Strategic Advisor salary in Ontario
62 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $112,381 and $132,122.
Median salary by year
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| 2013 | $104,909 |
| 2014 | $108,468 |
| 2015 | $112,821 |
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| 2017 | $118,720 |
| 2018 | $110,318 |
| 2019 | $109,149 |
| 2020 | $107,214 |
| 2021 | $109,387 |
| 2022 | $110,149 |
| 2023 | $107,834 |
| 2024 | $115,625 |
| 2025 | $121,263 |
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.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Strategic Advisor in Ontario’s public sector?
$121,263 among the 62 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 Strategic Advisor on the list earn?
Half were paid between $112,381 and $132,122 in 2025; the highest salary was $191,733.
Which employer pays Strategic Advisor the most?
Solicitor General: a median of $123,023 among 27 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Strategic Advisor?
Solicitor General, with 27 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Strategic Advisor are on the list?
62 in 2025, up from 7 in 2013.
What share of people with the title Strategic Advisor are paid $150,000 or more?
10% of those on the 2025 list (6 people), and 0% $200,000 or more (0).
How does Strategic Advisor pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $121,263, is 0.8% below the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Strategic Advisor make at Solicitor General?
The median salary of the 27 people with this title at Solicitor General was $123,023 in 2025.
How much does a Strategic Advisor make at Transportation?
The median salary of the 16 people with this title at Transportation was $116,499 in 2025.
Has Strategic Advisor pay gone up?
The median rose 4.9% from 2024 ($115,625) to 2025. In 2013 it was $104,909.
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.