Senior Policy and Program Advisor Salary in Ontario (2025)
358 disclosed records, 2010–2025 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (99%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
70
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$122,919
+0.5% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$112,942–$127,798
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$170,189
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Senior Policy and Program Advisor" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Senior Policy and Program Advisor" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Andrea Ramhit at Citizenship and Multiculturalism, with a salary of $170,189; the median among the 70 listed under this title was $122,919.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Senior Policy and Program Advisor paid the 2025 median of $122,919 would take home roughly $88,544 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $7,379 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 28.0%. That is about 1% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. 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
- ~$88,544
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~23.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.0%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,379
Where does $122,919 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $117,940 | Pay here → |
| Education | $127,002 | Pay here → |
| Natural Resources and Forestry | $125,638 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea RamhitSenior Policy and Program Advisor | $170,189 | $170,371 |
| 2 | Carolyn SwitzerSenior Policy and Program Advisor | $148,278 | $148,445 |
| 3 | Lindsay KingdonSenior Policy and Program Advisor | $137,299 | $137,457 |
| 4 | Suzanne RobsonSenior Policy/Program Advisor | $135,003 | $135,096 |
| 5 | Alain DaoustSenior Policy and Program Advisor | $133,244 | $133,406 |
| 6 | Sarah Sau-Han LeeSenior Policy and Program Advisor | $133,191 | $133,435 |
| 7 | Kamal AkhtarSenior Policy and Program Advisor | $132,063 | $132,226 |
| 8 | Marlye MonfistonSenior Policy and Program Advisor | $131,591 | $131,753 |
| 9 | Sarah DesjardinsSenior Policy and Program Advisor | $130,689 | $130,847 |
| 10 | Bushra PatelSenior Policy and Program Advisor | $129,935 | $130,084 |
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.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.