Nurse Specialist
Hospitals and Boards of Public Health · FY2025
Median salary & employees over time 2010–2025
Salary distribution FY2025 · disclosed employees
By employer FY2025 · ranked by disclosed employees
| # | Employer | Disclosed Emp. | Median salary | P90 salary | Max salary | New entrants | Raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Health Network overall | 44 | $124,495 | $152,332 | $156,981 | 7 | +5.5% |
| 2 | Sinai Health System overall | 37 | $128,384 | $133,254 | $142,095 | 4 | +3.7% |
| 3 | The Hospital for Sick Children overall | 24 | $125,089 | $137,061 | $139,559 | 3 | +9.9% |
| 4 | Hamilton Health Sciences overall | 23 | $127,487 | $128,176 | $131,046 | 3 | -1.1% |
| 5 | North York General Hospital overall | 9 | $121,375 | $124,629 | $130,869 | 2 | n/a |
| 6 | St Josephs Healthcare Hamilton overall | 8 | $132,156 | $136,473 | $140,971 | 0 | +5.3% |
| 7 | London Health Sciences Centre overall | 7 | $133,516 | $135,123 | $136,222 | 0 | +8.4% |
| 8 | St Josephs Health Care London overall | 6 | $134,827 | $134,843 | $134,860 | 0 | +6.4% |
| 9 | Waterloo Regional Health Network overall | 6 | $123,058 | $127,158 | $128,245 | 1 | +4.5% |
| 10 | Trillium Health Partners overall | 5 | $122,857 | $130,703 | $130,938 | 0 | +6.5% |
| 11 | Queensway Carleton Hospital overall | 5 | $123,941 | $124,403 | $124,581 | 1 | +3.8% |
| 12 | Mackenzie Health overall | 4 | $127,800 | $131,091 | $131,137 | 0 | n/a |
| 13 | Unity Health Toronto overall | 4 | $118,849 | $126,701 | $129,301 | 1 | +3.0% |
| 14 | Scarborough Health Network overall | 4 | $125,558 | $128,910 | $128,921 | 0 | +3.1% |
| 15 | William Osler Health System overall | 3 | $138,720 | $139,556 | $139,764 | 0 | +2.6% |
| 16 | Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre overall | 3 | $117,425 | $132,561 | $136,345 | 0 | -1.6% |
| 17 | Guelph General Hospital overall | 3 | $132,733 | $133,055 | $133,135 | 0 | +3.9% |
| 18 | Lakeridge Health overall | 3 | $127,362 | $131,145 | $132,090 | 0 | n/a |
| 19 | Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences overall | 3 | $121,581 | $129,446 | $131,412 | 1 | n/a |
| 20 | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre overall | 2 | $147,193 | $147,208 | $147,212 | 0 | n/a |
| 21 | Northumberland Hills Hospital overall | 2 | $125,354 | $130,361 | $131,613 | 1 | n/a |
| 22 | Joseph Brant Hospital overall | 2 | $126,719 | $127,231 | $127,360 | 0 | n/a |
| 23 | Cambridge Memorial Hospital overall | 1 | $129,369 | $129,369 | $129,369 | 0 | n/a |
| 24 | Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care overall | 1 | $120,900 | $120,900 | $120,900 | 0 | n/a |
| 25 | Toronto East General Hospital overall | 1 | $109,887 | $109,887 | $109,887 | 1 | n/a |
"New entrants" is headcount in their first year in this exact role at this employer — not a hire count; many already worked here.
By region FY2025 · salary paid · where the employer is based
Regions with fewer than 10 disclosed employees aren't charted.
Where they came from FY2025 incumbents · previous disclosed position
| Previous position | People | Share | Median yrs in it | Median pay change | Same employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurse | 14 | 25% | 2 | +3.2% | 93% |
| Nurse Educator | 13 | 23% | 1 | +7.6% | 100% |
| Nurse Clinician | 9 | 16% | 2 | +7.4% | 100% |
| Clinical Coordinator | 4 | 7% | 1 | +6.3% | 100% |
| Clinical Manager | 4 | 7% | 1 | +7.0% | 100% |
| Clinical Educator | 3 | 5% | 1 | +7.6% | 100% |
| Teacher · School Boards | 3 | 5% | 2 | +17.2% | 0% |
50 of 210 people (24%) in this position in 2025 came from a position shown here. The rest first appeared on the list in this one, came from a less common position, or had earlier titles that weren't normalized. Previous positions are shown when they're at least 5% of moves and 3 people. Pay change compares salary paid in the last year in the previous position with the first year in this one, so a partial year can skew it. Same employer is the share who made the move without changing employer.
Trend 2010–2025
| Year | Disclosed Emp. | Median salary | P90 salary | Raise | Newly Promoted | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 210 | $126,364 | $138,826 | +4.8% | 7 | 92.9% F |
| 2024 | 199 | $122,173 | $138,118 | +4.1% | 2 | 90.5% F |
| 2023 | 188 | $119,681 | $132,386 | +6.9% | 8 | 91.0% F |
| 2022 | 150 | $113,797 | $123,615 | +5.9% | 4 | 91.3% F |
| 2021 | 111 | $109,437 | $121,169 | -0.8% | 0 | 96.4% F |
| 2020 | 133 | $110,557 | $121,219 | +5.3% | 1 | 97.0% F |
| 2019 | 117 | $106,696 | $116,846 | +1.9% | 0 | 97.4% F |
| 2018 | 106 | $106,296 | $115,732 | +2.1% | 0 | 97.2% F |
| 2017 | 90 | $104,891 | $114,722 | +1.4% | 0 | 100.0% F |
| 2016 | 79 | $104,421 | $114,334 | +1.1% | 0 | 96.2% F |
| 2015 | 66 | $102,957 | $112,713 | +0.4% | 0 | 97.0% F |
| 2014 | 61 | $102,698 | $110,933 | +2.8% | 0 | 98.4% F |
| 2013 | 26 | $104,607 | $111,254 | -0.0% | 1 | 96.2% F |
| 2012 | 19 | $103,149 | $111,537 | +1.1% | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 11 | $103,886 | $110,467 | +1.8% | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 10 | $105,931 | $110,334 | n/a | 0 | — |
Raise is the average change for people who held this exact role, in this sector, in both years — not a same-role year-over-year average, which would be skewed by people newly crossing the disclosure threshold or leaving. Promotions is a heuristic (title changed and raise ≥10% in the same year), not verified. Gender is a name-based estimate, shown only for years with 20 or more disclosed employees.