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Chief Operating Officer salary in Ontario

93 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $146,795 and $243,280.

Median salary
$181,511
+1.6% vs 2024
People on the list
93
Middle half
$147K–$243K
Highest
$473,358

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

Show as a table
YearValue
1996
1997
1998
1999$146,137
2000$178,192
2001$285,558
2002$268,955
2003$174,378
2004$226,175
2005$187,322
2006$189,464
2007$200,078
2008$189,311
2009$180,857
2010$159,998
2011$163,000
2012$190,178
2013$163,153
2014$154,178
2015$159,050
2016$153,778
2017$136,643
2018$138,055
2019$142,824
2020$156,182
2021$149,563
2022$147,165
2023$169,287
2024$178,680
2025$181,511

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Janet SkupskyHalton Healthcare Services Corporation$473,358$89+$206,066
2Ronald H PellerineMetropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Corporation$443,750$2,043−$38,673
3Gavin PokanWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$387,860$1,396+$40,404
4Kevin GreeneToronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation$378,313$20,904+$48,014
5Fortunato MonacoCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission$364,589$15,105+$49,101
6Jackie KoreckiSupply Ontario$348,845$1,066+$38,922
7Jonathan CorleyOntario Northland Transportation Commission$321,474$4,269+$65,081
8Nadia GouveiaCity Of Toronto – Toronto Community Housing Corp.$310,142$1,946+$55,837
9Richard T AlcockMarch Of Dimes Canada$309,040$2,017+$21,741
10Mary BoutettePerley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre$304,482$2,349−$77
11Lindsay TibandoOntario Financing Authority$301,502$274+$124,168
12Cynthia WeaverKinark Child And Family Services$281,181$311+$46,772
13Lisa Jones KeenanHuron University College$275,000$614+$7,962
14Nancy MarconiOntario Energy Board$274,339$1,838+$52,003
15Jennifer HinshelwoodOntario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)$269,745$2,555+$16,601
16Rajesh K ShardaUniversity Of Toronto$268,500$168+$29,836
17Mieke EwenSt Joseph's Health Care Dundas$267,974$7,757+$33,963
18Marc GibsonQuantum Valley Ideas Laboratories$265,065$1,468+$4,821
19Yara DamascenoAccessible Community Counselling And Employment Services (ACCES)$261,080$14,807+$14,752
20Katarzyna GotsmanOntario One Call$256,577$335−$19,869
21Joanne MeyerMetis Nation Of Ontario Secretariat$251,892$0+$53,353
22Marcus FoulonInformation And Privacy Commissioner$245,088$299+$8,011
23Ilona BoutrosOffice Of The Chief Electoral Officer$244,969$315+$18,778
24Lawrence MillsCanadian Red Cross Society$243,280$621−$110,298
25Sarah Gail HoweResearch St Joseph'S – Hamilton (O/A The Research Institute Of St. Joe'S Hamilton)$224,945$624new
26Cheryl WebbLumenus Community Services$224,906$12,217−$5,986
27Nancy Ansong-DanquahChildren's Aid Society Of Toronto$222,950$1,515−$1,054
28Kimberly VineyRoyal Botanical Gardens$215,900$10,180+$16,900
29Nicki GlowackiYMCA Of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford$215,761$512+$3,136
30Heidi StephensonWest Parry Sound Health Centre$215,117$1,027+$4,390
31Lucy SheehanAbleLiving Services Inc$213,576$384+$37,235
32Eumie Yuen-Ming LeungMon Sheong Foundation$210,461$601+$24,184
33Harneet PanesarOntario Energy Board$205,030$680−$117,190
34Gregory McleodSt. Francis Memorial Hospital$204,068$4,457−$38,296
35Karen ThomsonKing's University College$200,820$700
36Rishika K. WilliamsReconnect Health Services$195,207$10,281+$16,527
37Barbara KirouacCommunity Living Dryden-Sioux Lookout$193,313$1,377+$60,541
38Casey PrudenCommunity Living Toronto$188,925$1,807+$15,709
39Elaine MartinSt John Council For Ontario$188,500$303new
40Nisha LewisNpower Canada$187,000$9,695new
41Joseph KimCanadian Mental Health Association – Ontario Division$186,077$2,401+$8,922
42Kimberly O'ConnellOccupational Health Clinics For Ontario Workers Inc$185,900$2,302+$5,694
43Graeme ImrieHead Injury Rehabilitation Ontario$185,876$10,893+$15,543
44Oliver BlunnNucleus Independent Living$185,453$79+$45,189
45Andrea KingswoodYmca Of Three Rivers (Midwestern Ontario)$183,649$6,913+$5,803
46Micaela RodriguesChild Development Institute$182,552$9,628+$11,365
47Ilana ThouinOntario Financing Authority$181,511$161−$61,357
48Dawn HarperChildren's Aid Society Of The Niagara Region$180,394$1,583+$4,258
49Brenda HoganVenture Ontario$180,324$191+$41,340
50Karen KeyesDeafblind Ontario Services$178,514$20,872+$6,961