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.
Category Specialist
In Ontario's 2023 Sunshine List, there were 13 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $110,116.77
$110,116.77
Average Salary in 2023
$109,487.89
Median Salary in 2023
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61.54% Male |
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38.46% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
| 4 employees received a salary between $101,974 - $106,121 |
| 3 employees received a salary between $106,121 - $110,268 |
| 2 employees received a salary between $110,268 - $114,414 |
| 4 employees received a salary between $114,414 - $118,561 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first and fourth quartile breakdown.
What were the average and median salaries for a Category Specialist listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Category Specialist are $110,116.77 and $109,487.89, respectively.
What is the highest salary for a Category Specialist in a public organization in Ontario?
In 2023, Maaz Khan, holding the position of Procurement Category Specialist at the City of Vaughan received the highest salary of $118,561.09 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Kim Henderson, serving as the Category Specialist at Workplace Safety and Insurance Board , earned the highest salary of $113,832.41 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 Category Specialist?
In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Category Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: City of Vaughan with an average pay of $111,776.49; Unity Health Toronto with an average pay of $110,003.23; and Workplace Safety and Insurance Board with an average pay of $107,269.26.
A total of 3 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 Category Specialist?
In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Category Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $111,776.49; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $110,003.23; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $107,269.26.
There were 3 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
What is the representation of gender diversity for Category Specialist in Ontario?
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Category Specialist is 61.54% male and 38.46% female, respectively.
The 2023 Sunshine List has 13 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 13 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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| Maaz Khan | Procurement Category Specialist | City of Vaughan | $118,561 |
| Iulian David | Procurement Category Specialist | City of Vaughan | $115,683 |
| Balbinder Mahal | Procurement Category Specialist | City of Vaughan | $115,683 |
| Ruby Phan | Procurement Category Specialist | City of Vaughan | $115,683 |
| Kim Henderson | Category Specialist | Workplace Safety and Insurance Board | $113,832 |
| Negin Razavi Mahmoodabadi | Sourcing Category Specialist | Unity Health Toronto | $110,519 |
| Vaughn Beckford | Sourcing Category Specialist | Unity Health Toronto | $109,488 |
| Grace Zeng | Procurement Category Specialist | City of Vaughan | $107,496 |
| Hamid Ahari | Procurement Category Specialist | City of Vaughan | $107,354 |
| Carl Moors | Category Specialist | Workplace Safety and Insurance Board | $105,649 |
Yearly Average Paid
| Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | $110,117 |
| 2022 | 10 | $109,469 |
| 2021 | 12 | $104,655 |
| 2020 | 6 | $104,025 |