A new Logic report highlights Canada’s ongoing brain drain, showing tech workers continue to migrate to the US for significantly higher wages. Data from Toronto Metropolitan University’s Dais reveals US tech salaries are nearly 50% higher than in Canada, with superior stock options and benefits.
Comparisons between cities reinforce the trend. A software engineer in Seattle earns $222,000, nearly double Vancouver’s $121,000, despite similar living costs. In San Francisco, salaries more than offset soaring rents, making it difficult for Canadian cities to compete. The report suggests frictionless cross-border mobility further accelerates the trend.
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