Department Head Secondary salary in Ontario
143 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $123,791 and $125,639.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| 2010 | $100,523 |
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| 2014 | $100,267 |
| 2015 | $100,594 |
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| 2020 | $104,667 |
| 2021 | $105,093 |
| 2022 | $107,108 |
| 2023 | $107,991 |
| 2024 | $137,509 |
| 2025 | $124,442 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Employers with the most
Highest paid in 2025
Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Department Head Secondary in Ontario’s public sector?
$124,442 among the 143 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 Department Head Secondary on the list earn?
Half were paid between $123,791 and $125,639 in 2025; the highest salary was $143,122.
Which employer has the most people with the title Department Head Secondary?
Halton District School Board, with 143 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Department Head Secondary are on the list?
143 in 2025, up from 7 in 2010.
What share of people with the title Department Head Secondary are paid $150,000 or more?
0% of those on the 2025 list (0 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Department Head Secondary pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $124,442, is 1.8% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Department Head Secondary make at Halton District School Board?
The median salary of the 143 people with this title at Halton District School Board was $124,442 in 2025.
Has Department Head Secondary pay gone up?
The median fell 9.5% from 2024 ($137,509) to 2025. In 2010 it was $100,523.
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.