Chair salary in Ontario
31 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $163,065 and $182,749.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $104,534 |
| 1997 | $108,401 |
| 1998 | $115,652 |
| 1999 | $115,425 |
| 2000 | $115,351 |
| 2001 | $126,785 |
| 2002 | $122,086 |
| 2003 | $129,558 |
| 2004 | $128,290 |
| 2005 | $119,111 |
| 2006 | $115,244 |
| 2007 | $136,060 |
| 2008 | $114,453 |
| 2009 | $128,674 |
| 2010 | $110,063 |
| 2011 | $117,614 |
| 2012 | $117,133 |
| 2013 | $118,768 |
| 2014 | $139,813 |
| 2015 | $123,395 |
| 2016 | $125,290 |
| 2017 | $135,071 |
| 2018 | $137,290 |
| 2019 | $144,059 |
| 2020 | $151,973 |
| 2021 | $154,172 |
| 2022 | $151,589 |
| 2023 | $169,982 |
| 2024 | $159,749 |
| 2025 | $169,676 |
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People with this title by salary, 2025.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Chair in Ontario’s public sector?
$169,676 among the 31 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 Chair on the list earn?
Half were paid between $163,065 and $182,749 in 2025; the highest salary was $240,416.
Which employer has the most people with the title Chair?
Seneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology, with 22 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Chair are on the list?
31 in 2025, up from 7 in 1996.
What share of people with the title Chair are paid $150,000 or more?
77% of those on the 2025 list (24 people), and 10% $200,000 or more (3).
How does Chair pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $169,676, is 38.8% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Chair make at Seneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology?
The median salary of the 22 people with this title at Seneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology was $168,622 in 2025.
Has Chair pay gone up?
The median rose 6.2% from 2024 ($159,749) to 2025. In 1996 it was $104,534.
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.