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Director of Finance salary in Ontario

138 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $111,828 and $153,098.

Median salary
$127,779
+3.3% vs 2024
People on the list
138
Middle half
$112K–$153K
Highest
$224,705

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002$108,979
2003
2004
2005
2006$111,776
2007
2008
2009$113,524
2010$112,245
2011$111,199
2012$114,042
2013$113,164
2014$113,072
2015$114,582
2016$117,452
2017$115,307
2018$120,339
2019$115,491
2020$117,871
2021$119,580
2022$118,295
2023$121,042
2024$123,704
2025$127,779

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K64
$125K–$150K37
$150K–$200K33
$200K–$300K4
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Dianne ValentimTown Of Ajax$224,705$988+$9,393 (+4.4%)
2Jason PoliszczakNishnawbe Aski Police Services$222,782$2,456+$50,705 (+29.5%)
3Ian GoodfellowTown Of Bradford West Gwillimbury$209,691$1,712+$16,701 (+8.7%)
4Tiffany ClarkCity Of Niagara Falls$205,189$582+$31,129 (+17.9%)
5Rosa Montico-ReimerNortheastern Public Health$199,377$759+$33,411 (+20.1%)
6Greg BedardTownship Of Springwater$194,142$1,030
7Angela DelaurierDistrict Of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board$186,491$677+$7,165 (+4.0%)
8Tobi-Anne LeeTownship Of Uxbridge$174,638$1,655+$13,326 (+8.3%)
9Lindsay MoffatWest Parry Sound Health Centre$173,198$795+$3,591 (+2.1%)
10Colleen SmithCity Of Barrie$173,093$1,752+$12,657 (+7.9%)
11Maria MauroCity Of Thorold$172,844$1,107+$14,713 (+9.3%)
12Shari MchughMcMaster University$170,719$345−$3,221 (−1.9%)
13Tony BirdCounty Of Hastings$169,374$1,508+$11,172 (+7.1%)
14Hahkala StacyGiishkaandago’Ikwe Health Services$168,944$926new
15Tania DanelonHôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare$168,615$1,040+$11,361 (+7.2%)
16Julie MephamTown Of Ajax$167,741$738+$8,786 (+5.5%)
17Iryna KovalTown Of Ingersoll$165,437$1,702+$25,411 (+18.1%)
18Rena (Yi) ZhouCosti Immigrant Services$165,319$2,042new
19Brenda HirvilammiNiijaansinaanik Child And Family Services$164,057$1,151+$16,332 (+11.1%)
20Kit Yee ChanTrinity College$163,860$251+$54,798 (+50.2%)
21Laurie BissonetteDistrict Municipality Of Muskoka$163,704$796+$10,689 (+7.0%)
22Wes RichardsonYouth Services Bureau of Ottawa$163,564$828+$6,967 (+4.4%)
23Lisa OakesDistrict Of Kenora Home For The Aged$163,255$0+$21,811 (+15.4%)
24Scarlet EylesCity Of Kingston – Police Services Board$161,652$1,808+$3,524 (+2.2%)
25Patricia AllenTownship Of Lake Of Bays$160,065$824+$6,595 (+4.3%)
26Ping (Alison) ZhangPerley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre$159,810$1,032+$25,182 (+18.7%)
27Lloyd SextonCouchiching First Nation$158,032$14,342new
28Kirk LangdonNog-da-win-da-min Family And Community Services$158,003$0−$11,387 (−6.7%)
29Shawn FordIndigenous Primary Health Care Council$157,224$1,569new
30Richard SredzinskiHolland Christian Homes Inc$156,751$13,665+$7,898 (+5.3%)
31Haris Syed MohammadSt. Joseph's Health Centre Guelph$153,969$305+$38,425 (+33.3%)
32Sylvia RoyDistrict Of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board$153,755$1,271new
33Mary Ellen JessopMetis Nation Of Ontario Secretariat$153,364$93
34Stephanie PhillipsTown Of Parry Sound$153,287$2,265+$3,049 (+2.0%)
35Diana TaplashvilyCheshire Homes Of London Inc$153,098$1,177+$23,282 (+17.9%)
36Laurie GeorgesOsteoporosis Canada$152,180$302+$3,896 (+2.6%)
37Christine SheaChild and Family Services of Grand Erie$150,277$682+$6,384 (+4.4%)
38Elaine TaylorTown Of Deep River$149,564$1,110+$14,339 (+10.6%)
39Christina LillkaneCanadian Mental Health Association-Simcoe County Branch$148,486$8,561new
40Eduardo SantiagoCommunity Head Injury Resource Services Of Toronto$148,172$525+$3,475 (+2.4%)
41Tasha CrossCommunity Services For Independence North West$147,046$4,385+$23,634 (+19.2%)
42Dong Hyug LimUniversity Of Toronto$146,925$126+$4,911 (+3.5%)
43Trini MitraOntario Trillium Foundation$146,343$13,516+$6,261 (+4.5%)
44T. Andrew PikeChildren's Aid Society Of The Regional Municipality Of Halton$143,661$673+$12,975 (+9.9%)
45Matt LuckCommunity Living Kingston And District$142,972$13,708new
46Troy LapierreThe Religious Hospitallers Of St. Joseph Of Cornwall, Ontario$142,921$888+$15,020 (+11.7%)
47Vanessa TrinhOntario Public School Boards Association$139,860$0+$6,552 (+4.9%)
48Meggan MccrackenSagamok Anishnawbek First Nation$139,759$0+$8,125 (+6.2%)
49David SchlittSpruce Lodge Home For The Aged$138,960$630+$12,190 (+9.6%)
50Shelley ClarkeMarianhill Inc$138,277$8,262+$13,785 (+11.1%)

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Director of Finance in Ontario’s public sector?

$127,779 among the 138 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 Director of Finance on the list earn?

Half were paid between $111,828 and $153,098 in 2025; the highest salary was $224,705.

Which employer has the most people with the title Director of Finance?

Town Of Ajax, with 2 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Director of Finance are on the list?

138 in 2025, up from 11 in 2002.

What share of people with the title Director of Finance are paid $150,000 or more?

27% of those on the 2025 list (37 people), and 3% $200,000 or more (4).

How does Director of Finance pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $127,779, is 4.5% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

Has Director of Finance pay gone up?

The median rose 3.3% from 2024 ($123,704) to 2025. In 2002 it was $108,979.

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.