District Manager Salary in Ontario (2025)
852 disclosed records, 2002–2025 · mostly Crown Agencies (59%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
90
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$147,530
+20.7% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$130,012–$165,209
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$213,016
Who is the highest-paid District Manager in Ontario?
The highest-paid District Manager on the 2025 Sunshine List was Adam Wakefield at Natural Resources, with a salary of $213,016; the median among the 90 listed under this title was $147,530.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $147,530, a District Manager keeps roughly $102,471 after federal and Ontario income tax (about 26.8% effective), or about $8,539 a month. That is about 21% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. The 2025 list carries 90 people filed as District Manager. Half of those listed earned between $130,012 and $165,209. Most Crown Agencies employees belong to PSPP or OPTrust, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$102,471
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$8,539
Where does $147,530 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.
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | People | Median | Top | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquor Control Board of Ontario | 29 | $164,434 | $179,392 | Pay here → |
| Natural Resources and Forestry | 22 | $155,191 | $213,016 | Pay here → |
| City of Toronto – Public Library Board | 22 | $124,660 | $134,744 | Pay here → |
| City of Toronto – Toronto Community Housing Corp. | 9 | $136,892 | $140,819 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Wakefield | Natural Resources | District Manager | $213,016 | $213,201 |
| 2 | Abu Bhaloo | Natural Resources | District Manager | $183,809 | $184,012 |
| 3 | Shaun Brown | Liquor Control Board Of Ontario | District Manager / Chef de district | $179,392 | $181,689 |
| 4 | Christopher Magee | Natural Resources | District Manager | $178,757 | $178,949 |
| 5 | Tracy Adams | Natural Resources | District Manager | $177,250 | $177,443 |
| 6 | Kimberley Groombridge | Environment, Conservation and Parks | District Manager | $174,624 | $174,817 |
| 7 | Eric Kraemer | Liquor Control Board Of Ontario | District Manager / Chef de district | $171,819 | $177,571 |
| 8 | Kirk Ellis | Natural Resources | District Manager | $170,906 | $171,087 |
| 9 | Steve Petsinis | Liquor Control Board Of Ontario | District Manager / Chef de district | $170,808 | $174,264 |
| 10 | John Creighton | Liquor Control Board Of Ontario | District Manager / Chef de district | $170,349 | $173,347 |
By Year
Related Positions
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.