Family Counsellor Salary in Ontario (2025)
35 disclosed records, 2021–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
28
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$141,676
+15.9% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$137,234–$143,278
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$173,846
Who is the highest-paid Family Counsellor in Ontario?
The highest-paid Family Counsellor on the 2025 Sunshine List was Lakhan Bali at Regional Municipality Of Durham, with a salary of $173,846; the median among the 28 listed under this title was $141,676.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Family Counsellor median of $141,676 comes to about 26.1%, leaving roughly $99,158 a year — about $8,263 a month. Half of those listed earned between $137,234 and $143,278. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 16% above it. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$99,158
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$8,263
Where does $141,676 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Municipality of Durham | 28 | $141,676 | $173,846 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakhan Bali | Regional Municipality Of Durham | Family Counsellor | $173,846 | $174,758 |
| 2 | Frances Reid | Regional Municipality Of Durham | Family Counsellor | $146,180 | $147,018 |
| 3 | Kelly Brown | Regional Municipality Of Durham | Family Counsellor | $146,104 | $146,942 |
| 4 | Jaclyn Kim | Regional Municipality Of Durham | Family Counsellor | $145,429 | $146,282 |
| 5 | Anthony Kiers | Regional Municipality Of Durham | Family Counsellor | $144,448 | $145,286 |
| 6 | Sophia Banton | Regional Municipality Of Durham | Family Counsellor | $144,087 | $144,925 |
| 7 | Andrea Coley Cooper | Regional Municipality Of Durham | Family Counsellor | $143,420 | $144,258 |
| 8 | Sarah Bernard | Regional Municipality Of Durham | Family Counsellor | $143,278 | $144,116 |
| 9 | Kelsey Marshman | Regional Municipality Of Durham | Family Counsellor | $142,744 | $143,582 |
| 10 | Claudia Rozas | Regional Municipality Of Durham | Family Counsellor | $142,686 | $143,524 |
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.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.