Director of Parks and Recreation Salary in Ontario (2025)
235 disclosed records, 1998–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (94%)
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
11
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$146,306
+19.7% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$118,567–$174,280
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$192,677
Who is the highest-paid Director of Parks and Recreation in Ontario?
The highest-paid Director of Parks and Recreation on the 2025 Sunshine List was Rob Mcaulay at City Of Peterborough, with a salary of $192,677; the median among the 11 listed under this title was $146,306.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $146,306, a Director of Parks and Recreation keeps roughly $101,778 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 26.7% effective), or about $8,482 a month. Half of those listed earned between $118,567 and $174,280. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 20% above it. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$101,778
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$8,482
Where does $146,306 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.
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Mcaulay | City Of Peterborough | Director, Recreation and Parks | $192,677 | $193,698 |
| 2 | Brian Connors | City Of Woodstock | Director of Parks and Recreation | $190,069 | $191,870 |
| 3 | Kimberley Wyskiel | City Of Brantford | Director, Parks and Recreation | $174,280 | $175,720 |
| 4 | Marcia Russell | City Of Orillia | Director of Parks and Recreation | $158,168 | $159,047 |
| 5 | Adrienne Lacey Griffin | City Of St. Thomas | Director of Parks and Recreation | $152,153 | $153,598 |
| 6 | Celine Guitard | Township Of Russell | Director of Parks and Recreation | $146,306 | $164,370 |
| 7 | Stacey Ellins | County Of Brant | Director of Parks and Recreation | $146,026 | $146,856 |
| 8 | Terry Vachon | Township Of Clearview | Director of Parks and Recreation | $145,273 | $146,043 |
| 9 | Tim Robins | St. Lawrence Parks Commission | Director, Parks and Recreation | $118,567 | $118,831 |
| 10 | Andrew Wilbee | Municipality Of Dysart Et Al | Director of Parks and Recreation | $116,667 | $121,625 |
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. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.