Department Head

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Department Head are $138,088.10 and $137,509.37, respectively.

In 2024, Bradley Stoner, holding the position of Department Head, Professor at the Queen’s University received the highest salary of $305,627.62 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Joseph Mcmackin, serving as the Department Head at Ottawa Catholic School Board , earned the highest salary of $167,568.49 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Department Head and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Queen’s University with an average pay of $210,452.99; University of Toronto with an average pay of $168,565.05; Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning with an average pay of $144,558.48; University of Guelph with an average pay of $143,398.56; and York Catholic District School Board with an average pay of $141,372.86.

A total of 16 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Department Head and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $201,050.37; Colleges with an average pay of $144,558.48; and School Boards with an average pay of $137,028.06.

There were 5 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Department Head is 43.12% male and 56.88% female, respectively.