Physician Leader salary in Ontario
15 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $149,999 and $200,001.
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| 2019 | $133,370 |
| 2020 | $183,030 |
| 2021 | $190,388 |
| 2022 | $240,000 |
| 2023 | $149,995 |
| 2024 | $164,286 |
| 2025 | $166,400 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Employers with the most
Highest paid in 2025
| # | Name | Employer | Salary | Benefits | Change |
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| 1 | Dominik Mertz | Hamilton Health Sciences | $318,702 | $0 | −$12,396 (−3.7%) |
| 2 | Khalid Azzam | Hamilton Health Sciences | $280,003 | $0 | −$10,769 (−3.7%) |
| 3 | Amna Ahmed | Hamilton Health Sciences | $230,000 | $0 | +$40,385 (+21.3%) |
| 4 | Paul Miller | Hamilton Health Sciences | $212,310 | $0 | +$30,520 (+16.8%) |
| 5 | Alim Pardhan | Hamilton Health Sciences | $200,001 | $0 | new |
| 6 | Joan Bellaire | Hamilton Health Sciences | $188,224 | $0 | −$7,212 (−3.7%) |
| 7 | Matthew Denkers | Hamilton Health Sciences | $180,388 | $0 | +$71,347 (+65.4%) |
| 8 | Smita Halder | Hamilton Health Sciences | $166,400 | $0 | −$6,400 (−3.7%) |
| 9 | John Donnellan | Hamilton Health Sciences | $155,387 | $0 | new |
| 10 | Nora Cullen | Hamilton Health Sciences | $150,002 | $0 | −$5,769 (−3.7%) |
| 11 | Bryon De France | Hamilton Health Sciences | $149,999 | $0 | −$5,769 (−3.7%) |
| 12 | Matthew Mcfarling | Hamilton Health Sciences | $149,999 | $0 | −$5,769 (−3.7%) |
| 13 | Craig Ainsworth | Hamilton Health Sciences | $149,991 | $0 | −$5,769 (−3.7%) |
| 14 | Devin Peterson | Hamilton Health Sciences | $140,670 | $0 | −$5,384 (−3.7%) |
| 15 | Anthony Crocco | Hamilton Health Sciences | $139,693 | $0 | −$8,185 (−5.5%) |
Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Physician Leader in Ontario’s public sector?
$166,400 among the 15 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 Physician Leader on the list earn?
Half were paid between $149,999 and $200,001 in 2025; the highest salary was $318,702.
Which employer has the most people with the title Physician Leader?
Hamilton Health Sciences, with 15 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Physician Leader are on the list?
15 in 2025, up from 8 in 2019.
What share of people with the title Physician Leader are paid $150,000 or more?
67% of those on the 2025 list (10 people), and 33% $200,000 or more (5).
How does Physician Leader pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $166,400, is 36.1% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Physician Leader make at Hamilton Health Sciences?
The median salary of the 15 people with this title at Hamilton Health Sciences was $166,400 in 2025.
Has Physician Leader pay gone up?
The median rose 1.3% from 2024 ($164,286) to 2025. In 2019 it was $133,370.
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.