AI Engineer Salary in Canada
AI Engineer roles in Canada pay a median of $187k a year, based on 46 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $162k to $206k, and the top 10% more than $234k. 54% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Cohere.
- $187k
- median USD
- $162k
- 25th percentile
- $206k
- 75th percentile
- 46
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($162k to $206k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 15 | $163k | $181k | $184k |
| Staff | 14 | $190k | $205k | $206k |
| Principal | 4 | $214k | $237k | $264k |
By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 15 | $125k | $190k | $209k |
| Vancouver | 9 | $174k | $205k | $206k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 21 | $154k | $190k | $205k |
| Remote | 25 | $180k | $184k | $206k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
| Company | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohere | 4 | $195k | $206k | $235k |
| Okta | 5 | $190k | $190k | $200k |
| Databricks | 4 | $174k | $190k | $206k |
| Asana | 3 | $171k | $188k | $197k |
| GitLab | 7 | $171k | $187k | $206k |
| Samsara | 4 | $179k | $184k | $190k |
| Grafana Labs | 4 | $181k | $181k | $187k |
Live roles
Senior Software Engineer, AI Developer Experience
VantaRemote (CA)
Not disclosed
Remoteai llm engineerSenior3d agoSenior Software Engineer, AI
AsanaVancouver, BC, CA
~$176k–$200k
ai llm engineerSenior~$176k–$200k · 5d agoBackend Engineer, Knowledge Graph
GitLabRemote (US)
~$115k–$162k
Remoteai llm engineer~$115k–$162k · 5d agoSoftware Engineer, AI
AsanaVancouver, BC, CA
~$146k–$162k
ai llm engineer~$146k–$162k · 5d agoStaff/Senior Staff Software Engineer, Agent Infrastructure
CohereRemote (CA)
$240k–$360k
Remoteai llm engineerStaff$240k–$360k · 7d agoApplied AI Value Architect
CelonisRemote (CA)
~$132k–$151k
Remoteai llm engineer~$132k–$151k · 9d agoStaff FullStack Engineer - Application Core Services | Canada | Remote
Grafana LabsRemote
~$186k–$224k
Remoteai llm engineerStaff~$186k–$224k · 11d agoSenior Mobile Software Engineer - Android & iOS
CrestaRemote
Not disclosed
Remoteai llm engineerSenior13d agoSenior Software Engineer, Builder Studio
Apollo.ioRemote (US)
Not disclosed
Remoteai llm engineerSenior13d agoSenior Fullstack Engineer - Grafana Data Source Plugins | NASA | (Remote, Canada)
Grafana LabsRemote
~$164k–$197k
Remoteai llm engineerSenior~$164k–$197k · 15d ago
Other roles
Every live listing here that discloses a number, in any currency. Converted to USD at ECB reference rates as of 2026-10-28. Hourly, weekly, and monthly figures are annualised (2,080 / 52 / 12). Where a salary is a range we use its midpoint. Breakdowns with fewer than three disclosed salaries are left out. All AI and ML salaries