Regional Councillor Salary in Ontario (2025)
167 disclosed records, 2007–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (96%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
23
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$129,439
+5.9% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$116,567–$161,649
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$171,452
Who is the highest-paid Regional Councillor in Ontario?
The highest-paid Regional Councillor on the 2025 Sunshine List was Linda Jackson-Campese at City Of Vaughan, with a salary of $171,452; the median among the 23 listed under this title was $129,439.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Regional Councillor paid the 2025 median of $129,439 would take home roughly $92,233 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $7,686 a month, an effective rate of about 24.5%. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 6% above it. Half of those listed earned between $116,567 and $161,649. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$92,233
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,686
Where does $129,439 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
Median salary paid among disclosed records. 2023 is absent: job titles were not disclosed that year. Years with fewer than five people are omitted.
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | People | Median | Top | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metis Nation of Ontario Secretariat | 6 | $116,567 | $132,093 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda Jackson-Campese | City Of Vaughan | Regional Councillor | $171,452 | $183,867 |
| 2 | James Harold Jones | City Of Markham | Regional Councillor | $169,516 | $169,516 |
| 3 | Wu-King Alan Ho | City Of Markham | Regional Councillor | $165,016 | $165,276 |
| 4 | Que Hsien Li | City Of Markham | Regional Councillor | $165,016 | $165,465 |
| 5 | Mario Ferri | City Of Vaughan | Regional Councillor | $161,649 | $173,692 |
| 6 | Gino Rosati | City Of Vaughan | Regional Councillor | $161,649 | $173,692 |
| 7 | Godwin C Chan | City of Richmond Hill | Regional Councillor | $151,616 | $159,032 |
| 8 | Joseph Di Paola | City of Richmond Hill | Regional Councillor | $151,616 | $159,292 |
| 9 | Mario Racco | City Of Vaughan | Regional Councillor | $145,311 | $157,587 |
| 10 | Thomas Vegh | Town Of Newmarket | Regional Councillor | $143,179 | $150,545 |
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. 2023: job titles were not disclosed, so that year has no position data.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.