Ontario public pay
Kevin Cherry
Senior Policy Advisor at Finance. On Ontario’s disclosure list 8 years between 2018 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $135,524.18
- Taxable benefits
- $167.46
- Total disclosed
- $135,691.64
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$2,387 (+1.8%)8years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$2,387 (+1.8%)8years on
the list
Among 920 people with the title “Senior Policy Advisor” in 2025
Paid more than 81% of them. Their median: $125,580.
$135,524$100,038$239,715
Among 656 people at Finance in 2025
254th highest paid. Their median: $128,480.
$135,524$100,044$435,315
Paid more than 70% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$136K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $104,695 | $105,081 |
| 2019 | $104,542 | $104,651 |
| 2020 | $106,627 | $106,627 |
| 2021 | $110,401 | $108,762 |
| 2022 | $112,181 | $117,175 |
| 2023 | $121,314 | |
| 2024 | $133,137 | $122,063 |
| 2025 | $135,524 | $125,580 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FinanceSenior Policy Advisor | $135,524 | $167 | +$2,387 |
| 2024 | FinanceSenior Policy Advisor | $133,137 | $160 | +$11,823 |
| 2023 | Finance / FinancesSenior Policy and Legislative Design Specialist / Spécialiste principal des politiques et de l’élaboration des mesures législatives · moved here | $121,314 | $153 | +$9,134 |
| 2022 | FinanceSenior Legislative Design Specialist · moved here | $112,181 | $146 | +$1,780 |
| 2021 | Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture IndustriesSenior Policy Advisor | $110,401 | $215 | +$3,774 |
| 2020 | Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture IndustriesSenior Policy Advisor · moved here | $106,627 | $139 | +$2,085 |
| 2019 | Tourism, Culture and SportSenior Policy Advisor | $104,542 | $139 | −$152 |
| 2018 | Tourism, Culture and SportSenior Policy Advisor | $104,695 | $154 |
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