Director Employment and Social Services Salary in Ontario (2025)
161 disclosed records, 2010–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (96%)
Last filed under this title in 2025. Fewer than 20 records in the latest Sunshine List, so this page is kept for history.
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
8
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$211,878
+73.3% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$185,155–$218,919
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$231,995
Who is the highest-paid Director Employment and Social Services in Ontario?
The highest-paid Director Employment and Social Services on the 2025 Sunshine List was Suthargini Balasingham at City Of Toronto, with a salary of $231,995; the median among the 8 listed under this title was $211,878.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $211,878, a Director Employment and Social Services keeps roughly $136,699 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 32.9% effective), or about $11,392 a month. That is about 73% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. 8 people were listed under this title in 2025. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$136,699
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$11,392
Where does $211,878 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
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 | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Toronto | 5 | $216,297 | $231,995 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suthargini Balasingham | City Of Toronto | Director Employment And Social Services | $231,995 | $233,284 |
| 2 | Sandy Palinski | Regional Municipality Of Halton | Director Employment and Social Services | $221,143 | $222,167 |
| 3 | Jennifer A Pitt | City Of Toronto | Director Employment And Social Services | $218,919 | $220,295 |
| 4 | Anna Cain | City Of Toronto | Director Employment And Social Services | $216,297 | $221,011 |
| 5 | Ashleigh Egerton | City Of Toronto | Director Employment And Social Services | $207,459 | $211,820 |
| 6 | Anna Fiorino | City Of Toronto | Director Employment And Social Services | $191,416 | $192,614 |
| 7 | Stephanie Bordage | City Of Ottawa | Director, Employment and Social Services | $185,155 | $185,719 |
| 8 | Polly Smith | Municipality Of Chatham-Kent | Director, Employment and Social Services | $182,742 | $184,049 |
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, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.