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Strategic Business Advisor salary in Ontario

24 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $111,031 and $130,237.

Median salary
$117,849
+1.7% vs 2024
People on the list
24
Middle half
$111K–$130K
Highest
$148,126

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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2018$103,912
2019$106,603
2020$107,115
2021$112,946
2022$110,726
2023$110,545
2024$115,880
2025$117,849

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.

Median for everyone with this title: $117,849
Town Of Oakville9 people$112,375
Education7 people$110,425

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Stacey DunniganCity Of Guelph$148,126$1,811+$9,504 (+6.9%)
2Margaret GrassiCity Of Guelph$147,092$1,811+$5,119 (+3.6%)
3Aine LeadbetterCity Of Guelph$139,986$1,728+$23,814 (+20.5%)
4Kiren SidhuTreasury Board Secretariat$137,379$167+$8,287 (+6.4%)
5Daysi PenaEducation$131,743$157+$7,024 (+5.6%)
6Kareen NobleEducation$131,316$157+$7,818 (+6.3%)
7Aleksandra KatsiourasColleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security$130,237$153+$16,778 (+14.8%)
8Jessica SpanoColleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security$124,935$149+$13,784 (+12.4%)
9Jeanette BaxCity Of Burlington$123,559$435+$4,770 (+4.0%)
10Pavlo FarmakidisOntario Clean Water Agency$122,271$148+$11,469 (+10.4%)
11Meharban NandraTown Of Oakville$121,569$397+$5,980 (+5.2%)
12Virendra PooransinghTown Of Oakville$118,581$392+$6,148 (+5.5%)
13Philip IhewuokwuTown Of Oakville$117,117$318new
14Stephanie JonesEducation$114,920$0new
15Mehtab KhanTown Of Oakville$113,311$84+$4,534 (+4.2%)
16Chantal GiurlandaTown Of Oakville$112,375$133new
17Jessica ShaddTown Of Oakville$112,221$372+$5,177 (+4.8%)
18Beth BarronTown Of Oakville$111,031$366+$7,158 (+6.9%)
19Adem AdemEducation$110,425$127new
20Scott BuckTown Of Oakville$110,212$0new
21Mark GeorguiTown Of Oakville$107,885$337−$12,616 (−10.5%)
22Stella HoangEducation$102,942$133new
23Adebimpe IbikunleEducation$101,878$0new
24Gregg MccambleyEducation$101,627$157

Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Strategic Business Advisor in Ontario’s public sector?

$117,849 among the 24 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 Business Advisor on the list earn?

Half were paid between $111,031 and $130,237 in 2025; the highest salary was $148,126.

Which employer pays Strategic Business Advisor the most?

Town Of Oakville: a median of $112,375 among 9 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 Business Advisor?

Town Of Oakville, with 9 on the 2025 list.

Has Strategic Business Advisor pay gone up?

The median rose 1.7% from 2024 ($115,880) to 2025. In 2018 it was $103,912.

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.