Policy Advisor Salary in Ontario (2025)
673 disclosed records, 2000–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (66%)
Records grouped under “Policy Advisor” after title normalisation — the bare title, without a level or specialty. For level-specific figures see Senior Policy Advisor.
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
95
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$119,371
-2.4% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$108,261–$127,798
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$153,079
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Policy Advisor" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Policy Advisor" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Gabrielle Baldazzi at Regional Municipality Of Halton, with a salary of $153,079; the median among the 95 listed under this title was $119,371.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $119,371, a Policy Advisor keeps roughly $86,535 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 27.5% all-in), or about $7,211 a month. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 2% below it. Half of those listed earned between $108,261 and $127,798. 95 people were listed under this title in 2025. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$86,535
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.5%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,211
Where does $119,371 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness | $126,806 | Pay here → |
| Regional Municipality of Durham | $131,353 | Pay here → |
| Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development | $127,798 | Pay here → |
| Cabinet Office | $112,754 | Pay here → |
| Municipal Affairs and Housing | $110,057 | Pay here → |
| Environment, Conservation and Parks | $110,729 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabrielle BaldazziPolicy Advisor | $153,079 | $153,796 |
| 2 | Paul LindbladPolicy Advisor | $144,894 | $145,062 |
| 3 | Anu SharmaAdvisor, Policy | $141,967 | $143,858 |
| 4 | Riana SiaPolicy Advisor | $140,917 | $141,075 |
| 5 | John Douglas WrightPolicy Advisor | $137,609 | $137,776 |
| 6 | Firdaus BilimoriaPolicy Advisor | $137,379 | $137,546 |
| 7 | Tineka LevyAdvisor, Policy | $137,153 | $138,044 |
| 8 | Megan FitzgibbonAdvisor, Policy | $136,776 | $137,667 |
| 9 | Amanda BongardAdvisor, Policy | $136,205 | $137,096 |
| 10 | Colleen BarrettPolicy Advisor | $136,176 | $136,333 |
By Year
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- Senior Policy Advisor933
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- Counsel737
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.