Senior Specialist Salary in Ontario (2025)
225 disclosed records, 2010–2025 · mostly Seconded to Ministries (35%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
27
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$127,654
+4.4% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$120,769–$127,798
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$167,799
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Senior Specialist" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Senior Specialist" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Marcin Gotfryd at Ontario Provincial Police, with a salary of $167,799; the median among the 27 listed under this title was $127,654.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $127,654, a Senior Specialist keeps roughly $91,223 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 28.5% all-in), or about $7,602 a month. 27 people were listed under this title in 2025. Half of those listed earned between $120,769 and $127,798. That is about 4% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,223
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.5%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,602
Where does $127,654 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 District School Board | $127,654 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Securities Commission | $136,455 | Pay here → |
| Solicitor General | $120,759 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcin GotfrydSenior Specialist | $167,799 | $168,183 |
| 2 | Claudio PizzoliSenior Specialist / Spécialiste principal | $164,430 | $165,250 |
| 3 | Hoyoung JangSenior Specialist / Spécialiste principal | $161,466 | $162,297 |
| 4 | Sin Ying Cindy WuSenior Specialist / Spécialiste principale | $138,008 | $138,732 |
| 5 | Sonia BhambriSenior Specialist / Spécialiste principale | $136,455 | $137,144 |
| 6 | Jonathan StoneSenior Specialist | $127,798 | $127,956 |
| 7 | Nicole ValentiniSenior Specialist | $127,798 | $127,956 |
| 8 | Ning ChangSenior Specialist | $127,654 | $127,654 |
| 9 | Kit Nam LiSenior Specialist | $127,654 | $127,654 |
| 10 | Yu ZhangSenior Specialist | $127,654 | $127,654 |
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.