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Specialist/Spécialiste salary in Ontario

23 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $105,546 and $116,580.

Median salary
$108,419
+0.2% vs 2024
People on the list
23
Middle half
$106K–$117K
Highest
$125,315

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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2020$106,379
2021$106,830
2022$106,288
2023$106,322
2024$108,218
2025$108,419

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K22
$125K–$150K1
$150K–$200K0
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Debbie MungalOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$125,315$201+$7,671 (+6.5%)
2Kush VyasOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$124,570$848+$10,558 (+9.3%)
3Breanna WilsonOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$119,427$191new
4Caroline TiegsOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$118,017$187+$9,711 (+9.0%)
5Marianna RuffoloOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$117,066$185+$8,848 (+8.2%)
6Vivek Chowdary ChennupatiOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$116,785$1,230+$8,280 (+7.6%)
7Afsoon IrajiOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$116,580$187+$7,931 (+7.3%)
8Jennifer IlaganOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$114,674$341new
9Benjamin Diaz DufooOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$114,231$183new
10Nada FreireOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$113,981$748+$7,263 (+6.8%)
11Lillian Cheng ZhangOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$113,613$182new
12Jennifer MegarryOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$108,419$175+$6,251 (+6.1%)
13Zohreh TajbakhashjouOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$105,933$1,169new
14Neeharika LatchireddiOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$105,924$768new
15Candice HapersOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$105,724$167new
16Juliana GonzalezOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$105,558$169new
17Fabiola BeretaOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$105,546$168new
18Nhan LyOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$103,432$165new
19Melissa HallettNorth Bay Regional Health Centre$102,856$566new
20Stephen LougheedOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$102,435$164new
21Nicole DionisioOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$102,326$454new
22Mohamed OmerOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$101,057$462new
23Christina EsquimauxOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$100,692$161new

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Questions and answers

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

$108,419 among the 23 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 Specialist/Spécialiste on the list earn?

Half were paid between $105,546 and $116,580 in 2025; the highest salary was $125,315.

Which employer has the most people with the title Specialist/Spécialiste?

Ontario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario), with 22 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Specialist/Spécialiste are on the list?

23 in 2025, up from 10 in 2020.

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

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

How does Specialist/Spécialiste pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $108,419, is 11.3% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

How much does a Specialist/Spécialiste make at Ontario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)?

The median salary of the 22 people with this title at Ontario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario) was $111,016 in 2025.

Has Specialist/Spécialiste pay gone up?

The median rose 0.2% from 2024 ($108,218) to 2025. In 2020 it was $106,379.

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.