Department Head

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Department Head are $111,539.96 and $109,079.33, respectively.

In 2023, Lynne-Marie Postovit, holding the position of Department Head, Professor at the Queen’s University received the highest salary of $242,214.28 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Fortunata Racco, serving as the Department Head at York Catholic District School Board , earned the highest salary of $149,435.80 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Department Head and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: York University with an average pay of $215,195.92; Queen’s University with an average pay of $203,099.28; University of Toronto with an average pay of $172,146.77; Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning with an average pay of $142,634.37; and University of Windsor with an average pay of $141,347.44.

A total of 21 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Department Head and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $189,962.56; Colleges with an average pay of $142,634.37; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $113,914.46.

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Department Head is 44.01% male and 55.99% female, respectively.