Quality Assurance Specialist Salary in Ontario (2025)
64 disclosed records, 2017–2025 · mostly Crown Agencies (36%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
20
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$123,306
+0.9% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$101,861–$148,416
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$164,801
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Quality Assurance Specialist" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Quality Assurance Specialist" on the 2025 Sunshine List was James Baird at Independent Electricity System Operator, with a salary of $164,801; the median among the 20 listed under this title was $123,306.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $123,306, a Quality Assurance Specialist keeps roughly $88,762 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 28.0% all-in), or about $7,397 a month. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 1% above it. Half of those listed earned between $101,861 and $148,416. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$88,762
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.0%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,397
Where does $123,306 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Electricity System Operator | $163,519 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James BairdSpecialist Quality Assurance / Spécialiste de l’assurance de la qualité | $164,801 | $165,106 |
| 2 | Ravi KapilaSpecialist Quality Assurance / Spécialiste de l’assurance de la qualité | $163,772 | $164,084 |
| 3 | Swetha DuvvuruSpecialist Quality Assurance / Spécialiste de l’assurance de la qualité | $163,519 | $163,817 |
| 4 | Adam SmithQuality Assurance Specialist | $160,667 | $161,577 |
| 5 | Elham GholamhosseiniQuality Assurance Specialist | $158,307 | $159,053 |
| 6 | Asim AliSpecialist Quality Assurance / Spécialiste de l’assurance de la qualité | $148,416 | $148,706 |
| 7 | Sindhura VasanthuSpecialist Quality Assurance / Spécialiste de l’assurance de la qualité | $135,437 | $135,718 |
| 8 | Michael KreutzweiserQuality Assurance Specialist | $134,103 | $134,103 |
| 9 | Farida BaizhiyenovaQuality Assurance Specialist | $127,716 | $128,275 |
| 10 | Luarne SaniQuality Assurance Specialist | $127,574 | $127,804 |
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.