Senior Economist salary in Ontario
52 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $123,652 and $135,677.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| 2009 | $101,998 |
| 2010 | $100,352 |
| 2011 | $102,532 |
| 2012 | $102,736 |
| 2013 | $102,736 |
| 2014 | $104,547 |
| 2015 | $104,904 |
| 2016 | $104,555 |
| 2017 | $107,279 |
| 2018 | $108,663 |
| 2019 | $107,819 |
| 2020 | $111,951 |
| 2021 | $112,551 |
| 2022 | $113,743 |
| 2023 | $119,532 |
| 2024 | $125,374 |
| 2025 | $127,798 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
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.
Employers with the most
Highest paid in 2025
Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Senior Economist in Ontario’s public sector?
$127,798 among the 52 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 Economist on the list earn?
Half were paid between $123,652 and $135,677 in 2025; the highest salary was $156,392.
Which employer pays Senior Economist the most?
Finance: a median of $133,265 among 23 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Senior Economist?
Finance, with 23 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Senior Economist are on the list?
52 in 2025, up from 8 in 2009.
What share of people with the title Senior Economist are paid $150,000 or more?
2% of those on the 2025 list (1 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Senior Economist pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $127,798, is 4.5% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Senior Economist make at Finance?
The median salary of the 23 people with this title at Finance was $133,265 in 2025.
Has Senior Economist pay gone up?
The median rose 1.9% from 2024 ($125,374) to 2025. In 2009 it was $101,998.
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.