How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $196,157 ranks in the top 5.8% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 14.3% of 42 at Mars Discovery District.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Director, Information Technology Operations and Software Engineering | Mars Discovery District | $196,157 | $6,086 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | Senior Director, Information Technology Operations and Software Engineering | Mars Discovery District | $177,151 | $5,882 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | Director, Software Engineering | Mars Discovery District | $170,993 | $5,711 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | Director, Software Engineering | Mars Discovery District | $161,146 | $5,579 | +15.1% |
| 2021 | Director, Software Engineering | Mars Discovery District | $140,000 | $5,066 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | Software Engineering Lead | Mars Discovery District | $137,500 | $5,086 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | Software Engineering Lead | Mars Discovery District | $136,083 | $4,886 | +21.2% |
| 2018 | Software Engineering Lead | Mars Discovery District | $112,295 | $4,174 | — |