How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $141,975 ranks in the top 24.6% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 56.8% of 2,376 at University of Waterloo.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Information Technology Specialist | University of Waterloo | $141,975 | $661 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | Information Technology Specialist | University of Waterloo | $131,070 | $556 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | Information Systems Specialist | University of Waterloo | $125,897 | $487 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | Information Systems Specialist | University of Waterloo | $119,258 | $413 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | Information Systems Specialist | University of Waterloo | $115,290 | $312 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | Information Systems Specialist | University of Waterloo | $110,143 | $294 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | Information Technology Specialist | University of Waterloo | $107,237 | $303 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | Information Technology Specialist | University of Waterloo | $104,462 | $308 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | Information Technology Specialist | University of Waterloo | $101,789 | $331 | — |