Senior Accountant / Comptable principal salary in Ontario
23 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $150,044 and $197,812.
Median salary by year
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| 2011 | $156,223 |
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| 2014 | $155,369 |
| 2015 | $165,202 |
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| 2017 | $147,883 |
| 2018 | $153,766 |
| 2019 | $153,273 |
| 2020 | $158,308 |
| 2021 | $164,753 |
| 2022 | $165,577 |
| 2023 | $148,043 |
| 2024 | $175,172 |
| 2025 | $173,162 |
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Senior Accountant / Comptable principal in Ontario’s public sector?
$173,162 among the 23 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 Senior Accountant / Comptable principal on the list earn?
Half were paid between $150,044 and $197,812 in 2025; the highest salary was $214,792.
Which employer has the most people with the title Senior Accountant / Comptable principal?
Ontario Securities Commission, with 17 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Senior Accountant / Comptable principal are on the list?
23 in 2025, up from 10 in 2011.
What share of people with the title Senior Accountant / Comptable principal are paid $150,000 or more?
74% of those on the 2025 list (17 people), and 26% $200,000 or more (6).
How does Senior Accountant / Comptable principal pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $173,162, is 41.6% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Senior Accountant / Comptable principal make at Ontario Securities Commission?
The median salary of the 17 people with this title at Ontario Securities Commission was $176,036 in 2025.
Has Senior Accountant / Comptable principal pay gone up?
The median fell 1.1% from 2024 ($175,172) to 2025. In 2011 it was $156,223.
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.
