Chief of Staff Salaries, 2025

99 disclosed on the 2025 Sunshine List · overview and trend →

Disclosed

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$160,156

+31.0% vs provincial median

Typical Range

$131,282–$193,846

25th–75th percentile

Top Salary

$464,339

All Records · 99 in 2025

All Chief of Staff records, 2025
#	Name	Employer	Title as filed	Salary	Total
1	Syed Zaki AhmedChief of Staff	Humber River Health	Chief of Staff	$464,339	$475,269
2	Virginia RothChief of Staff/Médecin-chef	The Ottawa Hospital	Chief of Staff/Médecin-chef	$404,619	$416,430
3	Pankaj BhatiaChief of Staff / Médecin -chef	Health Sciences North	Chief of Staff / Médecin -chef	$394,591	$394,591
4	Philip WelfordChief of Staff / Chef(fe) de direction	Workplace Safety And Insurance Board	Chief of Staff / Chef(fe) de direction	$369,428	$370,233
5	David McconachieChief of Staff	Halton Healthcare Services Corporation	Chief of Staff	$326,107	$326,107
6	Dr. Shaun McguireChief of Staff / Médecin-chef	Bruyère Health	Chief of Staff / Médecin-chef	$323,917	$324,189
7	Chantal D'Aoust-BernardMédecin-cheffe/Chief of Staff	Hôpital Montfort	Médecin-cheffe/Chief of Staff	$313,041	$313,980
8	Wassim SaadChief of Staff / Chef d'équipe	Windsor Regional Hospital	Chief of Staff / Chef d'équipe	$309,918	$311,848
9	Katalin KovacsChief of Staff	Queensway Carleton Hospital	Chief of Staff	$297,012	$297,012
10	Dr. Bradley JacobsonChief of Staff / Médecin-chef	Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre	Chief of Staff / Médecin-chef	$282,381	$285,951
11	Allison SparkesChief of Staff	City Of Toronto – Police Service	Chief of Staff	$261,100	$270,621
12	Ian PreyraChief of Staff	Joseph Brant Hospital	Chief of Staff	$242,645	$243,730
13	Jean Abou SaabChief Of Staff	City Of Toronto	Chief Of Staff	$239,773	$241,218
14	Julie FerrariChief of Staff	Sir Sandford Fleming Of Applied Arts and Technology	Chief of Staff	$232,461	$232,682
15	Clare Elizabeth MitchellChief Of Staff	McMaster University	Chief Of Staff	$219,688	$239,265
16	Blair HainsChief of Staff	Finance	Chief of Staff	$217,331	$217,603
17	John HeintzmanChief of Staff/Médecin-chef	Sault Area Hospital	Chief of Staff/Médecin-chef	$215,398	$215,398
18	Dylan MooreChief of Staff	Municipal Affairs and Housing	Chief of Staff	$213,429	$213,601
19	Cobi LechemChief of Staff/ Directeur de cabinet	Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation	Chief of Staff/ Directeur de cabinet	$209,257	$209,864
20	Matthew HiraishiChief of Staff	Energy and Mines	Chief of Staff	$206,981	$207,241
21	Oshiomeghe OgahChief of Staff	Erie Shores Healthcare	Chief of Staff	$206,922	$207,527
22	Lina BigioniChief of Staff	Regional Municipality Of York	Chief of Staff	$205,576	$206,144
23	Kaikhosrov Nademi NassariChief of Staff	Environment, Conservation and Parks	Chief of Staff	$196,249	$196,478
24	Anne BauerChef de cabinet / Chief of Staff	University Of Ottawa	Chef de cabinet / Chief of Staff	$193,879	$193,879
25	Karla Webber-GallagherChief Of Staff	City Of Toronto	Chief Of Staff	$193,846	$195,079
26	Mathieu GravelChief of Staff	City Of Ottawa	Chief of Staff	$193,003	$193,003
27	Hannah AndersonChief of Staff	Rural Affairs	Chief of Staff	$188,488	$188,625
28	Philippe MerleChef de cabinet / Chief of Staff	University Of Ottawa	Chef de cabinet / Chief of Staff	$187,435	$187,435
29	Creed AtkinsonChief of Staff	Tourism, Culture and Gaming	Chief of Staff	$186,283	$186,421
30	Tara BarryChief of Staff	Northern Economic Development and Growth	Chief of Staff	$186,283	$186,517
31	Megan SkinnerChief of Staff	Transportation	Chief of Staff	$186,283	$186,517
32	Joshua WorkmanChief of Staff	Solicitor General	Chief of Staff	$186,283	$186,517
33	James AllinsonChief of Staff	Emergency Preparedness and Response	Chief of Staff	$185,632	$185,857
34	Michael KlimuntowskiChief of Staff	Treasury Board Secretariat	Chief of Staff	$185,593	$185,827
35	Patrick Mm SchertzerChief of Staff	Attorney General	Chief of Staff	$184,175	$184,404
36	Melanie CacciottiChief of Staff/Chef de cabinet	Cambrian College Of Applied Arts and Technology	Chief of Staff/Chef de cabinet	$183,066	$183,466
37	Najva AminChief of Staff	City Of Vaughan	Chief of Staff	$181,715	$182,363
38	Julie EinarsonChief of Staff	St Lawrence College Of Applied Arts and Technology	Chief of Staff	$181,656	$182,930
39	Adam BloskieChief of Staff	Natural Resources	Chief of Staff	$181,377	$181,606
40	Mitchell DavidsonChief of Staff/Chef de cabinet	iGaming Ontario	Chief of Staff/Chef de cabinet	$181,041	$181,617
41	Alexandra AdamoChief of Staff	Health	Chief of Staff	$180,074	$180,288
42	Jane KovarikChief of Staff	Children, Community and Social Services	Chief of Staff	$179,499	$179,724
43	Emily VassosChief of Staff	Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation	Chief of Staff	$177,429	$177,634
44	Jean-François LucChef de cabinet / Chief of Staff	University Of Ottawa	Chef de cabinet / Chief of Staff	$176,677	$176,677
45	Brock HamleyChief of Staff	Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade	Chief of Staff	$175,934	$176,148
46	Jessica LippertChief of Staff	Education	Chief of Staff	$170,760	$170,974
47	Christopher MenardChief of Staff	City Of Windsor	Chief of Staff	$162,906	$163,385
48	Karen Shea-PinderaChief of Staff	Town Of Innisfil	Chief of Staff	$162,730	$163,504
49	Nicolas Di MarcoChief of Staff	Solicitor General	Chief of Staff	$161,561	$161,753
50	Gregory RupikChief of Staff	University Of St. Michael's College	Chief of Staff	$160,156	$160,385
51	Jae Ho JungChief of Staff	Seniors and Accessibility	Chief of Staff	$159,738	$159,938
52	Caitlin ClarkChief of Staff	Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security	Chief of Staff	$155,236	$155,431
53	Evan Dt HoltChief of Staff	Cabinet Office	Chief of Staff	$155,236	$155,431
54	Krista HesterChief of Staff	Ontario Tech University	Chief of Staff	$155,081	$155,349
55	Dr. Shawn MarshallChief of Staff / Médecin-chef	Bruyère Health	Chief of Staff / Médecin-chef	$154,930	$157,070
56	Tania PolsinelliChief of Staff	GTA Region Investment Attraction (o/a Toronto Global)	Chief of Staff	$154,281	$155,542
57	Jorge GomezChief of Staff	Town Of Oakville	Chief of Staff	$153,770	$153,854
58	Karthika GobinathChief of Staff	Children, Community and Social Services	Chief of Staff	$153,511	$153,697
59	Campbell VidlerChief of Staff	Finance	Chief of Staff	$152,116	$152,199
60	Ian AllenChief of Staff	Solicitor General	Chief of Staff	$150,062	$150,250
61	Robert DoddChief of Staff	Municipal Affairs and Housing	Chief of Staff	$150,062	$150,250
62	Iva ZelicChief of Staff	Open Hxouse Inc	Chief of Staff	$150,000	$150,000
63	Matthew WestendorpChief of Staff	Groves Memorial Community Hospital	Chief of Staff	$148,299	$148,299
64	Kimberley McintoshChief of Staff	Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital	Chief of Staff	$148,040	$148,040
65	Shannon WhittekerChief of Staff	Citizenship and Multiculturalism	Chief of Staff	$147,187	$147,365
66	Ryan PuvirajChief of Staff	Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness	Chief of Staff	$144,840	$145,016
67	Michelle SirizzottiChief of Staff	Toronto Region Conservation Authority	Chief of Staff	$144,684	$145,279
68	Kyle Al FritzChief of Staff	Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development	Chief of Staff	$144,120	$144,298
69	Michelle ChristianChief of Staff	Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch	Chief of Staff	$143,348	$143,719
70	Joseph CassellsChief of Staff	City Of Mississauga	Chief of Staff	$142,475	$142,885
71	Christine PeterkinChief of Staff	North Wellington Health Care Corp	Chief of Staff	$142,355	$142,355
72	Sasha Hill SmithChief of Staff	City Of Brantford	Chief of Staff	$134,921	$135,516
73	Michael SparlingChief of Staff	Sport	Chief of Staff	$134,538	$134,707
74	Ricky CifelliChief Of Staff/Chef de cabinet	Ontario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)	Chief Of Staff/Chef de cabinet	$133,035	$133,248
75	Peter DebakkerChief of Staff	St. Joseph's Care Group	Chief of Staff	$131,282	$131,282
76	Michael Layefsky HayChief Of Staff	City Of Toronto	Chief Of Staff	$130,872	$132,361
77	Jason Vk ChauhanChief of Staff	Long-Term Care	Chief of Staff	$130,705	$130,872
78	Crystal Aj MasonChief of Staff	Energy and Mines	Chief of Staff	$129,363	$129,525
79	Robyn GuestChief of Staff	City Of Ottawa	Chief of Staff	$129,148	$129,725
80	Blake LibfeldChief of Staff	Attorney General	Chief of Staff	$127,984	$128,127
81	Dawn Noel De TillyChief of Staff	City Of Greater Sudbury	Chief of Staff	$127,937	$127,937
82	Nicole McinerneyChief of Staff	City Of Mississauga	Chief of Staff	$126,868	$127,008
83	Karolina SzymczykChief of Staff /Directrice des opérations	Invest Ontario	Chief of Staff /Directrice des opérations	$126,000	$126,000
84	Tracy SmithChief of Staff	Sheridan College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning	Chief of Staff	$125,963	$127,658
85	Saranja NeelananthasivamChief of Staff	Health	Chief of Staff	$125,914	$126,067
86	Stephane ClancyChief of Staff	Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development	Chief of Staff	$125,861	$125,949
87	Catherine HewittChief of Staff	Town Of Caledon	Chief of Staff	$123,275	$123,966
88	Jordan HambletonChief of Staff	Niagara Transit Commission	Chief of Staff	$122,889	$123,169
89	Jeremy WittetChief of Staff	Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement	Chief of Staff	$122,809	$122,926
90	Cheryl McmurrayChief of Staff	Fanshawe College Of Applied Arts and Technology	Chief of Staff	$120,908	$121,647
91	Constantinos ZoesChief of Staff	Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade	Chief of Staff	$119,014	$119,163
92	Jane Van Den DriesChief of Staff	Carleton University	Chief of Staff	$114,263	$114,629
93	Olga GolovachovaChef de cabinet / Chief of Staff	University Of Ottawa	Chef de cabinet / Chief of Staff	$113,219	$113,219
94	Rosanna ScaffeoChief of Staff	Lakehead University	Chief of Staff	$112,950	$113,796
95	Patricia BarnettChief of Staff	Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority	Chief of Staff	$108,689	$108,972
96	Brianne WhittyChief of Staff	City Of St Catharines	Chief of Staff	$107,269	$107,963
97	Annie LegrosChief of Staff/Chef de cabinet	City Of Clarence-Rockland	Chief of Staff/Chef de cabinet	$105,741	$106,436
98	Heather PotterChief of Staff	Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade	Chief of Staff	$103,054	$103,154
99	Suzanne DennisonChief of Staff	Health	Chief of Staff	$102,456	$102,514