Program Advisor Salary in Ontario (2025)
267 disclosed records, 2002–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (89%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
35
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$115,865
-5.2% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$105,537–$122,699
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$154,592
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Program Advisor" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Program Advisor" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Sarah Saunders at Solicitor General, with a salary of $154,592; the median among the 35 listed under this title was $115,865.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Program Advisor paid the 2025 median of $115,865 would take home roughly $84,552 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $7,046 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 27.0%. That is about 5% below the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. The middle half of Program Advisor salaries ran from $105,537 to $122,699. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$84,552
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.0%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,046
Where does $115,865 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitor General | $119,345 | Pay here → |
| Children, Community and Social Services | $120,115 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah SaundersProgram Advisor | $154,592 | $154,765 |
| 2 | Kirsten PedersenProgram Advisor | $130,977 | $131,104 |
| 3 | Una Marlene LesageProgram Advisor | $127,798 | $127,956 |
| 4 | Scott MasonProgram Advisor | $127,798 | $127,956 |
| 5 | Sharon Mcdonald HowsonProgram Advisor | $127,798 | $127,956 |
| 6 | Amy Stewart (Todd)Program Advisor | $126,054 | $126,211 |
| 7 | Rebecca Lc RedmondProgram Advisor | $123,077 | $123,228 |
| 8 | Jennifer LabelleProgram Advisor | $123,033 | $123,176 |
| 9 | David RamsaroopProgram Advisor | $122,699 | $122,851 |
| 10 | Vanessa KnightProgram Advisor | $121,420 | $121,570 |
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.