Department Head salary in Ontario
159 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $129,143 and $129,428.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| 2010 | $100,225 |
| 2011 | $103,101 |
| 2012 | $101,265 |
| 2013 | $100,743 |
| 2014 | $103,453 |
| 2015 | $100,173 |
| 2016 | $101,062 |
| 2017 | $102,828 |
| 2018 | $103,756 |
| 2019 | $105,271 |
| 2020 | $105,678 |
| 2021 | $108,595 |
| 2022 | $109,070 |
| 2023 | $109,216 |
| 2024 | $135,252 |
| 2025 | $129,143 |
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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 Department Head in Ontario’s public sector?
$129,143 among the 159 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 on the list earn?
Half were paid between $129,143 and $129,428 in 2025; the highest salary was $137,537.
Which employer has the most people with the title Department Head?
Ottawa Catholic School Board, with 159 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Department Head are on the list?
159 in 2025, up from 111 in 2010.
What share of people with the title Department Head 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 pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $129,143, is 5.6% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Department Head make at Ottawa Catholic School Board?
The median salary of the 159 people with this title at Ottawa Catholic School Board was $129,143 in 2025.
Has Department Head pay gone up?
The median fell 4.5% from 2024 ($135,252) to 2025. In 2010 it was $100,225.
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.