Senior Policy Advisor salary in Ontario
920 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $112,237 and $130,478.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| 2002 | $117,126 |
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| 2008 | $103,082 |
| 2009 | $101,376 |
| 2010 | $100,347 |
| 2011 | $102,076 |
| 2012 | $102,736 |
| 2013 | $102,736 |
| 2014 | $104,150 |
| 2015 | $103,184 |
| 2016 | $102,316 |
| 2017 | $103,568 |
| 2018 | $105,081 |
| 2019 | $104,651 |
| 2020 | $106,627 |
| 2021 | $108,762 |
| 2022 | $109,960 |
| 2023 | $112,593 |
| 2024 | $122,062 |
| 2025 | $125,580 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Same job, different employer
Median salary at each of the 25 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 Senior Policy Advisor in Ontario’s public sector?
$125,580 among the 920 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 Policy Advisor on the list earn?
Half were paid between $112,237 and $130,478 in 2025; the highest salary was $239,715.
Which employer pays Senior Policy Advisor the most?
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness: a median of $135,677 among 24 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 Policy Advisor?
Transportation, with 77 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Senior Policy Advisor are on the list?
920 in 2025, up from 5 in 2002.
What share of people with the title Senior Policy Advisor are paid $150,000 or more?
1% of those on the 2025 list (11 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (1).
How does Senior Policy Advisor pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $125,580, is 2.7% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Senior Policy Advisor make at Transportation?
The median salary of the 77 people with this title at Transportation was $119,579 in 2025.
How much does a Senior Policy Advisor make at Children, Community and Social Services?
The median salary of the 66 people with this title at Children, Community and Social Services was $123,923 in 2025.
How much does a Senior Policy Advisor make at Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement?
The median salary of the 66 people with this title at Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement was $127,588 in 2025.
Has Senior Policy Advisor pay gone up?
The median rose 2.9% from 2024 ($122,062) to 2025. In 2002 it was $117,126.
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.