Policy Analyst salary in Ontario
45 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $103,345 and $112,554.
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| 2018 | $103,588 |
| 2019 | $104,820 |
| 2020 | $106,166 |
| 2021 | $109,309 |
| 2022 | $103,108 |
| 2023 | $104,336 |
| 2024 | $104,245 |
| 2025 | $107,004 |
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Median salary at each of the 4 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 Policy Analyst in Ontario’s public sector?
$107,004 among the 45 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 Policy Analyst on the list earn?
Half were paid between $103,345 and $112,554 in 2025; the highest salary was $132,592.
Which employer pays Policy Analyst the most?
Finance: a median of $112,554 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 Policy Analyst?
Regional Municipality Of Durham, with 11 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Policy Analyst are on the list?
45 in 2025, up from 5 in 2018.
What share of people with the title Policy Analyst are paid $150,000 or more?
0% of those on the 2025 list (0 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Policy Analyst pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $107,004, is 12.5% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Policy Analyst make at Regional Municipality Of Durham?
The median salary of the 11 people with this title at Regional Municipality Of Durham was $110,870 in 2025.
How much does a Policy Analyst make at Children, Community and Social Services?
The median salary of the 7 people with this title at Children, Community and Social Services was $105,390 in 2025.
How much does a Policy Analyst make at Education?
The median salary of the 7 people with this title at Education was $105,537 in 2025.
Has Policy Analyst pay gone up?
The median rose 2.6% from 2024 ($104,245) to 2025. In 2018 it was $103,588.
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.