What's a reasonable salary for a software engineer in Toronto?

From what I've seen and heard junior front end devs make $60k. Your salary is on the higher end. I would try to work for at least 12-18 months and if you want to move on, then you can command $70k a year.

Seems like a salary on the higher end for most new grad positions in Toronto. If you'd care to to specify what kind of area you'd be working in, I could probably ascertain if its fair or not. For a mobile development position for instance that would be a pretty standard starting salary. Web developers usually start between 50 and 60k depending on where you're employed.

For a fresh out of school developer, 65k is a very generous salary.  The 8.5 hours is confusing, I'd ask them to clarify the timing of a typical work day.  I've only ever had a 9-5 but as a salaried position it was understood that you put in extra time if needed. You should look up salaries on glassdoor if you really want to know why companies are paying.

The salary is fine. Signing bonuses are not usual here, so I wouldn worry about that. The work hours are unusual. A typical work week here is 37.5 hours (7.5 hours/day). Some places require 40 hrs (8h/day). If you take .5h for lunch you're going to require a minimum of 9 hours/day in the office. Despite the fact that software engineers often work longer hours than that, it is not normal to require it. Nevertheless, jobs for recent graduates are hard to come by, so it may not be significant enough to influence your decision.

First of all, if you have not graduated yet and this is an entry level job, you are right to research, but don’t get greedy. You have the skills but none of the real world experience. In order to advance in your career, you NEED the real world experience. If you feel this is a good opportunity to gain that (good company with good reputation, seemingly good people to work with), then I would say to strongly consider it and start to build up your portfolio. Once you have some good experience under your belt, you are in a better negotiating position.I’d recommend downloading YouWorth for tracking what salaries are trending in your area specifically. YouWorth is a free mobile app for both iOS and Android that tracks http://www.youworthapp.com/?utm_source=Quora&utm_medium=Web&utm_term=programmer+salary&utm_content=Post%2BAnswer&utm_campaign=quora data. Not only am I a champion for the product, but I use it myself. The app allows anyone to import LinkedIn skills and track their job market value over time. I'm also notified if there is a change in the skills being watched. YouWorth uses your location to see how salaries are trending locally and can help you in your research. I’m not sure what languages you are working with but YouWorth produces easy to read graphs like this to look at trends.I’m not sure about the 8.5 hour days. That isn’t too different from how a lot of companies operate in the US. It’s like this or some variation usually equaling 40-45 hours per week. Again, I wouldn’t get too hung up on this unless they are expecting an outlandish amount of hours out of you and not paying you for them. For example, putting you on an entry level salary and expecting 60 hours a week from you. Frankly, this part of your offer sounds pretty standard.In summation, I think the offer as a whole is more than fair for an entry level job. I say take it if you feel good about it and begin to build up some experience. Don’t get hung up on trying to negotiate too hard at this level of your career. Just keep your head down, work hard, and it will pay off for you in a few years.

I think it's a great salary for recent gradaute. If you don't have multiple offer on the line you should take it.  When I was a recent graduate from computer engineering program, I wasn't able to find the job for 6+ months.  The time was terrible, I did computer engineering so I had much theorical knowledge and less on programming side.   I received a 43k offer from a small company with 3 weeks vacation. I was happy to find the job in engineering field that was in 2007.  After 3-4 years experince, I still get company offering me between 60k to 70k.  Money will come later; if no offer lines up take the job and learn as much you can. I would also suggest you to find mentor and have career path for next 5 years. I would also suggest you to borrow this book from library and read http://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Tech-Career-Insider-Microsoft/dp/1118968085/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Be happy that you have job offer.

You could get more, but it isn't horrible. Depends on your skill level. At the end of the day constant employment at 65k will be way better then making say 80k but having trouble finding something / months out of work.

I don't know about Canada/Toronto, but in the US a lot of software jobs are not hourly. You get a fixed dollar amount every two weeks no matter how many or few hours you put in.   Some employers abuse this by expecting you to work nights and weekends on a regular basis without compensating you for it, but many companies have a reasonable view on work/life balance. My company doesn't care if I work 35 hours in a week or 45, as long as I get my work done.

You should take the job. That is a very good salary for a new grad in Toronto. I know some companies require 8 actual hours of work not including lunch but that’s more the exception than the norm. I worked for one before. Most new grads in Toronto start in the 40k - 55k range depending on where you graduat d and what company you work for.