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Database Administrator salary in Ontario

98 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $115,865 and $137,643.

Median salary
$124,984
+1.5% vs 2024
People on the list
98
Middle half
$116K–$138K
Highest
$203,470

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006$104,877
2007$111,004
2008$113,217
2009$114,234
2010$106,663
2011$109,797
2012$106,885
2013$105,938
2014$108,474
2015$107,389
2016$109,329
2017$110,309
2018$108,773
2019$109,035
2020$111,996
2021$113,399
2022$113,692
2023$117,326
2024$123,101
2025$124,984

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 3 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: $124,984

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Jay LeePublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$203,470$266+$11,110
2Seyon KarunagaranRegional Municipality Of York$165,893$387−$5,391
3Y Bill NgLiquor Control Board Of Ontario$155,841$401+$2,824
4Doren ChanMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation$150,591$170−$238
5Maggie ShanPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$149,532$242new
6Arizuddin GulamPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$149,392$266new
7Shirley RemediosCity Of Burlington$147,046$495+$4,662
8Dusan PopovicPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$146,947$266+$2,159
9Amir RashidiPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$146,309$260−$80,327
10Ming LuiPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$145,479$266−$7,492
11Rodel SorianoPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$143,869$266−$17,002
12Curtis TaylorRegional Municipality Of Waterloo – Police$142,738$572+$23,344
13Trevor SquiresLiquor Control Board Of Ontario$142,693$374+$13,047
14Fahed RiazRegional Municipality Of York$142,581$279+$19,114
15Shaikh HussainSinai Health System$140,540$2,403+$1,823
16Yashodhar DaveRegional Municipality Of Durham$140,183$855+$8,898
17Heather YunPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$140,036$266new
18Gongyuan ZhangCentennial College Of Applied Arts and Technology$139,975$75+$8,146
19Nithin Pallot KavilFinancial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario$139,270$261+$28,367
20Mir Alam AdamPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$138,537$266−$12,892
21Ivan YeungPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$138,194$266new
22Jirong HuangPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$138,136$266−$13,936
23Trang TranCity Of Ottawa – Police Services$138,084$610+$9,536
24Farrokh BabavandPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$137,668$266−$1,516
25Margaret ChongMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation$137,643$170+$2,961
26Iurie JigalovCity Of Burlington$137,626$447+$3,133
27Fred CarrollPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$136,916$266new
28Cheryl DeboskyRegional Municipality Of Durham$135,988$855+$6,376
29Frank WeiCity Of Ottawa – Police Services$135,667$610+$4,901
30Iulia PergelCity Of Ottawa – Police Services$135,171$610+$8,506
31Bikram VirkRegional Municipality Of York$134,356$380new
32Glenn HeinzeCity Of Kitchener$132,842$390+$8,461
33George NagyCity Of Kitchener$132,783$785+$8,014
34Shawn PateyRegional Municipality Of Durham$132,482$855+$13,448
35Lap Sun HoOttawa-Carleton District School Board$131,985$0+$23,415
36Guoxiang (Stephen) XuPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$131,049$266−$3,697
37Brent KimberleyRegional Municipality Of Durham$131,036$855+$8,073
38Melanie HillCity Of Kitchener$129,911$779+$5,142
39Milan PopovPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$129,581$266−$487
40Xue Song PeiCanadian Institute For Health Info$129,428$377+$5,229
41Oluwatosin DurodolaLiquor Control Board Of Ontario$128,774$360new
42De Hua GengCity Of Kitchener$127,775$3,063−$2,144
43Jeff KrugerRegional Municipality Of Halton$127,075$568+$5,465
44Michael SchneiderCanadian Institute For Health Info$126,878$179+$4,636
45Emily JaoPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$125,732$266−$3,110
46Andrew CallosPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$125,678$266
47Dave GovindarajPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$124,984$266new
48Kemi LaoyePublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$124,984$266new
49Stan LeungPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$124,984$266−$3,070
50Lisa LiPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$124,984$266new