast: median $48.08, from $23.50 to $86.54.$20$40$60$80$100Ontario (all regions): median $56.73, from $36.06 to $88.00Ontario (all regions)$56.73Windsor – Sarnia: median $57.69, from $26.81 to $81.25Windsor – Sarnia$57.69Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $56.77, from $36.06 to $84.13Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$56.77Ottawa: median $56.73, from $36.06 to $88.00Ottawa$56.73Toronto: median $56.49, from $36.06 to $88.94Toronto$56.49Kingston – Pembroke: median $52.88, from $36.95 to $83.17Kingston – Pembroke$52.88Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $52.07, from $35.15 to $78.81Muskoka – Kawarthas$52.07Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $51.50, from $34.09 to $80.29Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$51.50Northwest: median $49.86, from $33.64 to $74.76Northwest$49.86London: median $49.31, from $32.69 to $87.65London$49.31Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $48.72, from $32.47 to $87.00Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$48.72Northeast: median $48.08, from $23.50 to $86.54Northeast$48.08
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Ontario (all regions)$36.06$56.73$88.00Very limited (1 of 5)
Windsor – Sarnia$26.81$57.69$81.25Very limited (1 of 5)
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$36.06$56.77$84.13Very limited (1 of 5)
Ottawa$36.06$56.73$88.00Limited (2 of 5)
Toronto$36.06$56.49$88.94Very limited (1 of 5)
Kingston – Pembroke$36.95$52.88$83.17Limited (2 of 5)
Muskoka – Kawarthas$35.15$52.07$78.81Moderate (3 of 5)
Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$34.09$51.50$80.29Limited (2 of 5)
Northwest$33.64$49.86$74.76Limited (2 of 5)
London$32.69$49.31$87.65Very limited (1 of 5)
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$32.47$48.72$87.00Very limited (1 of 5)
Northeast$23.50$48.08$86.54Very limited (1 of 5)

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