122 employees (2025)$137,460 avg salary$16.5M total payroll (2025)27 years on list

Highest paid all-time

Paul Dubé

Ombudsman / Ombudsman

$419,011

2025

Paul Dubé

Ombudsman / Ombudsman

$389,453

2024

Barbara Finlay

Deputy Ombudsman / Ombudsman adjointe

$340,276

2025

Paul Dubé

Ombudsman / Ombudsman

$340,016

2022

Barbara Finlay

Deputy Ombudsman / Ombudsman adjointe

$313,758

2024

Paul Dubé

Ombudsman / Ombudsman

$314,728

2021

Paul Dubé

Ombudsman / Ombudsman

$316,075

2020

Carl Bouchard

French Language Services Commissioner/Commissaire aux services en Français

$281,215

2025

Barbara Finlay

Deputy Ombudsman / Ombudsman adjointe

$277,740

2022

Kelly Burke

French Language Services Commissioner / Commissaire Aux Services En Français

$264,446

2022

Headcount & Salary Trends

Employees earning $100k+ per year · bars = headcount, lines = salary

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+64.9% headcount

Employees

122

Avg Salary

$135,003

Median

$127,576

Total Payroll

$16.5M

2024+76.2% headcount

Employees

74

Avg Salary

$134,579

Median

$119,238

Total Payroll

$10.0M

2022+20.0% headcount

Employees

42

Avg Salary

$140,182

Median

$111,097

Total Payroll

$5.9M

2021-2.8% headcount

Employees

35

Avg Salary

$142,083

Median

$116,475

Total Payroll

$5.0M

2020+33.3% headcount

Employees

36

Avg Salary

$135,509

Median

$110,838

Total Payroll

$4.9M

2019+12.5% headcount

Employees

27

Avg Salary

$130,413

Median

$107,771

Total Payroll

$3.5M

2018+14.3% headcount

Employees

24

Avg Salary

$133,115

Median

$111,475

Total Payroll

$3.2M

2016+61.5% headcount

Employees

21

Avg Salary

$126,113

Median

$108,374

Total Payroll

$2.6M

2015-23.5% headcount

Employees

13

Avg Salary

$141,541

Median

$128,833

Total Payroll

$1.8M

2014+41.7% headcount

Employees

17

Avg Salary

$136,493

Median

$111,018

Total Payroll

$2.3M

2013-20.0% headcount

Employees

12

Avg Salary

$146,763

Median

$138,943

Total Payroll

$1.8M

2012+87.5% headcount

Employees

15

Avg Salary

$139,773

Median

$124,664

Total Payroll

$2.1M

2010-20.0% headcount

Employees

8

Avg Salary

$163,370

Median

$169,730

Total Payroll

$1.3M

2009+11.1% headcount

Employees

10

Avg Salary

$153,541

Median

$152,269

Total Payroll

$1.5M

2008+28.6% headcount

Employees

9

Avg Salary

$160,516

Median

$162,504

Total Payroll

$1.4M

2007+16.7% headcount

Employees

7

Avg Salary

$156,639

Median

$171,949

Total Payroll

$1.1M

2006+20.0% headcount

Employees

6

Avg Salary

$159,349

Median

$166,914

Total Payroll

$956K

2005+0.0% headcount

Employees

5

Avg Salary

$141,767

Median

$143,760

Total Payroll

$709K

2004-16.7% headcount

Employees

5

Avg Salary

$144,675

Median

$143,426

Total Payroll

$723K

2003+20.0% headcount

Employees

6

Avg Salary

$139,320

Median

$140,269

Total Payroll

$836K

2002+0.0% headcount

Employees

5

Avg Salary

$131,176

Median

$129,208

Total Payroll

$656K

2001+150.0% headcount

Employees

5

Avg Salary

$132,519

Median

$115,680

Total Payroll

$663K

2000+0.0% headcount

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$136,297

Median

$136,297

Total Payroll

$273K

1999+0.0% headcount

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$126,652

Median

$126,652

Total Payroll

$253K

1998-33.3% headcount

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$118,318

Median

$118,318

Total Payroll

$237K

1997+50.0% headcount

Employees

3

Avg Salary

$109,359

Median

$110,000

Total Payroll

$328K

1996

Employees

2

Avg Salary

$112,320

Median

$112,320

Total Payroll

$225K

Data sourced from the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure. This site is independent and not affiliated with the Government of Ontario. Always verify against the official source.