Payroll Manager Salary in Ontario (2025)
351 disclosed records, 1998–2025 · mostly Hospitals & Boards of Public Health (37%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
52
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$123,621
+1.1% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$112,195–$136,305
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$176,626
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Payroll Manager" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Payroll Manager" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Salim Gangji at Humber River Health, with a salary of $176,626; the median among the 52 listed under this title was $123,621.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Payroll Manager median of $123,621 comes to about 23.6%, leaving roughly $88,941 a year — about $7,412 a month. That is about 1% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. 52 people were listed under this title in 2025. Pension contributions — likely HOOPP in the Hospitals & Boards of Public Health sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$88,941
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.1%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,412
Where does $123,621 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
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salim GangjiManager, Payroll | $176,626 | $177,456 |
| 2 | Barbara AntonManager Payroll | $152,489 | $154,648 |
| 3 | Harini NanthanManager, Payroll | $151,743 | $151,990 |
| 4 | Maria PetroloManager, Payroll | $150,331 | $150,781 |
| 5 | Wendy HerManager Payroll | $147,477 | $147,842 |
| 6 | Emma LahayPayroll Manager | $145,038 | $148,313 |
| 7 | Michael IorianniManager, Payroll / Gestionnaire, Services de la paie | $144,144 | $145,175 |
| 8 | Roger MohammedManager of Payroll | $143,960 | $144,062 |
| 9 | Daniel DumasGestionnaire de la paie/Payroll Manager | $142,039 | $142,039 |
| 10 | Jessica HigginsPayroll Manager | $141,233 | $141,496 |
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.