General Manager Salary in Ontario (2025)
941 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Crown Agencies (40%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
43
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$181,372
+48.3% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$151,734–$197,259
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$299,970
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "General Manager" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "General Manager" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Laura Purdy at City Of Toronto – Board Of Governors Of Exhibition Place, with a salary of $299,970; the median among the 43 listed under this title was $181,372.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 General Manager median of $181,372 comes to about 30.2%, leaving roughly $121,069 a year — about $10,089 a month. That is about 48% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. The middle half of General Manager salaries ran from $151,734 to $197,259. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Crown Agencies sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$121,069
- 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
- ~$10,089
Where does $181,372 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ottawa-Carleton District School Board | $181,372 | Pay here → |
| Halton District School Board | $181,796 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura PurdyGeneral Manager | $299,970 | $309,952 |
| 2 | Carla StoutGeneral Manager | $228,464 | $228,927 |
| 3 | Emily Foster-CallaghanGeneral Manager | $223,965 | $225,721 |
| 4 | John KraljevicGeneral Manager | $208,152 | $209,882 |
| 5 | Kelly PalecznyGeneral Manager | $202,768 | $205,150 |
| 6 | Likwa NkalaGeneral Manager | $201,907 | $202,605 |
| 7 | Carmelo NotarbartoloGeneral Manager/ Directeur Général | $201,811 | $223,141 |
| 8 | Marva JeffersGeneral Manager | $199,912 | $200,633 |
| 9 | Karyn Carty OstafichukGeneral Manager | $198,547 | $198,547 |
| 10 | Theresa DavisGeneral Manager | $197,700 | $198,592 |
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. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.