Direct Support Professional Salary in Ontario (2025)
129 disclosed records, 2020–2025 · mostly Other Public Sector Employers (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
27
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$110,019
-10.0% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$104,844–$118,910
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$133,341
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Direct Support Professional" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Direct Support Professional" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Epie Wong Fung at Community Living Oshawa/Clarington, with a salary of $133,341; the median among the 27 listed under this title was $110,019.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $110,019, a Direct Support Professional keeps roughly $80,813 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 26.5% all-in), or about $6,734 a month. That is about 10% below the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. Half of those listed earned between $104,844 and $118,910. 27 people were listed under this title in 2025. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$80,813
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.5%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$6,734
Where does $110,019 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Central West Specialized Developmental Services | $106,819 | Pay here → |
| Community Living Dryden-Sioux Lookout | $105,182 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epie Wong FungDirect Support Professional | $133,341 | $133,593 |
| 2 | Gurleen KaurDirect Support Professional | $125,119 | $125,828 |
| 3 | Renu AroraDirect Support Professional | $121,604 | $121,933 |
| 4 | Wayne SmithDirect Support Professional | $120,553 | $142,679 |
| 5 | Wahab BelloDirect Support Professional | $120,477 | $120,978 |
| 6 | Rodrigo ArangoDirect Support Professional | $120,206 | $120,537 |
| 7 | Elizabeth KatwarooDirect Support Professional | $118,910 | $119,177 |
| 8 | Oluwatosin BakareDirect Support Professional | $114,530 | $119,764 |
| 9 | Victor UnugbroDirect Support Professional | $114,428 | $114,689 |
| 10 | Alex Atsu-DarkoDirect Support Professional | $113,376 | $113,633 |
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.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.