Project Lead Salary in Ontario (2025)
544 disclosed records, 2001–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (60%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
85
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$121,545
-0.6% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$109,442–$128,422
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$149,505
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Project Lead" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Project Lead" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Deborah Walton at Solicitor General, with a salary of $149,505; the median among the 85 listed under this title was $121,545.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $121,545, a Project Lead keeps roughly $87,766 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 27.8% all-in), or about $7,314 a month. 85 people were listed under this title in 2025. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 1% below it. 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
- ~$87,766
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.8%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,314
Where does $121,545 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Institute for Health Info | $112,762 | Pay here → |
| Solicitor General | $136,161 | Pay here → |
| PowerON Energy Solutions | $125,380 | Pay here → |
| Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement | $127,798 | Pay here → |
| Ottawa Hospital | $106,577 | Pay here → |
| Infrastructure | $116,773 | Pay here → |
| Environment, Conservation and Parks | $110,574 | Pay here → |
| City of Toronto | $107,603 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deborah WaltonProject Lead | $149,505 | $149,672 |
| 2 | Laurie BakerProject Lead | $147,631 | $147,798 |
| 3 | Rob BaumanProject Lead | $145,087 | $145,254 |
| 4 | Faryal SamiProject Lead | $144,059 | $144,411 |
| 5 | Samuel OyekanmiProject Lead | $141,292 | $141,702 |
| 6 | Taylor ScottProject Lead | $141,192 | $141,659 |
| 7 | Todd InnisProject Lead | $140,119 | $140,271 |
| 8 | Feliciantonio Di FabioProject Lead | $139,593 | $139,760 |
| 9 | Shannon CarrickProject Lead | $138,465 | $138,620 |
| 10 | Patrick DupuisProject Lead | $138,455 | $138,609 |
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.