The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure

The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.

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In Ontario's 2024 Sunshine List, there were 1176 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $145,694.92

$145,694.92

Average Salary in 2024

$133,981.43

Median Salary in 2024

Male
41.23% 
Male
Female
58.77%
Female
1176 employees (Associate Director)
1 1176
Low: $101K Median: $134K High: $406K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

986 employees received a salary between $100,600 - $177,060
162 employees received a salary between $177,060 - $253,519
24 employees received a salary between $253,519 - $329,979
4 employees received a salary between $329,979 - $406,438

Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.

What were the average and median salaries for a Associate Director listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Associate Director are $145,694.92 and $133,981.43, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Associate Director in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2024, Elspeth Murray, holding the position of Director (Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation And Social Impact), Associate Professor at the Queen’s University received the highest salary of $406,438.48 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Leola Pon, serving as the Associate Director at Toronto District School Board , earned the highest salary of $294,412.78 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

What are the top 5 public organizations in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Associate Director?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Associate Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $293,335.60; Toronto District School Board with an average pay of $288,282.76; Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board with an average pay of $264,684.96; Toronto Catholic District School Board with an average pay of $257,538.42; and York Region District School Board with an average pay of $240,482.32.

A total of 122 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What are the top 3 public sectors in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Associate Director?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Associate Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: School Boards with an average pay of $227,160.20; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $152,165.02; and Universities with an average pay of $147,261.07.

There were 8 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Associate Director in Ontario?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Associate Director is 41.23% male and 58.77% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 1176 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 1176 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Elspeth Murray Director (Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation And Social Impact), Associate Professor Queen’s University $406,438
Ashwin Joshi Associate Dean / Associate Professor / Program Director York University $370,286
Grant Packard Associate Professor / Graduate Program Director York University $354,916
Mike Valente Associate Professor / Director York University $335,358
Kathryn Brohman Director (Master of Digital Product Management), Associate Professor Queen’s University $323,805
Ajay Sirsi Associate Professor / Program Director York University $303,373
Giuseppina D’agostino Associate Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $294,707
Luke Zhu Associate Professor / Graduate Program Director York University $294,565
Michael Boll Associate General Counsel Director Corporate Secretary Independent Electricity System Operator $293,336
Ceren Kolsarici Director (Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics), Associate Professor Queen’s University $293,066

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
20241,176$145,695
20231,135$144,752
2022912$141,643
2021755$141,415
2020619$137,470
2019495$136,614
2018451$141,843
2017433$137,639
2016394$136,939
2015370$137,531
2014312$137,093
2013273$137,746
2012236$139,324
2011230$136,323
2010190$132,437
2009186$130,663
2008163$131,107
2007136$135,533
2006120$142,098
200549$138,490
200411$154,389
200331$131,298
200228$125,554
200121$128,088