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Registered Nurse First Assistant salary in Ontario

27 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $126,785 and $146,239.

Median salary
$131,657
+6.0% vs 2024
People on the list
27
Middle half
$127K–$146K
Highest
$182,413

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
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2012$105,432
2013$109,268
2014$105,038
2015$106,180
2016$102,671
2017$103,112
2018$107,503
2019$107,594
2020$110,020
2021$110,970
2022$118,462
2023$124,903
2024$124,260
2025$131,657

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K4
$125K–$150K19
$150K–$200K4
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 2 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.

Median for everyone with this title: $131,657
Trillium Health Partners11 people$132,948

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Kimberly MarlattChatham-Kent Health Alliance$182,413$0+$26,559 (+17.0%)
2Courtney JacquesChatham-Kent Health Alliance$178,533$522+$17,700 (+11.0%)
3Martine GrenierTrillium Health Partners$166,385$57+$61,392 (+58.5%)
4David MelmerTrillium Health Partners$155,906$450−$1,825 (−1.2%)
5Fiby JacobTrillium Health Partners$147,037$0+$27,524 (+23.0%)
6Marketa GrossSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$146,678$516+$13,266 (+9.9%)
7Kelly Oi Yiu MaTrillium Health Partners$146,239$411+$7,517 (+5.4%)
8Christine BilopavlovicHamilton Health Sciences$143,213$343+$37,109 (+35.0%)
9Mahmoud YounesWindsor Regional Hospital$138,162$541+$5,432 (+4.1%)
10Ella MalevSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$137,698$516+$3,802 (+2.8%)
11Christina CassWindsor Regional Hospital$133,774$541+$4,514 (+3.5%)
12Helen L. FergusonTrillium Health Partners$133,191$450+$2,357 (+1.8%)
13Courtney McleanTrillium Health Partners$132,948$428+$10,264 (+8.4%)
14Shahrbanou ZendeganySunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$131,657$500+$7,397 (+6.0%)
15Heather CookTrillium Health Partners$131,601$450+$4,111 (+3.2%)
16Michelle NguyenTrillium Health Partners$131,193$400+$10,222 (+8.5%)
17Shildy MathewTrillium Health Partners$129,464$0+$6,812 (+5.6%)
18Casendra VijayasekarTrillium Health Partners$129,327$405+$18,099 (+16.3%)
19Faye BrowneHamilton Health Sciences$128,903$61+$887 (+0.7%)
20Renata SkoczenHamilton Health Sciences$127,976$343−$1,731 (−1.3%)
21Asha MenezesHamilton Health Sciences$126,785$306+$4,821 (+4.0%)
22Anahita MousaviSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$126,245$466+$3,570 (+2.9%)
23Susan LauSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$125,547$466+$9,487 (+8.2%)
24Joanne RondeauWindsor Regional Hospital$123,768$541+$6,679 (+5.7%)
25John MestitoSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$120,791$467+$5,063 (+4.4%)
26Jessica-Ann GoncalvesTrillium Health Partners$113,942$415new
27Erwin JesalvaSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$109,192$408+$3,764 (+3.6%)

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Registered Nurse First Assistant in Ontario’s public sector?

$131,657 among the 27 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 Registered Nurse First Assistant on the list earn?

Half were paid between $126,785 and $146,239 in 2025; the highest salary was $182,413.

Which employer pays Registered Nurse First Assistant the most?

Trillium Health Partners: a median of $132,948 among 11 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.

Which employer has the most people with the title Registered Nurse First Assistant?

Trillium Health Partners, with 11 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Registered Nurse First Assistant are on the list?

27 in 2025, up from 7 in 2012.

What share of people with the title Registered Nurse First Assistant are paid $150,000 or more?

15% of those on the 2025 list (4 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).

How does Registered Nurse First Assistant pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $131,657, is 7.7% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

How much does a Registered Nurse First Assistant make at Trillium Health Partners?

The median salary of the 11 people with this title at Trillium Health Partners was $132,948 in 2025.

How much does a Registered Nurse First Assistant make at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre?

The median salary of the 7 people with this title at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre was $126,245 in 2025.

Has Registered Nurse First Assistant pay gone up?

The median rose 6.0% from 2024 ($124,260) to 2025. In 2012 it was $105,432.

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.