Water Treatment Operator Salary in Ontario (2025)
53 disclosed records, 2018–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (96%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
20
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$110,466
-9.6% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$105,386–$113,808
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$124,135
Who is the highest-paid Water Treatment Operator in Ontario?
The highest-paid Water Treatment Operator on the 2025 Sunshine List was Loan Leishman at Regional Municipality Of Halton, with a salary of $124,135; the median among the 20 listed under this title was $110,466.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Water Treatment Operator paid the 2025 median of $110,466 would take home roughly $81,108 after federal and Ontario income tax — about $6,759 a month, an effective rate of about 21.6%. That is about 10% below the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. 20 people were listed under this title in 2025. Half of those listed earned between $105,386 and $113,808. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$81,108
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$6,759
Where does $110,466 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
Median salary paid among disclosed records. 2023 is absent: job titles were not disclosed that year. Years with fewer than five people are omitted.
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | People | Median | Top | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Municipality of Halton | 17 | $109,595 | $124,135 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loan Leishman | Regional Municipality Of Halton | Water Treatment Operator | $124,135 | $124,574 |
| 2 | Neil Mcmillan | Town Of Perth | Water Treatment Operator | $116,854 | $117,947 |
| 3 | David Romano | Regional Municipality Of Halton | Water Treatment Operator | $115,057 | $115,495 |
| 4 | Meghdeepsinh Chauhan | Matawa First Nations Management | Water Treatment Operator | $114,072 | $115,979 |
| 5 | Matthew Grzebielucha | Regional Municipality Of Halton | Water Treatment Operator | $113,837 | $114,273 |
| 6 | Kenneth Ryder | Regional Municipality Of Halton | Water Treatment Operator | $113,808 | $114,193 |
| 7 | Scott Zugay | Regional Municipality Of Halton | Water Treatment Operator | $113,367 | $113,806 |
| 8 | Rupenkumar Mistry | Regional Municipality Of Halton | Water Treatment Operator | $113,142 | $113,581 |
| 9 | Richard Proulx | Regional Municipality Of Halton | Water Treatment Operator | $112,746 | $113,185 |
| 10 | Sergio Adan | Regional Municipality Of Halton | Water Treatment Operator | $111,336 | $111,775 |
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. 2023: job titles were not disclosed, so that year has no position data.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.