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Special Advisor salary in Ontario

26 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $113,788 and $174,212.

Median salary
$129,335
+3.8% vs 2024
People on the list
26
Middle half
$114K–$174K
Highest
$1,907,409

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996
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2008$102,791
2009$107,023
2010
2011$110,154
2012$141,305
2013$125,617
2014$116,046
2015$126,404
2016$147,610
2017$159,434
2018$162,560
2019$153,980
2020$117,338
2021$112,625
2022$110,932
2023$125,366
2024$124,553
2025$129,335

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Kenneth HartwickOntario Power Generation$1,907,409$3,583−$103,487
2Armand De KempOntario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)$348,694$299+$19,433
3Pat ChaukosOntario Securities Commission$319,616$0−$26,527
4John PhippenSheridan College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning$202,671$2,015−$8,480
5Mark BrittUniversity Of Toronto$197,417$0
6Joseph ChiarelliCity Of Vaughan$197,011$0−$1,700
7Karen NoakesOntario Provincial Police$174,212$0+$29,459
8Joseph GoodwinOntario Provincial Police$168,961$1,192−$29,607
9Felice LambermontLegal Aid Ontario$161,285$0−$326
10Patricia BestOffice Of The Premier$155,236$194+$11,691
11Nehdia KidwaiMunicipal Affairs and Housing$143,071$152+$39,643
12Louis BitontiEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade$135,539$166+$9,167
13Debra FoubertOntario Securities Commission$130,606$0−$236,265
14Robert Cg MccrackenSeneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology$128,064$243−$83,094
15Anne ParsonsTrent University$127,030$872+$13,092
16Andrew Althoff-BurrowsOntario Science Centre$125,640$157+$1,087
17Kathryn PotterEnergy and Mines$125,331$0new
18Paul NewcombeMunicipal Affairs and Housing$124,365$0+$6,085
19Esme DaviesMcMaster University$119,511$345+$17,890
20Edwin ChiuPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$113,788$137new
21Lauren Eb MaguireEconomic Development, Job Creation and Trade$113,333$142new
22Ricky VeerappanOntario Provincial Police$112,425$0−$35,901
23Tameka MccallaPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$104,730$126+$2,530
24Jan RaineSt Joseph's At Fleming$104,036$0new
25Liva ZemitisPublic and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$102,143$0new
26Jacqueline HarberMunicipal Affairs and Housing$100,279$125new