Mental Health Worker Salary in Ontario (2025)
177 disclosed records, 2009–2025 · mostly Hospitals & Boards of Public Health (77%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
62
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$107,424
-12.1% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$105,000–$112,355
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$139,416
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Mental Health Worker" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Mental Health Worker" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Faye Prawdzik at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, with a salary of $139,416; the median among the 62 listed under this title was $107,424.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $107,424, a Mental Health Worker keeps roughly $79,097 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 26.4% all-in), or about $6,591 a month. That is about 12% below the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. The 2025 list carries 62 people grouped under the title Mental Health Worker. Pension contributions — likely HOOPP in the Hospitals & Boards of Public Health sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$79,097
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~21.2%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.4%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$6,591
Where does $107,424 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton | $108,821 | Pay here → |
| Royal Ottawa Health Care Group | $104,222 | Pay here → |
| York Catholic District School Board | $111,321 | Pay here → |
| Ottawa Catholic School Board | $105,125 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faye PrawdzikMental Health Worker | $139,416 | $139,637 |
| 2 | Nur BirroMental Health Worker | $129,506 | $129,506 |
| 3 | Dragana JovanovicMental Health Worker | $128,292 | $128,513 |
| 4 | Katherine MainMental Health Worker | $123,973 | $124,194 |
| 5 | Roxan LawrenceMental Health Worker | $121,607 | $121,827 |
| 6 | William BakerMental Health Worker | $117,720 | $117,909 |
| 7 | J Douglas BellMental Health Worker | $117,603 | $117,603 |
| 8 | Anujah PosarajahMental Health Worker | $116,552 | $116,968 |
| 9 | Nsikan-Abasi E UbohoMental Health Worker | $115,454 | $115,583 |
| 10 | Andrea Glicksman-CapraraMental Health Worker | $115,391 | $115,806 |
By Year
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- Registered Nurse31,254
- Manager2,664
- Nurse Practitioner1,832
- Social Worker1,812
- Pharmacist1,371
- Physiotherapist1,351
- Registered Practical Nurse1,317
- Occupational Therapist1,181
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.