Lead Developer Salary in Ontario (2025)
192 disclosed records, 2014–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (93%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
54
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$121,387
-0.7% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$106,395–$124,984
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$145,645
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Lead Developer" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Lead Developer" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Ratnam Sasitharan at Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, with a salary of $145,645; the median among the 54 listed under this title was $121,387.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $121,387, a Lead Developer keeps roughly $87,676 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 27.8% all-in), or about $7,306 a month. The middle half of Lead Developer salaries ran from $106,395 to $124,984. 54 people were listed under this title in 2025. 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
- ~$87,676
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.8%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,306
Where does $121,387 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 | $123,014 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ratnam SasitharanLead Developer | $145,645 | $145,897 |
| 2 | Tony LinLead Developer | $144,967 | $145,233 |
| 3 | Stanley WangLead Developer | $134,003 | $134,003 |
| 4 | Tony DiepLead Developer | $132,499 | $132,653 |
| 5 | Dayanand Reddy SamalaLead Developer | $131,487 | $131,487 |
| 6 | Imtiaz Sk AhmedLead Developer | $130,416 | $130,682 |
| 7 | Samson GimuiLead Developer | $129,613 | $129,879 |
| 8 | Zhonghua FanLead Developer | $129,228 | $129,228 |
| 9 | Nataliya (Natalia) VorsynaLead Developer | $129,164 | $129,430 |
| 10 | Gabriel LuciLead Developer | $128,728 | $128,994 |
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.