AuditFriendly Data

What Canada’s public sector pays its accountants, province by province

Updated: Refreshed with each provincial disclosure. | Last rendered: 2026-11-04 | Live index: 19,269 open postings tracked | Rows on this page: 53

Five provinces disclose public-sector pay under five different laws. Read for one profession and set side by side, with what each law discloses and where its floor sits stated before any number.

Every number is measured from real job postings tracked across the US, Canada, and remote markets. Thin samples are suppressed rather than estimated, and Canadian pay stays in Canadian dollars.

The five lists, and what each one discloses

Latest complete list per province. Base salary and total compensation are not the same figure and are never blended.

ProvinceDisclosesList yearFinance rolesEmployersMedianTop figure
British ColumbiaBase salary2024111101CA$206,418CA$369,435
AlbertaTotal compensation202411738CA$193,372CA$435,611
AlbertaBase salary20249223CA$151,454CA$248,157
OntarioBase salary20257,6411,210CA$127,397CA$1,013,496
Newfoundland and LabradorBase salary202515824CA$113,850CA$298,600
ManitobaTotal compensation2024665100CA$106,337CA$311,046

Public vs the market: what Canadian employers advertise for the same rung

Market = midpoint of the pay range advertised on live Canadian postings, annualised, recomputed hourly. Public medians cover only people above each law’s floor, so junior levels compare the top of a rung with the whole rung.

LevelMarket median (advertised)Priced postingsLive postingsOntario (base)Newfoundland (base)Alberta gov. (base)Manitoba (total comp.)
Director of FinanceCA$168,7504384CA$155,933CA$120,700CA$147,284CA$136,867
ControllerCA$135,000130278CA$134,046CA$124,100CA$227,640CA$116,054
Finance manager or supervisorCA$109,700343497CA$130,197CA$109,700—CA$117,928
AuditorCA$87,4506099CA$123,244CA$103,950CA$172,300CA$104,696
Financial analyst, advisor or officerCA$87,375400741CA$113,418CA$106,700—CA$97,316
AccountantCA$76,500545915CA$127,416CA$110,800—CA$96,230
PayrollCA$70,000210331CA$108,244——CA$110,224

Every level, province by province

LevelProvinceDisclosesRoles25th percentileMedian75th percentile
CFO, Treasurer, VP FinanceAlbertaBase salary1CA$228,340CA$228,340CA$228,340
CFO, Treasurer, VP FinanceAlbertaTotal compensation39CA$199,366CA$221,545CA$284,620
CFO, Treasurer, VP FinanceBritish ColumbiaBase salary108CA$189,128CA$206,530CA$232,347
CFO, Treasurer, VP FinanceOntarioBase salary835CA$134,196CA$168,877CA$216,989
CFO, Treasurer, VP FinanceNewfoundland and LabradorBase salary11CA$145,900CA$161,100CA$178,050
CFO, Treasurer, VP FinanceManitobaTotal compensation69CA$139,059CA$153,171CA$189,148
Director of FinanceAlbertaTotal compensation19CA$175,074CA$180,780CA$200,071
Director of FinanceBritish ColumbiaBase salary3CA$156,282CA$159,966CA$248,180
Director of FinanceOntarioBase salary1,052CA$129,142CA$155,933CA$185,057
Director of FinanceAlbertaBase salary88CA$138,876CA$147,284CA$170,962
Director of FinanceManitobaTotal compensation47CA$116,942CA$136,867CA$155,544
Director of FinanceNewfoundland and LabradorBase salary31CA$117,950CA$120,700CA$126,850
ControllerAlbertaTotal compensation2CA$232,007CA$235,586CA$239,166
ControllerAlbertaBase salary1CA$227,640CA$227,640CA$227,640
ControllerOntarioBase salary332CA$116,825CA$134,046CA$160,616
ControllerNewfoundland and LabradorBase salary14CA$120,525CA$124,100CA$126,250
ControllerManitobaTotal compensation16CA$102,973CA$116,054CA$133,712
Finance manager or supervisorAlbertaTotal compensation13CA$176,908CA$193,678CA$241,759
Finance manager or supervisorOntarioBase salary2,329CA$115,865CA$130,197CA$149,529
Finance manager or supervisorManitobaTotal compensation148CA$104,221CA$117,928CA$128,930
Finance manager or supervisorNewfoundland and LabradorBase salary67CA$103,600CA$109,700CA$116,800
AuditorAlbertaTotal compensation29CA$167,534CA$176,944CA$214,004
AuditorAlbertaBase salary1CA$172,300CA$172,300CA$172,300
AuditorOntarioBase salary389CA$109,018CA$123,244CA$131,526
AuditorManitobaTotal compensation48CA$94,522CA$104,696CA$115,830
AuditorNewfoundland and LabradorBase salary2CA$103,225CA$103,950CA$104,675
Financial analyst, advisor or officerAlbertaTotal compensation5CA$170,467CA$186,879CA$193,372
Financial analyst, advisor or officerOntarioBase salary2,226CA$105,877CA$113,418CA$124,544
Financial analyst, advisor or officerNewfoundland and LabradorBase salary31CA$100,700CA$106,700CA$111,350
Financial analyst, advisor or officerManitobaTotal compensation302CA$90,907CA$97,316CA$108,215
AccountantAlbertaTotal compensation4CA$160,214CA$171,104CA$183,296
AccountantOntarioBase salary180CA$106,370CA$127,416CA$171,524
AccountantNewfoundland and LabradorBase salary2CA$108,300CA$110,800CA$113,300
AccountantManitobaTotal compensation25CA$92,883CA$96,230CA$107,769
PayrollManitobaTotal compensation4CA$102,685CA$110,224CA$122,414
PayrollOntarioBase salary32CA$103,226CA$108,244CA$120,658
Other finance titlesAlbertaTotal compensation6CA$163,741CA$169,984CA$172,543
Other finance titlesAlbertaBase salary1CA$163,968CA$163,968CA$163,968
Other finance titlesOntarioBase salary266CA$108,974CA$122,545CA$154,905
Other finance titlesManitobaTotal compensation6CA$95,684CA$111,264CA$157,332