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Chief Executive Officer salary in Ontario

440 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $152,000 and $231,513.

Median salary
$183,126
+6.7% vs 2024
People on the list
440
Middle half
$152K–$232K
Highest
$801,046

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996$114,999
1997$115,006
1998$125,752
1999$121,979
2000$126,048
2001$123,440
2002$146,845
2003$134,868
2004$137,255
2005$137,291
2006$145,517
2007$149,862
2008$155,263
2009$162,446
2010$158,601
2011$157,408
2012$155,404
2013$151,542
2014$155,800
2015$155,219
2016$158,620
2017$158,652
2018$164,687
2019$161,909
2020$161,966
2021$163,964
2022$162,872
2023$168,040
2024$171,569
2025$183,126

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Gadi MaymanOntario Financing Authority$801,046$859+$158,900
2David G. VingoeOntario Securities Commission$697,973$1,747+$3
3Doris GrinspunRegistered Nurses Association Of Ontario$650,965$0+$28,787
4Richard LearyCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission$597,192$1,125−$73,181
5Peter WerstiukQuantum Valley Ideas Laboratories$552,150$1,487+$2,554
6James WallaceSupply Ontario$550,423$1,563+$423
7George ZegaracToronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation$513,274$17,988+$18,500
8Cynthia DavisLakeridge Health$510,588$2,208+$12,819
9Hugh ChowVenturelab Innovation Centre$491,463$1,779+$146,463
10Karen Greve YoungFuturpreneur Canada$466,328$15,976+$13,507
11Stephen LundGTA Region Investment Attraction (o/a Toronto Global)$442,588$4,567+$11,792
12Donald BoyleCity Of Toronto – Board Of Governors Of Exhibition Place$434,963$10,927+$20,137
13Conrad SauvéCanadian Red Cross Society$429,917$734+$8,839
14Stephane GiguereOttawa Community Housing Corporation$402,571$11,807+$25,811
15Astrid GuttmannICES (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences)$399,625$2,827+$33,319
16Gregory PercyCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission$376,961$8,026+$235,733
17Carolyn CalwellOntario Energy Board$366,656$2,753+$58,563
18Susan McisaacRight To Play International$360,016$33,737−$7,200
19Perry LangWoodstock Hospital$359,240$1,292+$10,777
20Michael SchullICES (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences)$352,389$2,605+$2,982
21Akos HofferPerley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre$350,259$2,351+$22,913
22Ann M FordBrightshores Health System$349,192$1,680−$808
23Andrew ObeeLumenus Community Services$342,631$17,193+$17,337
24Chad EvansOntario Northland Transportation Commission$341,085$2,735+$28,777
25Stephanie Kit-Yi WongMon Sheong Foundation$340,444$300+$35,343
26Tonie ChaltasAchēv$339,495$11,696+$31,803
27Brent RichardsonBoard of Health for the Grand Erie Health Unit$336,786$1,938+$64,680
28Dolf DejongCity Of Toronto – Board Of Mgmt. Of The Toronto Zoo$335,477$2,193+$13,576
29Glen ChowYee Hong Centre For Geriatric Care$331,735$76new
30John MackenzieToronto Region Conservation Authority$321,778$24,413+$16,746
31Susan WalshNorthumberland Hills Hospital$320,651$1,393+$70,651
32Camille QuennevilleCanadian Mental Health Association – Ontario Division$320,068$2,918+$77,757
33Catherine ParsonageToronto Foundation For Student Success$318,111$0+$63,183
34Grace Lee ReynoldsMaRS Discovery District$317,263$10,278+$160,038
35Ian PotterVineland Research and Innovation Centre$314,849$22,255+$14,075
36Tracey Taylor-O'ReillyPathways To Education Canada$309,721$17,798−$58,379
37Nermin Mina MawaniDixon Hall$306,000$13,375new
38Terri HewittSurrey Place$303,592$1,809+$30,003
39Anita HarndenEveryMind Mental Health Services$303,545$10,344+$11,497
40Susan BisaillonSafehaven Project For Community Living$302,889$18,560+$16,848
41Celia SmithToronto Festival Of Arts Culture And Creativity$301,273$1,434+$34,273
42Jennifer AngelEvergreen$300,000$0new
43Cheryl HarrisonMuskoka Algonquin Healthcare$298,459$1,594+$35,190
44Glenn CullenPublic Services Health and Safety Association$298,054$739+$16,055
45Katharine BambrickOntario Trillium Foundation$297,167$25,777+$7,830
46Rebecca ShieldsCanadian Mental Health Association, York Region Branch$295,844$630+$22,418
47Michael LacroixCollingwood General And Marine Hospital$295,318$1,808+$31,582
48Kostouros KonstantinosHellenic Home For The Aged Inc$295,098$1,711new
49Dianne MartinRegistered Practical Nurses Association Of Ontario$292,922$1,192+$7,350
50Maria EliasBelmont House$289,008$10,588+$1,638