Director of Recreation and Culture Salary in Ontario (2025)
157 disclosed records, 2001–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (100%)
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
10
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$184,068
+50.6% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$164,911–$200,593
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$226,906
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Director of Recreation and Culture" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Director of Recreation and Culture" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Donald W Hearn at City of Richmond Hill, with a salary of $226,906; the median among the 10 listed under this title was $184,068.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Director of Recreation and Culture median of $184,068 comes to about 30.5%, leaving roughly $122,464 a year — about $10,205 a month. 10 people were listed under this title in 2025. The middle half of Director of Recreation and Culture salaries ran from $164,911 to $200,593. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$122,464
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.5%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$10,205
Where does $184,068 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 | Donald W HearnDirector Recreation and Culture | $226,906 | $228,606 |
| 2 | Chris VidaDirector of Recreation and Culture | $224,705 | $225,693 |
| 3 | Colin ServiceDirector, Recreation and Culture | $200,593 | $201,072 |
| 4 | Patricia Joan FunaroDirector of Culture and Recreation | $199,900 | $201,691 |
| 5 | Lisa Boyce-GonsalvesDirector, Recreation and Culture | $184,385 | $184,986 |
| 6 | Kristina ZietsmaDirector, Recreation and Culture | $183,750 | $184,348 |
| 7 | Steven PalmerDirector, Recreation and Culture | $174,031 | $175,332 |
| 8 | Alix AitkenDirector of Recreation and Culture | $164,911 | $165,851 |
| 9 | Karilynn KlukeRecreation Culture Director | $135,859 | $136,912 |
| 10 | Shawna PattersonDirector of Recreation and Culture | $130,672 | $131,325 |
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.