How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $140,008 ranks in the top 25.9% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 58.0% of 2,376 at University of Waterloo.
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Career — other appearances under this name
Matched by name only — the disclosure data has no person identifier, so some of these may be a different person who shares the name. Indicative, not confirmed.
“James Johnston” appears under 10 employers across the list — likely several different individuals share this name.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Information Technology Specialist | University of Waterloo | $140,008 | $293 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | Information Technology Specialist | University of Waterloo | $135,680 | $251 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | Information Systems Specialist | University of Waterloo | $130,581 | $225 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | Information Systems Specialist | University of Waterloo | $124,667 | $185 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | Information Systems Specialist | University of Waterloo | $122,758 | $142 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | Information Systems Specialist | University of Waterloo | $120,433 | $138 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | Information Technology Specialist | University of Waterloo | $117,124 | $142 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | Information Technology Specialist | University of Waterloo | $113,877 | $144 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | Information Technology Specialist | University of Waterloo | $111,021 | $155 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | Information Technology Specialist | University of Waterloo | $108,555 | $166 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | Software Specialist | University of Waterloo | $105,942 | $176 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | Software Specialist | University of Waterloo | $102,858 | $171 | — |