Lead Software Engineer Salary in Ontario (2025)
112 disclosed records, 2013–2025 · mostly Crown Agencies (97%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
38
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$126,437
+3.4% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$125,129–$131,657
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$155,889
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Lead Software Engineer" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Lead Software Engineer" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Amir Sedighi at Ontario Health, with a salary of $155,889; the median among the 38 listed under this title was $126,437.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $126,437, a Lead Software Engineer keeps roughly $90,534 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 28.4% all-in), or about $7,545 a month. 38 people were listed under this title in 2025. Half of those listed earned between $125,129 and $131,657. That is about 3% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$90,534
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.0%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.4%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,545
Where does $126,437 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario Health | $126,437 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amir SedighiLead, Software Engineer/Ingénieur logiciel principal | $155,889 | $158,262 |
| 2 | Tatiana JoukovaLead Software Engineer/Ingénieure logicielle en chef | $139,578 | $141,931 |
| 3 | Joseph YamadaLead, Software Engineer/Responsable, Ingénieur logiciel | $137,702 | $139,915 |
| 4 | Hang ShiLead, Software Engineer/Responsable, Ingénieur logiciel | $136,103 | $138,960 |
| 5 | Zhen ZhangLead, Software Engineer/Responsable, Ingénieur logiciel | $134,871 | $137,225 |
| 6 | Sheng BaiLead, Software Engineer/Responsable, Ingénieur logiciel | $133,633 | $135,984 |
| 7 | Durga S AddepalliLead, Software Engineer/Ingénieur logiciel principal | $133,216 | $135,461 |
| 8 | Sebastian WiszniewskiLead, Software Engineer/Responsable, Ingénieur logiciel | $132,580 | $133,481 |
| 9 | Sae-Il KimLead Software Engineer/Ingénieure logicielle en chef | $131,758 | $134,113 |
| 10 | Xinhua WenLead, Software Engineer/Responsable, Ingénieur logiciel | $131,657 | $134,013 |
By Year
Related Positions
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.