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Ila Watson

Sault Area Hospital/President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale

2025 Salary

$418,604

Total compensation $420,287, including $1,683 in taxable benefits.

Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page

At a Glance
2025

Employer Rank

#2

Sault Area Hospital

Years on List

16

2010–2025

Peak Salary

$418,604

2025

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 16 yearly values of total compensation, from $152,325 in 2010 to $420,287 in 2025.$100K$200K$300K$400K$500K201020132016201920222025
Total compensation, 2010–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20102025

$151,615 in 2010 is worth about $213,693 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice généraleSault Area Hospital$418,604
2024President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice généraleSault Area Hospital$403,311
2023President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice généraleSault Area Hospital$343,238
2022President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice généraleSault Area Hospital$390,937
2021President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice généraleSault Area Hospital$251,929
2020ice Vice President People and Partnerships/V-P – Relations humaines et PartenariatsSault Area Hospital$212,604
2019Vice President of Transformation and Chief Human Resources Officer/Vice-présidente, Transformation et Chef des ressources humainesSault Area Hospital$280,604
2018President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice généraleSault Area Hospital$234,598
2017Vice President of Transformation and Chief Human Resources Officer/Vice-présidente, Transformation et Chef des ressources humainesSault Area Hospital$193,356
2016Vice President of Transformation and Chief Human Resources Officer / Vice-présidente, Transformation et Chef des ressources humainesSault Area Hospital$205,035
2015Vice President of Transformation and Chief Human Resources Officer/Vice-présidente, Transformation et Chef des ressources humainesSault Area Hospital$183,587
2014Vice President of Transformation and Chief Human Resources Officer / Vice-présidente, Transformation et chef des ressources humainesSault Area Hospital$176,447
2013Vice President of Transformation and Chief Human Resources Officer/Vice-présidente, Transformation et chef des ressources humainesSault Area Hospital / Hôpital de Sault-Sainte-Marie$181,733
2012Vice President of Transformation and Chief Human Resources Officer / Vice–présidente, Transformation et chef des ressources humainesSault Area Hospital / Hôpital de Sault–Sainte–Marie$181,306
2011Vice President Human Resources/Vice-présidente, Ressources humainesSault Area Hospital / Hôpital de Sault-Sainte-Marie$156,646
2010Vice President, Human ResourcesSault Area Hospital$151,615

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

In 2025, Ila Watson's $418,604 salary works out to roughly $234,483 after income tax, CPP and EI — an all-in deduction rate of about 44.0%. That is about 4% more than the $403,311 paid in 2024. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List 16 years in all, first in 2010. Pension contributions — likely HOOPP in the Hospitals & Boards of Public Health sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.

Estimated net pay
~$234,483
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~42.7%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~44.0%
vs. 2025 President and Chief Executive Officer median
+24%

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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.

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2025

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