Program Specialist Salary in Ontario (2025)
225 disclosed records, 2001–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (62%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
55
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$116,832
-4.4% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$104,646–$128,911
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$169,208
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Program Specialist" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Program Specialist" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Clayton Seymour at Solicitor General, with a salary of $169,208; the median among the 55 listed under this title was $116,832.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $116,832, a Program Specialist keeps roughly $85,099 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 27.2% all-in), or about $7,092 a month. That is about 4% below the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. Half of those listed earned between $104,646 and $128,911. 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
- ~$85,099
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.2%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,092
Where does $116,832 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitor General | $121,880 | Pay here → |
| Long-Term Care | $128,129 | Pay here → |
| Workplace Safety and Insurance Board | $103,423 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clayton SeymourProgram Specialist | $169,208 | $169,453 |
| 2 | Jordan FroeseProgram Specialist | $163,743 | $163,992 |
| 3 | Scott BurgessProgram Specialist | $146,069 | $146,233 |
| 4 | Ian KennProgram Specialist | $145,998 | $148,503 |
| 5 | Dale MooreProgram Specialist | $141,362 | $141,610 |
| 6 | Jonathan MercierProgram Specialist | $140,210 | $140,459 |
| 7 | Lyne DuchesneProgram Specialist | $138,960 | $139,107 |
| 8 | Wing Yee SunProgram Specialist | $137,800 | $138,049 |
| 9 | Chad HarveyProgram Specialist | $137,730 | $137,979 |
| 10 | Ryan GoodmurphyProgram Specialist | $136,741 | $136,937 |
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.