Updated July 2026 · Toronto, Ontario · Canada

Data Scientist salary in Toronto.

A Data Scientist in Toronto, Ontario earns a median of CA$96,366 per year in base salary.

10th percentile
CA$66,560
Median
CA$96,366
90th percentile
CA$149,323

Base salary, annual, in CAD. Reconciled from ESDC Open Government wages, NOC 2021 coded. Sample sizes are structural placeholders. ESDC does not publish per-cell counts.

How this number is built.

The Toronto figure for Data Scientist resolves through Statistics Canada Economic Region 3530. ESDC's Open Government wages dataset publishes per-occupation estimates at the Economic Region level; Orbyt maps the role to its NOC 2021 occupation code and reconciles the wage values into a single base-salary distribution. Every figure carries an as_of date and traces back to the source via the methodology paper.

Values are gross base salary in Canadian dollars. Provincial income tax in Ontario is the consumer's calculation; Orbyt does not bake it into the reconciled number.

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Common questions.

How much does a Data Scientist earn in Toronto?

The median base salary for a Data Scientist in Toronto, Ontario is CA$96,366 per year, with a typical range of CA$66,560 to CA$149,323.

What is the salary range for a Data Scientist in Toronto?

CA$66,560 at the 10th percentile to CA$149,323 at the 90th, with a CA$96,366 median. Gross base salary, annual.

Where does this Toronto salary data come from?

It is reconciled from ESDC Open Government wages, mapped to the role's NOC 2021 occupation code for Toronto via Statistics Canada Economic Region 3530.

Is this gross or net pay?

Gross base salary before tax, in CAD. Provincial and federal income tax in Ontario is not included; that calculation is yours.

Data Scientist in other Canadian cities.

Ottawa · CA$100,277Calgary · CA$96,283Waterloo · CA$92,810Edmonton · CA$90,002Winnipeg · CA$87,464

Other roles in Toronto.

AI Product Manager · CA$140,795Engineering Manager · CA$140,795Software Engineer · CA$117,499DevOps Engineer · CA$117,499AI Infrastructure Engineer · CA$117,499Backend Developer · CA$100,006AI Solutions Architect · CA$100,006Data Engineer · CA$96,366