The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2024 Sunshine List, there were 5184 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $123,941.47
$123,941.47
Average Salary in 2024
$117,873.13
Median Salary in 2024
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40.53% Male |
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59.47% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
5,145 employees received a salary between $100,001 - $240,312 |
35 employees received a salary between $240,312 - $380,622 |
3 employees received a salary between $380,622 - $520,933 |
1 employees received a salary between $520,933 - $661,243 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Advisor are $123,941.47 and $117,873.13, respectively.
In 2024, Steven Hoffman, holding the position of Professor / Senior Advisor / Advisor / Endowed Chair at the York University received the highest salary of $661,243.54 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Carolyn Tanner, serving as the Advisor at Ottawa-Carleton District School Board , earned the highest salary of $177,660.39 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Advisor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Court of Justice with an average pay of $276,122.90; Scarborough Health Network with an average pay of $240,965.56; Municipality of Clarington with an average pay of $235,071.40; Thunder Bay District Health Unit with an average pay of $230,040.69; and Algoma University with an average pay of $226,317.17.
A total of 266 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 Advisor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Government of Ontario - Judiciary with an average pay of $276,122.90; Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $158,998.03; and School Boards with an average pay of $135,440.83.
There were 12 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 Advisor is 40.53% male and 59.47% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 5184 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 5184 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Steven Hoffman | Professor / Senior Advisor / Advisor / Endowed Chair | York University | $661,244 |
Alhusein Dharshi | Senior Information Technology Leader / Advisor | Ontario Power Generation | $454,946 |
Lisa Wilkins | Executive Advisor And Organization Transformation | Ontario Securities Commission | $400,407 |
Lisa Philipps | Senior Policy Advisor / Professor | York University | $398,503 |
Markus Biehl | Professor / Advisor | York University | $377,551 |
Amir Asif | Vice-President, Research And Innovation / Professor / Senior Advisor | York University | $370,961 |
Wei Wang | Associate Dean (Professional Graduate Programs), Advisor (Master of Finance - Beijing), Professor | Queen’s University | $368,696 |
Eric Morse | Professor / Special Advisor to the President | University of Western Ontario | $367,212 |
Debra Foubert | Special Advisor | Ontario Securities Commission | $368,010 |
Sheilagh O’connell | Senior Advisory Family Judge | Ontario Court of Justice | $370,423 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 5,184 | $123,941 |
2023 | 3,867 | $120,767 |
2022 | 3,201 | $119,097 |
2021 | 2,922 | $118,393 |
2020 | 2,674 | $118,031 |
2019 | 2,186 | $115,981 |
2018 | 1,958 | $115,477 |
2017 | 1,616 | $115,966 |
2016 | 1,329 | $116,060 |
2015 | 1,126 | $116,758 |
2014 | 1,130 | $118,278 |
2013 | 869 | $120,389 |
2012 | 832 | $118,827 |
2011 | 740 | $120,108 |
2010 | 664 | $120,674 |
2009 | 523 | $124,851 |
2008 | 385 | $123,570 |
2007 | 309 | $122,382 |
2006 | 252 | $121,104 |
2005 | 158 | $122,738 |
2004 | 194 | $126,943 |
2003 | 175 | $117,034 |
2002 | 171 | $125,040 |
2001 | 130 | $122,022 |