Data and IT pay: Montreal vs Boston and Cambridge
Across all levels, the middle posting in Boston and Cambridge is about 169% higher than in Montreal, after converting to Canadian dollars at today's rate.
The overall figures mix levels: manager and director roles are 20% of postings with pay in Montreal and 71% in Boston and Cambridge, so compare the same level where you can.
Montreal, all levels
CA$103k
Middle half CA$84k to CA$103k
about US$74k. From 5 postings.
Boston and Cambridge, all levels
US$198k
Middle half US$165k to US$233k
about CA$278k. From 169 postings.
Pay before tax is only part of the picture. Income tax, payroll deductions and health costs differ a lot between Canada and the US. The take-home pay tool shows what each offer leaves after tax.
How these figures work
They come only from pay ranges that employers posted on open jobs listed on PharmoniQ today. Each posting counts once, at the middle of its range. Only yearly pay in the job's own currency is used; hourly postings are left out. A figure shows only when at least 5 postings stand behind it. These are offers employers advertise, not what people in the role earn, and they change as jobs open and close. Currency conversions use today's Bank of Canada rate (1 US dollar = 1.40 Canadian dollars) and are rounded.