Business Advisor salary in Ontario
95 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $112,166 and $129,401.
Median salary by year
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| 2014 | $100,611 |
| 2015 | $103,381 |
| 2016 | $101,890 |
| 2017 | $103,194 |
| 2018 | $103,903 |
| 2019 | $104,085 |
| 2020 | $105,991 |
| 2021 | $107,132 |
| 2022 | $107,939 |
| 2023 | $109,582 |
| 2024 | $114,408 |
| 2025 | $121,547 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Same job, different employer
Median salary at each of the 6 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Business Advisor in Ontario’s public sector?
$121,547 among the 95 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $100,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.
How much do most people with the title Business Advisor on the list earn?
Half were paid between $112,166 and $129,401 in 2025; the highest salary was $140,022.
Which employer pays Business Advisor the most?
City Of Mississauga: a median of $127,812 among 11 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Business Advisor?
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, with 21 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Business Advisor are on the list?
95 in 2025, up from 11 in 2014.
What share of people with the title Business Advisor are paid $150,000 or more?
0% of those on the 2025 list (0 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Business Advisor pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $121,547, is 0.6% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Business Advisor make at Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development?
The median salary of the 21 people with this title at Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development was $118,187 in 2025.
How much does a Business Advisor make at Solicitor General?
The median salary of the 15 people with this title at Solicitor General was $125,640 in 2025.
How much does a Business Advisor make at Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement?
The median salary of the 14 people with this title at Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement was $115,865 in 2025.
Has Business Advisor pay gone up?
The median rose 6.2% from 2024 ($114,408) to 2025. In 2014 it was $100,611.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.