Senior Policy Advisor Salary in Ontario (2025)
5,956 disclosed records, 2000–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (96%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
933
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$125,377
+2.5% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$112,115–$130,398
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$239,715
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Senior Policy Advisor" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Senior Policy Advisor" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Alison Tutak at United Counties Of Leeds And Grenville, with a salary of $239,715; the median among the 933 listed under this title was $125,377.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Senior Policy Advisor paid the 2025 median of $125,377 would take home roughly $89,935 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $7,495 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.3%. The middle half of Senior Policy Advisor salaries ran from $112,115 to $130,398. Pension contributions — likely PSPP or OPTrust in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector — would typically trim another 7–10% off that figure.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$89,935
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.3%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,495
Where does $125,377 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | $119,579 | Pay here → |
| Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement | $127,588 | Pay here → |
| Children, Community and Social Services | $123,923 | Pay here → |
| Education | $123,140 | Pay here → |
| Finance | $130,220 | Pay here → |
| Health | $118,503 | Pay here → |
| Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security | $127,797 | Pay here → |
| Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development | $127,798 | Pay here → |
| Solicitor General | $121,467 | Pay here → |
| Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $127,798 | Pay here → |
| Energy and Mines | $127,798 | Pay here → |
| Natural Resources and Forestry | $123,760 | Pay here → |
| Environment, Conservation and Parks | $127,798 | Pay here → |
| Cabinet Office | $117,729 | Pay here → |
| Municipal Affairs and Housing | $127,798 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alison TutakSenior Policy Advisor | $239,715 | $247,733 |
| 2 | Cynthia WattSenior Policy Advisor | $183,631 | $183,854 |
| 3 | Derek LukSenior Policy Advisor | $169,249 | $169,249 |
| 4 | Michele NunesSenior Policy Advisor | $162,178 | $162,353 |
| 5 | Barbara EdwardsSenior Policy Advisor | $157,854 | $158,562 |
| 6 | Amir Mz ZamanSenior Policy Advisor | $157,016 | $157,225 |
| 7 | Huyen PhamSenior Policy Advisor | $154,262 | $154,430 |
| 8 | Debbie KontosSenior Policy Advisor | $153,349 | $153,516 |
| 9 | Paulette FrancesconSenior Policy Advisor | $151,814 | $151,986 |
| 10 | Sherifat DosunmuSenior Policy Advisor | $151,575 | $151,575 |
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.