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Senior Economic Advisor salary in Ontario

22 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $110,717 and $135,677.

Median salary
$126,092
−3.6% vs 2024
People on the list
22
Middle half
$111K–$136K
Highest
$146,868

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
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2012$105,952
2013$107,872
2014
2015
2016$106,433
2017$108,261
2018$109,974
2019$108,904
2020$113,202
2021$115,469
2022$116,741
2023$118,530
2024$130,792
2025$126,092

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K10
$125K–$150K12
$150K–$200K0
$200K–$300K0
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Hao LuIndependent Electricity System Operator$146,868$306+$10,309 (+7.5%)
2Edisa KozoFinance$136,376$161−$1,681 (−1.2%)
3Robindra Nath BanerjeeFinance$135,813$167+$2,717 (+2.0%)
4Eric GentFinance$135,677$167+$2,566 (+1.9%)
5Darren MchughFinance$135,677$167+$4,886 (+3.7%)
6Emily PowadiukFinance$135,677$167+$2,583 (+1.9%)
7Nicole TungFinance$130,830$152−$3,557 (−2.6%)
8Vibhu KapoorTransportation$127,798$158new
9Bernice LauTransportation$127,798$158+$2,433 (+1.9%)
10Mark DarovnyTransportation$126,800$156+$6,689 (+5.6%)
11Yiding ChengFinance$126,126$154+$7,413 (+6.2%)
12Manir HossainFinance$126,059$153−$7,048 (−5.3%)
13Alvaro PalazuelosFinance$124,913$154+$9,707 (+8.4%)
14Galina BuryakFinance$123,417$153+$1,812 (+1.5%)
15Matthew JohnsonFinance$116,732$179−$8,888 (−7.1%)
16Joshua ZachariahTransportation$111,592$114new
17Robert GoralczykFinance$110,717$133+$8,561 (+8.4%)
18Jacky KingFinance$108,057$134+$5,824 (+5.7%)
19Gelila EphremFinance$102,366$120new
20Martin LefebvreNorthern Economic Development and Growth$102,271$111new
21Patrick MatthewsFinance$101,746$0new
22Samantha ChiuFinance$101,225$122new

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Senior Economic Advisor in Ontario’s public sector?

$126,092 among the 22 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 Economic Advisor on the list earn?

Half were paid between $110,717 and $135,677 in 2025; the highest salary was $146,868.

Which employer has the most people with the title Senior Economic Advisor?

Finance, with 16 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Senior Economic Advisor are on the list?

22 in 2025, up from 5 in 2012.

What share of people with the title Senior Economic Advisor are paid $150,000 or more?

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

How does Senior Economic Advisor pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $126,092, is 3.1% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

How much does a Senior Economic Advisor make at Finance?

The median salary of the 16 people with this title at Finance was $125,486 in 2025.

Has Senior Economic Advisor pay gone up?

The median fell 3.6% from 2024 ($130,792) to 2025. In 2012 it was $105,952.

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.