Senior Software Engineer/Ingénieur logiciel principal salary in Ontario
43 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $108,848 and $114,541.
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| 2023 | $104,426 |
| 2024 | $105,411 |
| 2025 | $109,875 |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Senior Software Engineer/Ingénieur logiciel principal in Ontario’s public sector?
$109,875 among the 43 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 Senior Software Engineer/Ingénieur logiciel principal on the list earn?
Half were paid between $108,848 and $114,541 in 2025; the highest salary was $140,491.
Which employer pays Senior Software Engineer/Ingénieur logiciel principal the most?
Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation: a median of $129,961 among 5 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Senior Software Engineer/Ingénieur logiciel principal?
Ontario Health, with 38 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Senior Software Engineer/Ingénieur logiciel principal are on the list?
43 in 2025, up from 21 in 2023.
What share of people with the title Senior Software Engineer/Ingénieur logiciel principal are paid $150,000 or more?
0% of those on the 2025 list (0 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Senior Software Engineer/Ingénieur logiciel principal pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $109,875, is 10.1% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Senior Software Engineer/Ingénieur logiciel principal make at Ontario Health?
The median salary of the 38 people with this title at Ontario Health was $109,379 in 2025.
Has Senior Software Engineer/Ingénieur logiciel principal pay gone up?
The median rose 4.2% from 2024 ($105,411) to 2025. In 2023 it was $104,426.
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.
