Executive Director salary in Ontario
729 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $118,535 and $165,461.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | $109,579 |
| 1997 | $112,573 |
| 1998 | $117,668 |
| 1999 | $113,305 |
| 2000 | $119,781 |
| 2001 | $115,925 |
| 2002 | $120,786 |
| 2003 | $115,021 |
| 2004 | $117,129 |
| 2005 | $117,866 |
| 2006 | $123,231 |
| 2007 | $122,371 |
| 2008 | $119,000 |
| 2009 | $120,514 |
| 2010 | $121,434 |
| 2011 | $119,770 |
| 2012 | $119,133 |
| 2013 | $122,194 |
| 2014 | $122,513 |
| 2015 | $122,533 |
| 2016 | $122,357 |
| 2017 | $123,902 |
| 2018 | $125,135 |
| 2019 | $126,380 |
| 2020 | $128,555 |
| 2021 | $127,304 |
| 2022 | $127,621 |
| 2023 | $128,877 |
| 2024 | $133,245 |
| 2025 | $136,914 |
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People with this title by salary, 2025.
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Median salary at each of the 3 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Executive Director in Ontario’s public sector?
$136,914 among the 729 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 Executive Director on the list earn?
Half were paid between $118,535 and $165,461 in 2025; the highest salary was $650,000.
Which employer pays Executive Director the most?
Hamilton Health Sciences: a median of $214,656 among 5 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Executive Director?
Toronto Metropolitan University, with 18 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Executive Director are on the list?
729 in 2025, up from 39 in 1996.
What share of people with the title Executive Director are paid $150,000 or more?
39% of those on the 2025 list (282 people), and 9% $200,000 or more (66).
How does Executive Director pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $136,914, is 12.0% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Executive Director make at Toronto Metropolitan University?
The median salary of the 18 people with this title at Toronto Metropolitan University was $176,834 in 2025.
How much does a Executive Director make at Georgian College Of Applied Arts and Technology?
The median salary of the 12 people with this title at Georgian College Of Applied Arts and Technology was $172,637 in 2025.
Has Executive Director pay gone up?
The median rose 2.8% from 2024 ($133,245) to 2025. In 1996 it was $109,579.
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.