Just because you run in circles with people who make super high salaries doesn’t mean they’re that common. Unsurprisingly, people who make 300k TC are more likely than the average to meet other people who make 300k TC.

That said all the numbers I’m finding online are more in in 80-100k Canadian dollars range for salary for the average, so 60k is definitely extremly low for TC.

Plenty do make 60k and 300k is pretty far from being "typical" in Montreal.

I agree though that 60k isn't typical, that would be close to the starting salary. I'm still new though, so couldn't say what's typical, but I think 80k would be a pretty good bet.

120-150k is closer to the average I would say if you work for a public company or a well funded start-up

Top of band for Senior at Shopify is low 200s (varies a bit depending on USD exchange rates) without stock appreciation and it's not particularly competitive

Plenty of SWEs in Los Angeles make 300k+ $US, just look at Netflix. But the average is still in the low-mid 100s.