[version_five]

I think those salaries are probably not too different from the US if you go outside major centers and FAANG. There is also the question of taxes and out of pocket expenses like healthcare that makes salaries harder to compare between countries.

In Montreal or Toronto there are lots of devs making > 200k CAD (170 USD?). Salaries are definitely lower than SV but the disparity is not huge.

For out of the way places, like Calgary or the maritimes, there is a local appeal where people from there want to stay there, and so salaries are lower because people are there for lifestyle and the companies that set up there do so because they know they can pay less.

[gautamdivgi]

I’m in Chicago suburbs and it’s probably about $85k USD for a junior level role sw engg role. It’s not faang but those numbers are still lower than a lot of US cities.