District Chief Operations Salary in Ontario (2025)
1,264 disclosed records, 2006–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
58
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$180,785
+47.9% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$173,339–$200,820
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$270,766
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "District Chief Operations" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "District Chief Operations" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Michael Sayers at City Of Toronto, with a salary of $270,766; the median among the 58 listed under this title was $180,785.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $180,785, a District Chief Operations keeps roughly $120,766 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 33.2% all-in), or about $10,064 a month. Half of those listed earned between $173,339 and $200,820. The 2025 list carries 58 people grouped under the title District Chief Operations. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$120,766
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.2%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$10,064
Where does $180,785 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
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| City of Toronto | $180,785 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael SayersDistrict Chief Operations | $270,766 | $273,019 |
| 2 | Terry StewartDistrict Chief Operations | $265,818 | $268,072 |
| 3 | Robert CookeDistrict Chief Operations | $257,319 | $259,572 |
| 4 | David QuinnDistrict Chief Operations | $252,141 | $254,394 |
| 5 | Brian McalindenDistrict Chief Operations | $247,576 | $249,783 |
| 6 | John BruntonDistrict Chief Operations | $237,129 | $239,382 |
| 7 | Scott D WeaverDistrict Chief Operations | $227,018 | $229,271 |
| 8 | Ronald BarbenDistrict Chief Operations | $224,374 | $226,628 |
| 9 | Lance WhiteDistrict Chief Operations | $223,365 | $225,619 |
| 10 | Steven BuckinghamDistrict Chief Operations | $212,740 | $214,994 |
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.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.