Public Salaries
Job

Senior Specialist and Team Lead salary in Ontario

19 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $124,984 and $133,861.

Median salary
$125,718
−1.1% vs 2024
People on the list
19
Middle half
$125K–$134K
Highest
$142,588

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

Show as a table
YearValue
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015$102,843
2016$101,131
2017$103,458
2018$109,300
2019$108,782
2020$108,342
2021$112,067
2022$112,597
2023$111,850
2024$127,097
2025$125,718

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Melissa JantziPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$142,588$280+$19,117
2Sudhakaran GopiPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$141,033$266−$3,806
3Stephen BowlerPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$137,499$266−$2,180
4Rebecca WenPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$134,782$266−$1,652
5Ivy YeungPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$133,861$266−$3,782
6Ravi SinghPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$131,544$266new
7Richard JiaPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$126,739$266−$2,804
8Henry ZhaoPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$126,548$266new
9Ghulam KhanPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$126,005$266−$2,942
10Manoj KumarPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$125,718$266−$1,745
11Helen DaiPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$124,984$266new
12Marta JaniszewskiPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$124,984$266−$1,963
13Rinkal PatelPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$124,984$266+$1,901
14Andrea SpavorPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$124,984$266−$1,912
15Kelly WoodcoxPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$124,984$266−$2,107
16Hongliang YangPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$124,984$266new
17Michael ZanettePublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$124,984$266new
18Diane MakelaPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$123,014$262+$3,006
19Vidhi ChauhanPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$122,568$265new

Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Senior Specialist and Team Lead in Ontario’s public sector?

$125,718 among the 19 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 Specialist and Team Lead on the list earn?

Half were paid between $124,984 and $133,861 in 2025; the highest salary was $142,588.

Which employer has the most people with the title Senior Specialist and Team Lead?

Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, with 19 on the 2025 list.

Has Senior Specialist and Team Lead pay gone up?

The median fell 1.1% from 2024 ($127,097) to 2025. In 2015 it was $102,843.

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.