Database Administrator Salary in Ontario (2025)
1,150 disclosed records, 2003–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (32%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
103
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$124,387
+1.7% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$113,629–$137,626
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$203,470
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Database Administrator" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Database Administrator" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Jay Lee at Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, with a salary of $203,470; the median among the 103 listed under this title was $124,387.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Database Administrator paid the 2025 median of $124,387 would take home roughly $89,374 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $7,448 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.1%. The 2025 list carries 103 people grouped under the title Database Administrator. The middle half of Database Administrator salaries ran from $113,629 to $137,626. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,374
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.1%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,448
Where does $124,387 rank on the Sunshine List? →
Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement | $127,656 | Pay here → |
| Regional Municipality of Durham | $132,482 | Pay here → |
| Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board | $123,348 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay LeeDatabase Administrator | $203,470 | $203,736 |
| 2 | Seyon KarunagaranDatabase Administrator | $165,893 | $166,280 |
| 3 | Y Bill NgDatabase Administrator / Administrateur ou administratrice de base de données | $155,841 | $156,242 |
| 4 | Doren ChanDatabase Administrator / Administrateur de base de données | $150,591 | $150,762 |
| 5 | Maggie ShanDatabase Administrator | $149,532 | $149,774 |
| 6 | Arizuddin GulamDatabase Administrator | $149,392 | $149,658 |
| 7 | Shirley RemediosDatabase Administrator | $147,046 | $147,541 |
| 8 | Dusan PopovicDatabase Administrator | $146,947 | $147,213 |
| 9 | Amir RashidiDatabase Administrator | $146,309 | $146,570 |
| 10 | Ming LuiDatabase Administrator | $145,479 | $145,745 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.