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Clinical Nurse Specialist salary in Ontario

237 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $118,572 and $132,090.

Median salary
$125,412
+3.6% vs 2024
People on the list
237
Middle half
$119K–$132K
Highest
$156,981

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996
1997
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1999
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2001
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2005
2006
2007$102,123
2008$103,860
2009$103,382
2010$105,931
2011$103,919
2012$103,149
2013$104,103
2014$102,707
2015$103,082
2016$104,421
2017$104,891
2018$106,293
2019$106,683
2020$109,813
2021$108,776
2022$113,255
2023$119,708
2024$121,014
2025$125,412

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 13 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.

Median for everyone with this title: $125,412
Sinai Health System37 people$128,384
Hamilton Health Sciences23 people$127,487
University Health Network44 people$124,495
Trillium Health Partners5 people$122,857
Ontario Health atHome5 people$109,805

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1James SmithUniversity Health Network$156,981$297+$11,137
2Rhonda AllanUniversity Health Network$156,310$297+$15,291
3Kelly McguiganUniversity Health Network$153,802$294+$7,931
4Naudea MairUniversity Health Network$152,470$297+$10,678
5Patricia Murphy-KaneUniversity Health Network$152,426$297+$11,218
6Debra JohnstonUniversity Health Network$152,113$294+$7,579
7Carol McanuffUniversity Health Network$151,006$294+$11,060
8Sherele McghieUniversity Health Network$151,006$294+$10,374
9Mursal AbdullyUniversity Health Network$151,006$294+$10,939
10Regina Varsha BanksUniversity Health Network$150,641$294+$5,916
11Shari MouraUniversity Health Network$150,446$294+$9,560
12Christine Elizabeth TheriaultUniversity Health Network$148,556$290+$15,192
13Sharron RunionsSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$147,212$558+$4,314
14Maria Armi Armesto-HeysSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$147,174$558+$4,276
15Alisha TokarThunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre$147,013$559+$367
16Laura FeniakUniversity Health Network$142,811$687+$7,361
17Marlene TrailleSinai Health System$142,095$45+$14,892
18Karen AlbertSt. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton$140,971$328+$40,678
19Rashmy R LoboWilliam Osler Health System$139,764$600+$5,071
20Lindsey RaeThunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre$139,753$559+$17,520
21Karen Dryden-PalmerThe Hospital For Sick Children$139,559$0+$10,754
22Samantha ScimeUniversity Health Network$139,311$264+$14,670
23Laura BuckleyThe Hospital For Sick Children$139,139$0+$10,571
24Jade DiasUniversity Health Network$138,791$549+$22,238
25Colleen SeereeramWilliam Osler Health System$138,720$600+$4,027
26Foroozan ZayaniSinai Health System$138,167$480+$11,075
27Andrea MaurichThe Hospital For Sick Children$137,385$0+$17,491
28Corey HeerschapRoyal Victoria Regional Health Centre$136,345$621+$2,337
29Jacqueline MorganThe Hospital For Sick Children$136,305$0new
30Kimberly SalwayLondon Health Sciences Centre$136,222$260+$10,665
31Vandana TuszynskaThe Hospital For Sick Children$136,187$0+$7,951
32Caroline BennettThe Hospital For Sick Children$136,187$0+$15,190
33Kyla CorradoWilliam Osler Health System$135,901$600+$1,207
34Anna Kras-DupuisSt. Joseph's Health Care London$134,860$0+$10,440
35Jaspreet BrarSt. Joseph's Health Care London$134,827$334+$11,059
36Michelle Fredette-CarragherSt. Joseph's Health Care London$134,827$334+$8,541
37Grace Van Den BergSt. Joseph's Health Care London$134,827$334+$10,406
38Matthieu PayetteSt. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton$134,545$295+$5,833
39Brenda MorganLondon Health Sciences Centre$134,391$28+$8,771
40Lina MartinsLondon Health Sciences Centre$134,327$260+$8,770
41Verna CheungUniversity Health Network$134,299$259+$11,727
42Carrie BullardSt. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton$134,129$328+$3,640
43Kathleen WillisonSt. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton$134,129$0+$5,349
44Victoria JohnsonLondon Health Sciences Centre$133,516$260+$11,343
45Ashley HammondLondon Health Sciences Centre$133,403$257+$14,461
46Sheena TchernerSinai Health System$133,391$1,457+$15,284
47Yuanchun Mary ZhengSinai Health System$133,254$1,463+$10,377
48Julie HuynhSinai Health System$133,254$930+$7,554
49Wanda KiersnowskiSinai Health System$133,254$1,526+$12,606
50Monika PikulaGuelph General Hospital$133,135$548+$6,890