Highest-Paid Social Workers in Ontario (2025)

In 2025, 2,535 social worker roles appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List, earning an average of $113,963 and a median of $112,577. The highest-paid was Cheryl Regehr (Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at University Of Toronto) at $505,049. Social workers and social-work supervisors across health, child welfare, and education.

Figures cover disclosed public-sector employees only (those above Ontario’s $100,000 disclosure threshold). Records span 1996–2025.

Social Workers disclosed (2025)

2,535

Average

$113,963

Median

$112,577

Highest

$505,049

Top 25 highest-paid social workers (2025)

#	Name	Job title	Employer	Total
1	Cheryl Regehr	Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$505,049
2	Charmaine Williams	Dean, Faculty of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$328,181
3	Barbara Fallon	Associate Vice-President, Research; Professor, Social Work	University Of Toronto	$266,304
4	Esme Fuller-Thomson	Professor of Social Work and Director, Institute for Life Course and Aging	University Of Toronto	$259,740
5	Ka Tat Tsang	Professor of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$251,152
6	Ramona Alaggia	Professor of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$250,704
7	Peter Newman	Professor of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$247,254
8	Amanda Grenier	Professor of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$245,016
9	June Yee	Director School of Social Work	Toronto Metropolitan University	$244,119
10	Tanya Sharpe	Professor of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$236,558
11	Marc Molgat	Chaire de recherche, École de travail social / Chair, School of Social Work	University Of Ottawa	$231,878
12	David Brennan	Professor of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$229,715
13	Eunjung Lee	Professor of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$227,932
14	Izumi Sakamoto	Associate Professor of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$225,108
15	Shelley Craig	Professor of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$221,368
16	Samantha Wehbi	Director School of Social Work	Toronto Metropolitan University	$220,012
17	Sébastien Savard	Directrice, directeur, École de travail social / Chair, School of Social Work	University Of Ottawa	$217,066
18	Carmen Logie	Professor of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$214,285
19	Lin Fang	Professor of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$213,891
20	Michael Saini	Professor of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$212,771
21	Daniyal Zuberi	Professor of Social Work, Professor of School of Public Policy and Director, Master of Public Policy Program	University Of Toronto	$211,565
22	Micheal Shier	Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean, Academic	University Of Toronto	$209,044
23	Rupaleem Bhuyan	Professor of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$198,198
24	Keith Adamson	Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Social Work	University Of Toronto	$196,693
25	Michael Woodford	Dean, Faculty of Social Work	Wilfrid Laurier University	$195,989

Employers with the most social workers (2025)

Toronto District School Board134 · $111,414 avg Trillium Health Partners109 · $113,670 avg London Health Sciences Centre101 · $115,167 avg Centre For Addiction And Mental Health96 · $108,776 avg University Health Network84 · $118,019 avg Hamilton Health Sciences81 · $111,198 avg The Ottawa Hospital73 · $110,624 avg Peel District School Board67 · $116,254 avg St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton64 · $108,408 avg St. Joseph's Health Care London56 · $113,740 avg Royal Ottawa Health Care Group56 · $111,672 avg Scarborough Health Network51 · $112,196 avg

Job titles included

Social Worker1,645Social Worker /Travailleur social78Social Worker 2 / Travailleuse social 275Social Worker / Travailleur(euse) social(e)47Social Worker/Travailleur social43Social Worker/ Travailleur social42Social Worker Masters / Maîtrise en travail social41Social Worker II / Travailleuse sociale II40School Social Worker33Social Worker – Elementary30

Highest-Paid Social Workers in Ontario (2025)

Top 25 highest-paid social workers (2025)

Employers with the most social workers (2025)

Job titles included

Social Workers in other provinces

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