Salary Repo23 anonymous entries

Design Director salary in Canada.

The median design director in Canada reports C$210k in total comp (US$155k). The middle half lands between C$176k and C$238k. Shared anonymously by designers in the DesignX community.

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Median total C$210kMiddle 50% C$176k–C$238kMedian base C$200k23 entries · anonymous

How the spread looks

Total compensation (base + bonus + annualized equity) in USD. The shaded band is the middle 50%.

$70k–$80k · 1

$80k–$89k · 0

$89k–$99k · 1

$99k–$109k · 0

$109k–$119k · 1

$119k–$128k · 3

$128k–$138k · 1

$138k–$148k · 2

$148k–$158k · 5

$158k–$167k · 1

$167k–$177k · 2

$177k–$187k · 2

$187k–$196k · 2

$196k–$206k · 1

$206k–$216k · 0

$216k–$226k · 1

$70k$148k$226k

P25–P75 band Median

Design Director salary in Canada — total compensation percentiles
25th percentile	C$176k
Median	C$210k
75th percentile	C$238k
90th percentile	C$263k

Every level in Canada

Median and middle 50% by level, in USD — so you can see what the next step up is worth.

Junior

$50k · $45k–$59k

Mid

$71k · $62k–$85k

Senior

$96k · $83k–$106k

Staff

$112k · $93k–$137k

Lead

$109k · $82k–$119k

Director●

$155k · $130k–$177k

Where these numbers come from

Every entry is self-reported and anonymous — from the DesignX salary survey and from members who add their own numbers. Entries in other currencies are converted to USD; local figures here use a fixed rate, so treat them as a guide, not a quote. We only publish a page once a group has at least 10 entries.

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