What does a Senior Policy Advisor make at Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security?
In 2025 the median Senior Policy Advisor at Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security was paid $127,797 (53 people). That is about 2% more than the provincial median of $125,377 for the role. The highest-paid was $183,631.
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People
53listed as Senior Policy Advisor in 2025
Median salary
$127,797salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$183,631salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$2,420against $125,377 province-wide
Best paid in the role
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security · 2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cynthia WattSenior Policy Advisor | $183,631 | $183,854 |
| 2 | Lesley CunninghamSenior Policy Advisor | $149,740 | $149,908 |
| 3 | Yassar MuttaqiSenior Policy Advisor | $145,038 | $145,206 |
| 4 | Liliya BogutskaSenior Policy Advisor | $143,310 | $143,461 |
| 5 | Karen AlexanianSenior Policy Advisor | $143,085 | $143,242 |
| 6 | Lucia PadureSenior Policy Advisor | $143,047 | $143,215 |
| 7 | Barbara BrownleeSenior Policy Advisor | $135,677 | $135,845 |
| 8 | Anna CrosskillSenior Policy Advisor | $135,677 | $135,845 |
| 9 | Olivia Cymbalista-ClappSenior Policy Advisor | $135,677 | $135,845 |
| 10 | Timothy FranklinSenior Policy Advisor | $135,677 | $135,845 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 53 Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security records mapped to Senior Policy Advisor in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2020–2025
- At Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Senior Policy Advisor at Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security, against every Senior Policy Advisor in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | $127,797 | $183,631 | $125,377 |
| 2024 | 51 | $124,914 | $176,693 | $121,797 |
| 2023 | 36 | $112,593 | $162,188 | $112,593 |
| 2022 | 36 | $109,961 | $149,060 | $109,961 |
| 2021 | 49 | $108,762 | $147,373 | $108,762 |
| 2020 | 40 | $106,798 | $144,466 | $106,627 |
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Method. Figures are salary paid (not salary plus taxable benefits), the basis of every median on this site, for records whose filed job title maps to Senior Policy Advisor at Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security on the Ontario Sunshine List, which lists only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. A year with fewer than 5 people shows “<5” for both its count and its median, since naming the exact count would narrow the median down to specific people. Data runs through 2025. The 2025 figures were published here on .