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Lead, Architect/Architecte principal salary in Ontario

20 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $135,209 and $148,503.

Median salary
$140,253
+0.6% vs 2024
People on the list
20
Middle half
$135K–$149K
Highest
$152,274

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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2023$133,402
2024$139,423
2025$140,253

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Muhammad Babar KhanOntario Health$152,274$2,423−$1,939
2Arosha KulatilakeOntario Health$149,953$503−$3,124
3Yi WangOntario Health$148,503$1,003+$5,457
4Octavian GhiuganOntario Health$148,503$503+$2,438
5Andrzej ParkitnyOntario Health$148,503$503−$3,065
6Moin QasimOntario Health$148,503$2,423−$3,604
7Khai Mang Michael WuOntario Health$145,517$721+$6,094
8Vladimir ZagvozdinOntario Health$143,167$493+$5,194
9Patrick PanOntario Health$142,877$902+$5,183
10Rupendra DhillonOntario Health$141,268$487+$7,092
11Eric MeunierOntario Health$139,237$480+$5,658
12Roehl SiosonOntario Health$137,976$475+$5,005
13Yaotong QianOntario Health$136,815$471+$11,212
14Yuqing DengOntario Health$135,317$467+$6,152
15Mohamed SalahOntario Health$135,209$2,362−$15,008
16Gunenthirarajan GunaratnamOntario Health$134,440$455+$6,808
17Sheng FangOntario Health$131,120$445+$11,914
18Naorem Nilkumar SinghaOntario Health$129,500$450+$3,618
19Imran MerchantOntario Health$124,868$2,336−$5,516
20Fahad AbbasiOntario Health$121,108$416new

Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Lead, Architect/Architecte principal in Ontario’s public sector?

$140,253 among the 20 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $100,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.

How much do most people with the title Lead, Architect/Architecte principal on the list earn?

Half were paid between $135,209 and $148,503 in 2025; the highest salary was $152,274.

Which employer has the most people with the title Lead, Architect/Architecte principal?

Ontario Health, with 20 on the 2025 list.

Has Lead, Architect/Architecte principal pay gone up?

The median rose 0.6% from 2024 ($139,423) to 2025. In 2023 it was $133,402.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work

Why is someone not on the list?

Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.