Director of Economic Development Salary in Ontario (2025)
250 disclosed records, 1999–2025 · 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
18
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$172,213
+40.9% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$162,567–$187,565
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$212,000
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Director of Economic Development" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Director of Economic Development" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Raphael Costa at City Of Vaughan, with a salary of $212,000; the median among the 18 listed under this title was $172,213.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $172,213, a Director of Economic Development keeps roughly $116,110 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 32.6% all-in), or about $9,676 a month. 18 people were listed under this title in 2025. That is about 41% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. The middle half of Director of Economic Development salaries ran from $162,567 to $187,565. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$116,110
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.6%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$9,676
Where does $172,213 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
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raphael CostaDirector, Economic Development | $212,000 | $212,761 |
| 2 | Christina KakaflikasDirector, Economic Development | $211,958 | $213,452 |
| 3 | George SpezzaDirector Economic Development | $199,461 | $200,336 |
| 4 | Paul PirriDirector Economic Development | $194,858 | $197,411 |
| 5 | Rebekah Diec StormesDirector, Economic Development | $187,565 | $188,185 |
| 6 | Norman SchleehahnDirector Economic Development | $186,919 | $189,105 |
| 7 | Cara FinnDirector of Economic Development | $181,240 | $182,162 |
| 8 | Meredith ArmstrongDirector of Economic Development | $173,965 | $181,050 |
| 9 | Sheilagh DohertyDirector, Economic Development | $172,516 | $173,026 |
| 10 | Scott OvellDirector Economic Development | $171,910 | $173,565 |
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. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.