Councillor Salary in Ontario (2025)
855 disclosed records, 2012–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (99%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
84
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$119,620
-2.2% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$118,870–$176,017
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$176,017
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Councillor" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Councillor" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Paul Ainslie at City Of Toronto, with a salary of $176,017; the median among the 84 listed under this title was $119,620.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $119,620, a Councillor keeps roughly $86,677 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 27.5% all-in), or about $7,223 a month. Half of those listed earned between $118,870 and $176,017. The 2025 list carries 84 people grouped under the title Councillor. That is about 2% below the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$86,677
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,223
Where does $119,620 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 |
|---|---|---|
| City of Toronto | $176,017 | Pay here → |
| City of Ottawa | $119,620 | Pay here → |
| City of Hamilton | $112,177 | Pay here → |
| Town of Oakville | $118,870 | Pay here → |
| City of Burlington | $127,390 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul AinslieCouncillor | $176,017 | $177,073 |
| 2 | Brad BradfordCouncillor | $176,017 | $177,073 |
| 3 | Alejandra BravoCouncillor | $176,017 | $177,073 |
| 4 | Jonathan BurnsideCouncillor | $176,017 | $177,073 |
| 5 | Shelley A CarrollCouncillor | $176,017 | $177,073 |
| 6 | Lily ChengCouncillor | $176,017 | $177,073 |
| 7 | Rachel Chernos LinCouncillor | $176,017 | $177,073 |
| 8 | Michael T ColleCouncillor | $176,017 | $176,017 |
| 9 | Vincent CrisantiCouncillor | $176,017 | $176,017 |
| 10 | Paula E FletcherCouncillor | $176,017 | $177,073 |
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.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.