Chief Administrative Officer Salary in Ontario (2025)
5,202 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (82%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
318
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$199,241
+63.0% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$169,436–$245,151
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$581,808
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Chief Administrative Officer" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Chief Administrative Officer" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Gary Kent at Regional Municipality Of Peel, with a salary of $581,808; the median among the 318 listed under this title was $199,241.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Chief Administrative Officer median of $199,241 comes to about 31.8%, leaving roughly $130,313 a year — about $10,859 a month. Half of those listed earned between $169,436 and $245,151. That is about 63% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. 318 people were listed under this title in 2025. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$130,313
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.6%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$10,859
Where does $199,241 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
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | $214,373 | Pay here → |
| University of Ottawa | $196,489 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary KentChief Administrative Officer | $581,808 | $600,089 |
| 2 | Nathan D HydeChief Administrative Officer | $448,001 | $470,238 |
| 3 | Marlon KallideenChief Administrative Officer | $381,737 | $406,603 |
| 4 | Erin MahoneyChief Administrative Officer | $375,023 | $387,456 |
| 5 | Elaine Baxter-TrahairChief Administrative Officer | $364,165 | $374,929 |
| 6 | Michael DubenChief Administrative Officer | $347,276 | $363,108 |
| 7 | Andrew FarrChief Administrative Officer | $344,878 | $358,132 |
| 8 | Andrew TaylorChief Administrative Officer | $343,492 | $390,222 |
| 9 | Denis BourguignonChief Administrative Officer | $342,073 | $342,444 |
| 10 | Jane ClohecyChief Administrative Officer | $342,064 | $342,064 |
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. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.