Special Advisor

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Special Advisor are $148,253.56 and $124,017.19, respectively.

In 2023, Eric Morse, holding the position of Professor / Special Advisor to the President at the University of Western Ontario received the highest salary of $350,567.24 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Eric Ward, serving as the Special Advisor at Information and Privacy Commissioner , earned the highest salary of $181,348.35 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Special Advisor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Toronto Metropolitan University with an average pay of $265,021.24; University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $242,426.15; University of Toronto with an average pay of $223,053.66; Queen’s University with an average pay of $219,696.94; and Metrolinx with an average pay of $214,962.74.

A total of 47 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 Special Advisor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $199,823.30; Government of Ontario - Legislative Assembly and Offices with an average pay of $181,348.35; and Colleges with an average pay of $147,975.67.

There were 8 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 Special Advisor is 48.97% male and 51.03% female, respectively.