Department Head Major Salary in Ontario (2025)
407 disclosed records, 2011–2025 · mostly School Boards (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
40
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$123,046
+0.6% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$122,966–$124,694
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$150,211
Median by Year
2005–2025
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
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | People | Median | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Essex County District School Board | 35 | $122,971 | $150,211 |
| Northeastern Catholic District School Board | 5 | $127,590 | $129,271 |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Levack | Greater Essex County District School Board | Department Head Major | $150,211 | $150,211 |
| 2 | Marc Behm | Greater Essex County District School Board | Department Head Major | $140,322 | $140,322 |
| 3 | Roseanne Russo | Greater Essex County District School Board | Department Head Major | $135,666 | $135,666 |
| 4 | Amanda Maria Maxwell | Northeastern Catholic District School Board | Major Department Head | $129,271 | $129,371 |
| 5 | Lisa Marie Romanowski | Northeastern Catholic District School Board | Major Department Head | $128,802 | $128,903 |
| 6 | Douglas Jakobszen | Greater Essex County District School Board | Department Head Major | $128,084 | $128,084 |
| 7 | Donald James Davis | Northeastern Catholic District School Board | Major Department Head | $127,590 | $127,691 |
| 8 | Marcy Lyn Mccarty | Northeastern Catholic District School Board | Major Department Head | $127,390 | $127,491 |
| 9 | Lisa Voakes | Greater Essex County District School Board | Department Head Major | $125,215 | $125,215 |
| 10 | Paul Gelinas | Greater Essex County District School Board | Department Head Major | $124,996 | $124,996 |
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. 2023: job titles were not disclosed, so that year has no position data.
Data through 2025. Last updated 2026-09-06.