Senior Manager Human Resources Salary in Ontario (2025)
194 disclosed records, 1999–2025 · mostly School Boards (37%)
Last filed under this title in 2025. Fewer than 20 records in the latest Sunshine List, so this page is kept for history.
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
16
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$128,034
+4.7% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$115,141–$133,820
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$197,554
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Senior Manager Human Resources" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Senior Manager Human Resources" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Laura Frees at Halton Catholic District School Board, with a salary of $197,554; the median among the 16 listed under this title was $128,034.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
At the 2025 median salary of $128,034, a Senior Manager Human Resources keeps roughly $91,438 after income tax, CPP and EI (about 28.6% all-in), or about $7,620 a month. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 5% above it. Most School Boards employees belong to OTPP for teachers or OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$91,438
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~24.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.6%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,620
Where does $128,034 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 | Laura FreesSenior Manager, Human Resources | $197,554 | $202,425 |
| 2 | Louise ReimerSenior Manager, Human Resources | $172,040 | $172,099 |
| 3 | Deanna ParkerSenior Manager Human Resources | $161,228 | $161,228 |
| 4 | Lynn ThomasSenior Manager, Human Resources | $138,323 | $138,478 |
| 5 | Ian KennedySenior Manager, Human Resources | $133,820 | $134,215 |
| 6 | Donna-Marie PhilbertSenior Manager, Human Resources | $132,760 | $134,333 |
| 7 | Chloe YeboahSenior Manager, Human Resources/Chef des ressources humaines | $132,144 | $132,677 |
| 8 | Elaine Harkiss-LairdSenior Manager of Human Resources | $130,672 | $131,325 |
| 9 | Jane AndersonSenior Manager Human Resources | $125,395 | $126,041 |
| 10 | Lindsay ArmstrongSenior Manager of Human Resources | $124,096 | $125,253 |
By Year
Related Positions
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.