A small but growing handful of my team hired last year are Canadian and waiting for COVID to abate before moving to the US. I myself moved to the US from Canada a decade ago. The brain drain is real.
If you're open to a move, good companies like the ones on this list will generally take care of healthcare to the extent that you won't need to worry about it much, but I still do miss the Canadian model where money generally didn't even enter into the equation. They'll usually take care of the immigration as well, and pay for the relocation. Highest income would be in the Bay Area, but consider if you want to own a home and the costs involved in that; you might find another area to be a better deal (I'm biased toward Pittsburgh). I personally found the Bay Area unworkable when I was looking before, mostly due to the fact that I had a family and wanted a home.
If you want to stay, your best bet would be to join a large multinational (Big N) and work at a Canadian office.
I’m working on moving to the states as soon as I have the opportunity. Do your Canadian coworkers try just as hard? I have a lot of trouble caring about my job here because I know a few weeks of interview prep will do more to my compensation than half a decade hard work.
If you're open to a move, good companies like the ones on this list will generally take care of healthcare to the extent that you won't need to worry about it much, but I still do miss the Canadian model where money generally didn't even enter into the equation. They'll usually take care of the immigration as well, and pay for the relocation. Highest income would be in the Bay Area, but consider if you want to own a home and the costs involved in that; you might find another area to be a better deal (I'm biased toward Pittsburgh). I personally found the Bay Area unworkable when I was looking before, mostly due to the fact that I had a family and wanted a home.
If you want to stay, your best bet would be to join a large multinational (Big N) and work at a Canadian office.