Strategic Business Advisor Salary in Ontario (2025)
93 disclosed records, 2016–2025 · mostly Municipalities & Services (54%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
24
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$117,849
-3.6% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$110,425–$130,237
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$148,126
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Strategic Business Advisor" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Strategic Business Advisor" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Stacey Dunnigan at City Of Guelph, with a salary of $148,126; the median among the 24 listed under this title was $117,849.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Strategic Business Advisor paid the 2025 median of $117,849 would take home roughly $85,674 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $7,140 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 27.3%. The 2025 list carries 24 people grouped under the title Strategic Business Advisor. Half of those listed earned between $110,425 and $130,237. Most Municipalities & Services employees belong to OMERS, so actual take-home is likely another 7–10% lower after pension contributions.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$85,674
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~22.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~27.3%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,140
Where does $117,849 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Town of Oakville | $112,375 | Pay here → |
| Education | $110,425 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacey DunniganStrategic Business Advisor | $148,126 | $149,937 |
| 2 | Margaret GrassiStrategic Business Advisor | $147,092 | $148,904 |
| 3 | Aine LeadbetterStrategic Business Advisor | $139,986 | $141,714 |
| 4 | Kiren SidhuStrategic Business Advisor | $137,379 | $137,546 |
| 5 | Daysi PenaStrategic Business Advisor | $131,743 | $131,901 |
| 6 | Kareen NobleStrategic Business Advisor | $131,316 | $131,473 |
| 7 | Aleksandra KatsiourasStrategic Business Advisor | $130,237 | $130,390 |
| 8 | Jessica SpanoStrategic Business Advisor | $124,935 | $125,084 |
| 9 | Jeanette BaxStrategic Business Advisor | $123,559 | $123,994 |
| 10 | Pavlo FarmakidisStrategic Business Advisor | $122,271 | $122,419 |
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.