Ontario public pay
Dinesh Benjamin
Psychiatrist at Waterloo Regional Health Network. On Ontario’s disclosure list 13 years between 2013 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $294,519.50
- Taxable benefits
- $1,069.44
- Total disclosed
- $295,588.94
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$1,727 (+0.6%)13years on
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Change from 2024: +$1,727 (+0.6%)13years on
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Among 64 people with the title “Psychiatrist” in 2025
Paid more than 26% of them. Their median: $359,793.
$294,520$101,306$464,258
Among 1,584 people at Waterloo Regional Health Network in 2025
17th highest paid. Their median: $119,092.
$294,520$100,007$640,357
Paid more than 98% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
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Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$295K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $154,594 | $265,198 |
| 2014 | $197,402 | $285,185 |
| 2015 | $243,395 | $285,913 |
| 2016 | $246,032 | $283,183 |
| 2017 | $240,240 | $278,850 |
| 2018 | $223,080 | $280,253 |
| 2019 | $248,820 | $290,172 |
| 2020 | $265,384 | $294,449 |
| 2021 | $272,737 | $295,523 |
| 2022 | $263,551 | $359,747 |
| 2023 | $291,667 | $332,927 |
| 2024 | $292,793 | $347,202 |
| 2025 | $294,520 | $359,793 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Waterloo Regional Health NetworkPsychiatrist · moved here | $294,520 | $1,069 | +$1,727 |
| 2024 | Grand River Hospital CorporationPsychiatrist | $292,793 | $1,111 | +$1,126 |
| 2023 | Grand River Hospital CorporationPsychiatrist | $291,667 | $1,053 | +$28,116 |
| 2022 | Grand River Hospital CorporationPsychiatrist | $263,551 | $850 | −$9,186 |
| 2021 | Grand River Hospital CorporationPsychiatrist | $272,737 | $848 | +$7,353 |
| 2020 | Grand River Hospital CorporationPsychiatrist | $265,384 | $897 | +$16,564 |
| 2019 | Grand River Hospital CorporationPsychiatrist | $248,820 | $984 | +$25,740 |
| 2018 | Grand River Hospital CorporationPsychiatrist | $223,080 | $979 | −$17,160 |
| 2017 | Grand River Hospital CorporationPsychiatrist | $240,240 | $813 | −$5,791 |
| 2016 | Grand River Hospital CorporationPsychiatrist | $246,032 | $708 | +$2,637 |
| 2015 | Grand River Hospital CorporationPsychiatrist | $243,395 | $675 | +$45,993 |
| 2014 | Grand River Hospital CorporationPsychiatrist | $197,402 | $661 | +$42,808 |
| 2013 | Grand River Hospital CorporationPsychiatrist | $154,594 | $406 |
Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal