Lead Distributed Systems Specialist Salary in Ontario (2025)
220 disclosed records, 2008–2025 · mostly Universities (100%)
Last filed under this title in 2025. Fewer than 20 records in the latest Sunshine List, so this page is kept for history.
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
19
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$122,336
+0.1% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$121,467–$124,205
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$173,158
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Lead Distributed Systems Specialist" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Lead Distributed Systems Specialist" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Carmen Policelli at Toronto Metropolitan University, with a salary of $173,158; the median among the 19 listed under this title was $122,336.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Lead Distributed Systems Specialist median of $122,336 comes to about 23.4%, leaving roughly $88,213 a year — about $7,351 a month. That is in line with the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. The 2025 list carries 19 people grouped under the title Lead Distributed Systems Specialist. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$88,213
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.9%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,351
Where does $122,336 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto Metropolitan University | $122,336 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmen PolicelliLead Distributed Systems Specialist | $173,158 | $173,471 |
| 2 | Emily ZhouLead Distributed Systems Specialist | $153,267 | $153,580 |
| 3 | Sohail RanaLead Distributed Systems Specialist | $129,264 | $129,576 |
| 4 | Imran BaroliaLead Distributed Systems Specialist | $129,167 | $129,480 |
| 5 | Matthew RalstonLead Distributed Systems Specialist | $124,205 | $124,518 |
| 6 | Gowri Sankar MattayLead Distributed Systems Specialist | $123,690 | $124,002 |
| 7 | Amr MalikLead Distributed Systems Specialist | $123,110 | $123,423 |
| 8 | Guibin (Gary) PanLead Distributed Systems Specialist | $122,757 | $123,070 |
| 9 | Alexander SiromakhaLead Distributed Systems Specialist | $122,691 | $123,004 |
| 10 | Joy GamildienLead Distributed Systems Specialist | $122,336 | $122,649 |
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.