Specialist Salary in Ontario (2025)
1,818 disclosed records, 2005–2025 · mostly Hospitals & Boards of Public Health (71%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
400
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$115,353
-5.7% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$107,752–$124,592
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$216,382
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Specialist" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Specialist" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Craig Corriveau at Ontario Provincial Police, with a salary of $216,382; the median among the 400 listed under this title was $115,353.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $115,353, a Specialist keeps roughly $84,236 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 27.0% all-in), or about $7,020 a month. The middle half of Specialist salaries ran from $107,752 to $124,592. The 2025 list carries 400 people grouped under the title Specialist. Pension contributions — likely HOOPP in the Hospitals & Boards of Public Health sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$84,236
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.0%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,020
Where does $115,353 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Health Sciences | $115,569 | Pay here → |
| Southlake Health | $115,979 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Provincial Police | $143,219 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario) | $111,016 | Pay here → |
| Halton District School Board | $109,636 | Pay here → |
| City of Burlington | $114,557 | Pay here → |
| University Health Network | $118,890 | Pay here → |
| St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton | $106,406 | Pay here → |
| Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $110,657 | Pay here → |
| City of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission | $113,516 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig CorriveauSpecialist | $216,382 | $216,581 |
| 2 | Walter DuffSpecialist | $194,017 | $194,216 |
| 3 | Melanie HarwoodSpecialist | $181,882 | $182,081 |
| 4 | Chad WilsonSpecialist | $178,077 | $178,271 |
| 5 | Cory Na HolmesSpecialist | $175,310 | $175,502 |
| 6 | Evan TrippSpecialist | $174,788 | $174,987 |
| 7 | Timmy SobschakSpecialist | $169,563 | $169,768 |
| 8 | Karey St. ClairSpecialist | $168,275 | $168,475 |
| 9 | Brian BaileySpecialist | $166,857 | $167,051 |
| 10 | James FlemingSpecialist | $159,476 | $159,942 |
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.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.