Program Director Salary in Ontario (2025)
1,120 disclosed records, 1997–2025 · mostly Hospitals & Boards of Public Health (62%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
70
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$135,888
+11.1% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$114,700–$166,549
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$216,469
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Program Director" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Program Director" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Christopher Mcintyre at Canadian Elevator Industry Educational Program (CEIEP), with a salary of $216,469; the median among the 70 listed under this title was $135,888.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $135,888, a Program Director keeps roughly $95,883 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 29.4% all-in), or about $7,990 a month. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 11% above it. The middle half of Program Director salaries ran from $114,700 to $166,549. 70 people were listed under this title in 2025. After pension contributions (probably HOOPP in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$95,883
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.4%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,990
Where does $135,888 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Halton Healthcare Services Corporation | $185,427 | Pay here → |
| Board of Health for the South East Health Unit | $166,275 | Pay here → |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | $151,250 | Pay here → |
| Nature Conservancy of Canada | $114,477 | Pay here → |
| Waterloo Regional Health Network | $181,393 | Pay here → |
| Sandy Hill Community Health Centre | $127,037 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher McintyreProgram Director | $216,469 | $216,469 |
| 2 | Lara ChristoffProgram Director/Directrice de Programme | $215,890 | $216,113 |
| 3 | Ala QahwashProgram Director | $200,959 | $201,416 |
| 4 | Cheryl HoareProgram Director | $195,427 | $196,265 |
| 5 | Gailynn BurnsProgram Director | $192,606 | $193,477 |
| 6 | Daniel BallProgram Director | $191,268 | $192,087 |
| 7 | Elma Hrapovich-FortoProgram Director | $189,798 | $190,593 |
| 8 | Kelly RoyProgram Director | $185,427 | $186,265 |
| 9 | Susan StewartProgram Director | $185,210 | $186,110 |
| 10 | Maureen LeyserProgram Director | $182,561 | $183,000 |
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.