University Secretary Salary in Ontario (2025)
157 disclosed records, 1996–2025 · mostly Universities (100%)
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
10
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$162,832
+33.2% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$139,695–$182,810
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$230,508
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "University Secretary" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "University Secretary" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Genevieve Gauthier-Chalifour at University Of Waterloo, with a salary of $230,508; the median among the 10 listed under this title was $162,832.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A University Secretary paid the 2025 median of $162,832 would take home roughly $110,947 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $9,246 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 31.9%. That is about 33% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. Half of those listed earned between $139,695 and $182,810. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$110,947
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~28.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~31.9%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$9,246
Where does $162,832 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 | Genevieve Gauthier-ChalifourUniversity Secretary | $230,508 | $231,634 |
| 2 | Amy BrysonUniversity Secretary | $227,991 | $228,090 |
| 3 | Rebecca CouplandUniversity Secretary | $182,810 | $183,082 |
| 4 | Nicola CrowUniversity Secretary | $170,520 | $170,815 |
| 5 | Brenda BlackburnUniversity Secretary | $166,249 | $167,267 |
| 6 | Paul QuesneleUniversity Secretary | $159,414 | $172,921 |
| 7 | Jason LisiUniversity Secretary | $139,917 | $140,949 |
| 8 | Sarah Willey-ThomasUniversity Secretary | $139,695 | $140,253 |
| 9 | Renee WintermuteUniversity Secretary | $127,810 | $128,503 |
| 10 | Danielle VincentSecrétaire de l'Université / University Secretary | $119,926 | $120,470 |
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.