Director Special Projects Salary in Ontario (2025)
153 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (24%)
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
$164,757
+34.8% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$116,799–$206,314
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$232,599
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Director Special Projects" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Director Special Projects" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Janet Gates at Ontario Heritage Trust, with a salary of $232,599; the median among the 8 listed under this title was $164,757.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Director Special Projects paid the 2025 median of $164,757 would take home roughly $112,006 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $9,334 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 32.0%. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 35% above it. The middle half of Director Special Projects salaries ran from $116,799 to $206,314. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$112,006
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.7%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~32.0%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$9,334
Where does $164,757 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 | Janet GatesDirector, Special Projects | $232,599 | $232,849 |
| 2 | Wen RenDirector, Special Projects | $218,593 | $218,834 |
| 3 | Petek OktemDirector, Special Projects / Directeur, Projets spéciaux | $206,314 | $206,573 |
| 4 | A Elizabeth MullenDirector, Special Projects | $166,367 | $166,958 |
| 5 | Jennifer McclearyDirector, Special Projects | $163,146 | $163,490 |
| 6 | William CarterDirector Special Projects | $151,228 | $151,600 |
| 7 | Andrew PearceDirector, Special Projects | $116,799 | $116,799 |
| 8 | Debbie Dos RamosDirector, Special Projects | $108,179 | $118,709 |
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.