How Much Do Data Science Jobs Pay in Montréal? (September 2026)
As of September 2026, the median data science salary in Montréal is $151,700 a year. Most roles pay between $106,040 and $302,950 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 25 live salaried listings across 11 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.
How pay has moved
Median base salary by the month each role was posted, across current live listings. A monthly snapshot builds a firmer long-run trend over time.
Highest-paying employers
- Member of Technical Staff, Integration/RL Team (Research Engineer)Senior ML Systems Engineer, Frameworks & ToolingStaff Research Engineer, Model EfficiencyData Scientist, North InsightsAll Cohere roles →
- Innovation, Data & Analytics Team, AI/ML Engineer (Agentic Systems)Innovation, Data & Analytics Team, Senior Data Scientist (AI Lead)Innovation, Data & Analytics Team, Data EngineerInnovation, Data & Analytics Team, Senior Manager, Data ScientistMedical Insights, Data Analyst Senior ManagerAll Pfizer roles →
- All Flinks roles →
- Applied Machine Learning Scientist IIApplied Machine Learning Scientist II (ATH # 5215)Data Scientist IIAll TD Securities roles →
- Senior Applied AI/ML DeveloperSenior Machine Learning Developer, 3D Geometry & Multimodal AIMachine Learning DeveloperData Science, AI Compute Strategy, CanadaPrincipal Data AnalystAll Autodesk roles →
Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings in Montréal; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.
Methodology: data science listings in Montréal with a published salary, updated daily. Figures come from roles that are open right now. Ranges and single figures are converted to an annual US-dollar midpoint; hourly rates are annualised and out-of-band values dropped. Salary data is self-reported by employers and covers the roles that disclose pay — treat it as a directional guide, not a guarantee.