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My wife and I really want to move to Toronto one day. I interviewed at a tech startup and got an offer for ~$60k CAD plus some equity. It was a good amount of e
by nathan_f77 8y ago
My wife and I really want to move to Toronto one day. I interviewed at a tech startup and got an offer for ~$60k CAD plus some equity. It was a good amount of equity, and they were pretty small. Their product and mission was really awesome, and I think I would have had a good time working there. But I wasn't going to move for that kind of money. That's 2.5 times less than an "entry-level" tech salary in SF ($120k USD.)
- apercu 8y agoI've probably hired around 50-60 tech workers in Toronto. Only entry level (degree plus a year or two of experience) were paid close to $60k. Most of my team was between $75-110k. This is four-five years ago so I imagine it's higher now.
- ryanbrunner 8y agoFor what it's worth, that's low enough to be near-scam level in Toronto. Someone with even a modicum of experience shouldn't have a problem getting $80-90K (still well below SF levels, but not THAT low). SUPER early stage startup (like pre-seed) might be an exception, but that's almost more of a co-founder situation.
- x1ph0z 8y agoAs the others have said, they absolutely low balled you. I got a higher offer for a company in Burlington, which is ~1hr outside of Toronto as a new grad.
- baybal2 8y agoI got 84k on first serious tech job in Vancouver, and my case was very weak (that was at the time CAD/USD was around 1.1) I feel, there is more hype in Vancouver tech scene, with more emphasis on "trendiness bonus" Local job boards periodically explode with generic "enter the buzzword" specialist/developer jobs. More VC funding spilling over the border. More "1 month startups." Even these days, I heard, generic facebook clones still manage to somehow secure multimegabuck funding.