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Data Specialist salary in Ontario

22 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $107,364 and $119,129.

Median salary
$116,957
+9.6% vs 2024
People on the list
22
Middle half
$107K–$119K
Highest
$129,962

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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2023$108,017
2024$106,685
2025$116,957

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K19
$125K–$150K3
$150K–$200K0
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Marie Josephe M. ManèveLa Corporation Du Conseil Des Ministres De L'education Canada (CMEC)$129,962$979new
2Thanh Hai TaOntario Securities Commission$128,961$670−$4,170 (−3.1%)
3Peter LyonsCity Of Toronto$126,146$793+$10,487 (+9.1%)
4Sarah CannonCity Of Toronto$123,993$787+$9,354 (+8.2%)
5Stephanie NeedhamThunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre$121,575$519+$8,478 (+7.5%)
6Spencer KellyCity Of Toronto$119,129$749new
7Ryan DaleyCity Of Toronto$118,995$716new
8Jesse TerhorstCity Of Toronto$118,720$765+$8,057 (+7.3%)
9Nathan WesselCity Of Toronto$118,147$741+$11,643 (+10.9%)
10Shelley AlleyneIndependent Electricity System Operator$117,677$244−$12,386 (−9.5%)
11Ange LinCity Of Toronto$116,990$651+$11,450 (+10.8%)
12Omar KhanCity Of Toronto$116,925$736new
13Shahrzad BorjianCity Of Toronto$116,640$734new
14Azam BahrehdarCity Of Toronto$116,622$736+$9,936 (+9.3%)
15Oluseyi OkuyemiCity Of Toronto$115,466$727new
16Ho Man ChanCity Of Toronto$110,094$697+$8,695 (+8.6%)
17Lucy GenuaCity Of Toronto$107,364$680new
18Ahmed Zakir Mohamed FaizalCity Of Toronto$106,300$667new
19Shubh Alpeshkumar PatelCity Of Toronto$104,037$654new
20Charmalee SandanayakeCity Of Toronto$103,619$651new
21Chun Bun TseCity Of Toronto$101,321$305new
22Gabriel WolofskyCity Of Toronto$100,489$659new

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Data Specialist in Ontario’s public sector?

$116,957 among the 22 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 Data Specialist on the list earn?

Half were paid between $107,364 and $119,129 in 2025; the highest salary was $129,962.

Which employer has the most people with the title Data Specialist?

City Of Toronto, with 18 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Data Specialist are on the list?

22 in 2025, up from 7 in 2023.

What share of people with the title Data Specialist are paid $150,000 or more?

0% of those on the 2025 list (0 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).

How does Data Specialist pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $116,957, is 4.3% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

How much does a Data Specialist make at City Of Toronto?

The median salary of the 18 people with this title at City Of Toronto was $116,631 in 2025.

Has Data Specialist pay gone up?

The median rose 9.6% from 2024 ($106,685) to 2025. In 2023 it was $108,017.

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.