Department Head Guidance Salary in Ontario (2024)
202 disclosed records, 2010–2024 · mostly School Boards (100%)
Last filed under this title in 2024. Fewer than 20 records in the latest Sunshine List, so this page is kept for history.
At a Glance
2024
Disclosed
17
2024 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$137,509
+9.7% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$137,261–$137,511
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$144,889
Who is the highest-paid Department Head Guidance in Ontario?
The highest-paid Department Head Guidance on the 2024 Sunshine List was Lisa Aunger at Durham District School Board, with a salary of $144,889; the median among the 17 listed under this title was $137,509.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2024 estimate
A Department Head Guidance paid the 2024 median of $137,509 would take home roughly $96,254 after federal and Ontario income tax — about $8,021 a month, an effective rate of about 26.3%. The 2024 list carries 17 people filed as Department Head Guidance. Half of those listed earned between $137,261 and $137,511. After pension contributions (probably OTPP for teachers or OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$96,254
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,105
- Per month, after tax
- ~$8,021
Where does $137,509 rank on the Sunshine List? →
Estimate only: 2024 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
2005–2024
Median salary paid among disclosed records. 2023 is absent: job titles were not disclosed that year. Years with fewer than five people are omitted.
Where They Work
2024 · employers with 5+
| Employer | People | Median | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham District School Board | 17 | $137,509 | $144,889 |
Highest Paid
2024
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Aunger | Durham District School Board | Department Head Guidance | $144,889 | $144,889 |
| 2 | Daniel Macdonald | Durham District School Board | Department Head Guidance | $140,754 | $140,754 |
| 3 | Kristine Cowan | Durham District School Board | Department Head Guidance | $137,653 | $137,653 |
| 4 | Tania Craig | Durham District School Board | Department Head Guidance | $137,540 | $137,540 |
| 5 | Natalie Morgan | Durham District School Board | Department Head Guidance | $137,511 | $137,511 |
| 6 | Rebecca Hudgin-Moore | Durham District School Board | Department Head Guidance | $137,509 | $137,509 |
| 7 | Larry Crooks | Durham District School Board | Department Head Guidance | $137,509 | $137,509 |
| 8 | Julia Ridgway | Durham District School Board | Department Head Guidance | $137,509 | $137,509 |
| 9 | Annemarie Schilling | Durham District School Board | Department Head Guidance | $137,509 | $137,509 |
| 10 | Annmarie Igel | Durham District School Board | Department Head Guidance | $137,457 | $137,457 |
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. 2023: job titles were not disclosed, so that year has no position data.
Data through 2024 — no records in the 2025 Sunshine List, the most recent disclosed.