Senior Engineer/Scientist – Specialist salary in Ontario
78 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $161,910 and $191,082.
Median salary by year
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| 2005 | $105,663 |
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| 2008 | $122,045 |
| 2009 | $128,242 |
| 2010 | $124,080 |
| 2011 | $128,897 |
| 2012 | $130,078 |
| 2013 | $127,183 |
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| 2015 | $129,175 |
| 2016 | $134,098 |
| 2017 | $140,691 |
| 2018 | $137,678 |
| 2019 | $139,882 |
| 2020 | $147,428 |
| 2021 | $145,327 |
| 2022 | $151,958 |
| 2023 | $162,891 |
| 2024 | $164,831 |
| 2025 | $167,665 |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Senior Engineer/Scientist – Specialist in Ontario’s public sector?
$167,665 among the 78 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 Engineer/Scientist – Specialist on the list earn?
Half were paid between $161,910 and $191,082 in 2025; the highest salary was $282,227.
Which employer has the most people with the title Senior Engineer/Scientist – Specialist?
Ontario Power Generation, with 78 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Senior Engineer/Scientist – Specialist are on the list?
78 in 2025, up from 24 in 2005.
What share of people with the title Senior Engineer/Scientist – Specialist are paid $150,000 or more?
91% of those on the 2025 list (71 people), and 15% $200,000 or more (12).
How does Senior Engineer/Scientist – Specialist pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $167,665, is 37.1% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Senior Engineer/Scientist – Specialist make at Ontario Power Generation?
The median salary of the 78 people with this title at Ontario Power Generation was $167,665 in 2025.
Has Senior Engineer/Scientist – Specialist pay gone up?
The median rose 1.7% from 2024 ($164,831) to 2025. In 2005 it was $105,663.
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.