Ila Watson

$418,603.94asPresident and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale

Employed by Sault Area Hospital in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

LinkedIn Profile

Position

President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale

Employer

Sault Area Hospital

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2010 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale
$418,603.94
$1,682.76
3.79%
2024
President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale
$403,311.23
$1,736.82
17.5%
2023
President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale
$343,238.34
$1,603.20
12.2%
2022
President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale
$390,936.80
$1,617.80
55.18%
2021
President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale
$251,928.63
$1,228.56
18.5%
2020
ice Vice President People and Partnerships/V-P – Relations humaines et Partenariats
$212,604.31
$964.32
24.23%
2019
Vice President of Transformation and Chief Human Resources Officer/Vice-présidente, Transformation et Chef des ressources humaines
$280,604.02
$1,339.17
19.61%
2018
President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale
$234,597.80
$1,057.73
21.33%
2017
Vice President of Transformation and Chief Human Resources Officer/Vice-présidente, Transformation et Chef des ressources humaines
$193,356.19
$863.08
5.7%
2016
Vice President of Transformation and Chief Human Resources Officer / Vice-présidente, Transformation et Chef des ressources humaines
$205,035.48
$794.92
11.68%
2015
Vice President of Transformation and Chief Human Resources Officer/Vice-présidente, Transformation et Chef des ressources humaines
$183,586.50
$687.12
4.05%
2014
Vice President of Transformation and Chief Human Resources Officer / Vice-présidente, Transformation et chef des ressources humaines
$176,447.02
$687.12
16.38%
2010
Vice President, Human Resources
$151,615.22
$709.54
—

The Ontario Sunshine List reports that Ila Watson was paid $418,603.94 in 2025 as President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générale at Sault Area Hospital. This represents a 3.79% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Ila Watson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times between 2010 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $418,603.94 in 2025. In addition to salary, $1,682.76 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Sault Area Hospital reports under the Hospitals & Boards of Public Health sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générales in Sault Area Hospital

NameSalary
Ila Watson$418,603.94

Top earning President and Chief Executive Officer/Présidente-directrice générales in Ontario

NameSalary
Legal Aid Ontario
$284,522.47

Other employees at Sault Area Hospital

NameSalary
Michael D'Agostino
Associate Pathologist/Pathologiste adjoint
$428,269.38
Shauna Hynna
Vice President of People, Planning and Partnerships/Vice-présidente, Personnel, planification et partenariats
$222,738.92
Gregory Zambusi
Vice President of Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer/Vice-président, Services organisationnels, et chef des finances
$222,738.87
Mindy Lindstedt
Vice President of Clinical Operations/Vice-présidente, Opérations cliniques
$222,522.31
John Heintzman
Chief of Staff/Médecin-chef
$215,398.24
Derek Garniss
Director, Chief Medical Information Officer/Chef de l’information médicale
$210,823.06