Counsellor Salary in Ontario (2025)
1,601 disclosed records, 2005–2025 · mostly Colleges (82%)
Records grouped under “Counsellor” after title normalisation — the bare title, without a level or specialty. For level-specific figures see Genetic Counsellor.
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
187
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$123,093
+0.7% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$111,863–$132,216
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$203,438
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Counsellor" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Counsellor" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Diana Brecher at Toronto Metropolitan University, with a salary of $203,438; the median among the 187 listed under this title was $123,093.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $123,093, a Counsellor keeps roughly $88,642 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 28.0% all-in), or about $7,387 a month. 187 people were listed under this title in 2025. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 1% above it. Most Colleges employees belong to the CAAT Pension Plan, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$88,642
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.0%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,387
Where does $123,093 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology | $129,624 | Pay here → |
| George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology | $135,910 | Pay here → |
| Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology | $125,179 | Pay here → |
| Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology | $119,339 | Pay here → |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | $151,426 | Pay here → |
| Quinte Health | $113,995 | Pay here → |
| Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning | $132,080 | Pay here → |
| Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology | $128,701 | Pay here → |
| Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning | $124,319 | Pay here → |
| University of Waterloo | $114,341 | Pay here → |
| Sir Sandford Fleming of Applied Arts and Technology | $132,188 | Pay here → |
| Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology | $115,592 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diana BrecherCounsellor | $203,438 | $204,507 |
| 2 | Jastej GillCounsellor | $188,745 | $189,815 |
| 3 | Jesmen MendozaCounsellor | $182,545 | $183,594 |
| 4 | Sonny WongCounsellor | $158,985 | $159,901 |
| 5 | Daniela CristiniCounsellor | $153,864 | $154,748 |
| 6 | Bronwyn DicksonCounsellor | $151,426 | $152,325 |
| 7 | Laura GirzCounsellor | $145,594 | $146,423 |
| 8 | Reed Hilton-EddyCounsellor | $144,015 | $144,109 |
| 9 | Angela TownendCounsellor | $139,019 | $139,019 |
| 10 | Carla GreyCounsellor | $137,326 | $137,419 |
By Year
Related Positions
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.