Instructor Salary in Ontario (2025)
4,438 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (32%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
474
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$135,480
+10.8% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$115,710–$155,119
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$268,532
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Instructor" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Instructor" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Abi Sriharan at York University, with a salary of $268,532; the median among the 474 listed under this title was $135,480.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Instructor paid the 2025 median of $135,480 would take home roughly $95,652 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $7,971 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.4%. 474 people were listed under this title in 2025. The middle half of Instructor salaries ran from $115,710 to $155,119. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,652
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,971
Where does $135,480 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 – Toronto Transit Commission | $115,233 | Pay here → |
| Ontario Provincial Police | $160,417 | Pay here → |
| Solicitor General | $161,730 | Pay here → |
| International Union of Operating Engineers | $149,410 | Pay here → |
| University of Toronto | $140,563 | Pay here → |
| College of Carpenters and Allied Trades Inc | $140,073 | Pay here → |
| Interior Finishing Systems Training Centre | $140,659 | Pay here → |
| York University | $206,596 | Pay here → |
| City of St. Thomas | $149,936 | Pay here → |
| Labourers' International Union of North America Local 506 | $123,862 | Pay here → |
| Refrigeration Workers Local 787-ORAC Training Fund | $175,260 | Pay here → |
| Sprinkler Fitters of Ontario UA Local 853 | $149,854 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abi SriharanInstructor | $268,532 | $268,532 |
| 2 | Harinder ThakurInstructor | $236,051 | $236,239 |
| 3 | Marisa MorrielloInstructor | $230,796 | $230,796 |
| 4 | Joseph OgilvieInstructor | $227,875 | $227,875 |
| 5 | Richard FluitInstructor | $216,888 | $217,089 |
| 6 | Caleb SawchukInstructor | $216,629 | $216,834 |
| 7 | Carol StephensonInstructor | $213,033 | $213,159 |
| 8 | Shawn KivellInstructor | $209,991 | $210,214 |
| 9 | Octavian DunaInstructor | $207,261 | $207,471 |
| 10 | Beppino PasqualiInstructor | $206,596 | $206,596 |
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.