Assistant Deputy Minister Salary in Ontario (2025)
193 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (92%)
Last filed under this title in 2025. Fewer than 20 records in the latest Sunshine List, so this page is kept for history.
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
5
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$225,995
+84.8% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$216,889–$237,124
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$249,891
Who is the highest-paid Assistant Deputy Minister in Ontario?
The highest-paid Assistant Deputy Minister on the 2025 Sunshine List was George Karlos at Children, Community and Social Services, with a salary of $249,891; the median among the 5 listed under this title was $225,995.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Assistant Deputy Minister median of $225,995 comes to about 33.9%, leaving roughly $143,924 a year — about $11,994 a month. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 85% above it. The 2025 list carries 5 people filed as Assistant Deputy Minister. Most Government of Ontario – Ministries employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$143,924
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$11,994
Where does $225,995 rank on the Sunshine List? →
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.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Median salary paid among disclosed records. 2023 is absent: job titles were not disclosed that year. Years with fewer than five people are omitted.
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Karlos | Children, Community and Social Services | Assistant Deputy Minister | $249,891 | $250,160 |
| 2 | Jeffrey Gill | Children, Community and Social Services | Assistant Deputy Minister | $237,124 | $237,369 |
| 3 | Bridget Sinclair | Children, Community and Social Services | Assistant Deputy Minister | $225,995 | $226,211 |
| 4 | Taunya Paquette | Children, Community and Social Services | Assistant Deputy Minister | $216,889 | $217,137 |
| 5 | Maria Lamani | Francophone Affairs | Assistant Deputy Minister | $132,663 | $132,921 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only. 2023: job titles were not disclosed, so that year has no position data. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.