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Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk salary in Ontario

34 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $132,756 and $163,458.

Median salary
$150,530
+6.6% vs 2024
People on the list
34
Middle half
$133K–$163K
Highest
$254,971

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006$109,725
2007$113,620
2008$114,307
2009$112,227
2010$115,747
2011$120,246
2012$114,459
2013$114,101
2014$114,639
2015$121,777
2016$123,784
2017$119,655
2018$118,491
2019$122,018
2020$121,997
2021$128,501
2022$125,756
2023$133,675
2024$141,202
2025$150,530

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K4
$125K–$150K12
$150K–$200K17
$200K–$300K1
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Craig KelleyCounty Of Renfrew$254,971$1,377+$35,398 (+16.1%)
2Sarah HuskinsonTownship Of North Glengarry$198,418$1,431+$33,992 (+20.7%)
3Kathryn ScottTown Of Blind River$178,665$1,367+$29,027 (+19.4%)
4Denise HolmesTownship Of Melancthon$178,550$876+$7,329 (+4.3%)
5Maury O'NeillMunicipality Of Wawa$178,242$1,432+$15,635 (+9.6%)
6Amanda MaboTay Valley Township$177,246$672+$5,911 (+3.4%)
7Jeff CarswellTownship Of Southwold$174,416$5,186
8Nigel BlackMunicipality Of Whitestone$169,061$1,048new
9Dean SauriolTownship Of Laurentian Valley$163,458$907−$13,339 (−7.5%)
10Robert NolanTownship Of Elizabethtown-Kitley$162,192$1,481new
11Craig CalderTownship Of North Stormont$161,433$3,115+$30,354 (+23.2%)
12Meghan TownsendTown Of Grand Valley$159,876$228+$14,768 (+10.2%)
13Wayne HanchardMunicipality Of Oliver Paipoonge$158,957$561+$4,109 (+2.7%)
14Cathy MacmunnTownship Of Central Frontenac$153,914$17,299+$8,044 (+5.5%)
15Heather ScottTownship Of Otonabee–South Monaghan$151,530$1,030+$16,575 (+12.3%)
16Typhany ChoinardMunicipality Of Centre Hastings$151,297$1,495+$4,404 (+3.0%)
17Trevor HallamMunicipality Of Morris-Turnberry$150,532$754+$9,582 (+6.8%)
18Jim BurnsVillage Of Point Edward$150,527$1,298
19Nicole MartinTownship Of Amaranth$145,810$1,305+$4,355 (+3.1%)
20Joseph BurkeTown Of Espanola$144,605$1,966+$14,434 (+11.1%)
21Hope DillaboughTownship Of Horton$142,084$393−$1,073 (−0.7%)
22Annette GilchristTownship Of Bonnechere Valley$138,120$2,903+$10,325 (+8.1%)
23Caitlin GillisTownship Of Howick$136,190$778+$18,497 (+15.7%)
24Cassandra McgregorTownship Of Beckwith$135,363$0+$20,413 (+17.8%)
25Chantal GuillemetteTown Of Kapuskasing$135,195$1,111+$32,355 (+31.5%)
26Denis DuguayVillage Of Burk's Falls$132,756$956+$2,628 (+2.0%)
27Suzanne KlattTownship Of Madawaska Valley$131,350$6,898+$4,126 (+3.2%)
28Shelley B. CaseyTownship Of Dubreuilville$129,863$15,263+$3,955 (+3.1%)
29Jon HallTownship Of Terrace Bay$127,416$3,067+$5,358 (+4.4%)
30Nicole GourlayTown Of Kearney$125,050$1,097+$2,117 (+1.7%)
31Lacey KastikainenTownship Of MacDonald, Meredith And Aberdeen Add'l$123,511$1,381−$471 (−0.4%)
32Sherry BattenTown Of Laurentian Hills$119,958$130+$4,596 (+4.0%)
33Michelle HendryMunicipality Of Whitestone$116,441$44−$52,952 (−31.3%)
34Rhonda SmithTownship Of Schreiber$107,962$3,466new

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk in Ontario’s public sector?

$150,530 among the 34 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 Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk on the list earn?

Half were paid between $132,756 and $163,458 in 2025; the highest salary was $254,971.

Which employer has the most people with the title Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk?

Municipality Of Whitestone, with 2 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk are on the list?

34 in 2025, up from 9 in 2006.

What share of people with the title Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk are paid $150,000 or more?

53% of those on the 2025 list (18 people), and 3% $200,000 or more (1).

How does Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $150,530, is 23.1% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

Has Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk pay gone up?

The median rose 6.6% from 2024 ($141,202) to 2025. In 2006 it was $109,725.

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.