Manager Strategic Initiatives Salary in Ontario (2025)
238 disclosed records, 2005–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (40%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
29
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$148,695
+21.6% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$128,158–$162,543
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$186,294
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Manager Strategic Initiatives" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Manager Strategic Initiatives" on the 2025 Sunshine List was John Doolittle at City Of Toronto, with a salary of $186,294; the median among the 29 listed under this title was $148,695.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Manager Strategic Initiatives median of $148,695 comes to about 26.9%, leaving roughly $103,130 a year — about $8,594 a month. 29 people were listed under this title in 2025. The middle half of Manager Strategic Initiatives salaries ran from $128,158 to $162,543. Pension contributions — likely OMERS in the Municipalities & Services sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$103,130
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~30.6%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$8,594
Where does $148,695 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 | $163,806 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John DoolittleManager Strategic Initiatives | $186,294 | $187,351 |
| 2 | Michael MacphersonManager, Strategic Initiatives | $184,377 | $184,568 |
| 3 | Penelope A. PalmerManager Strategic Initiatives | $178,091 | $181,481 |
| 4 | Gary BrockManager, Strategic Initiatives | $169,414 | $170,242 |
| 5 | Raymond ChenManager, Strategic Initiatives | $168,984 | $169,177 |
| 6 | Jennifer L HoffmanManager Strategic Initiatives | $166,987 | $168,803 |
| 7 | Alexander MozoManager Strategic Initiatives | $165,070 | $166,108 |
| 8 | Alexandra R VamosManager Strategic Initiatives | $162,543 | $163,564 |
| 9 | Michelle MorriseyManager, Strategic Initiatives | $162,130 | $162,640 |
| 10 | Asare Kester-AkrofiManager Strategic Initiatives | $159,460 | $160,463 |
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.