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.
Chair
In Ontario's 2024 Sunshine List, there were 1845 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $160,340.71
$160,340.71
Average Salary in 2024
$136,866.27
Median Salary in 2024
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41.55% Male |
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58.45% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
| 1,683 employees received a salary between $100,000 - $240,311 |
| 142 employees received a salary between $240,311 - $380,622 |
| 17 employees received a salary between $380,622 - $520,932 |
| 3 employees received a salary between $520,932 - $661,243 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
What were the average and median salaries for a Chair listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chair are $160,340.71 and $136,866.27, respectively.
What is the highest salary for a Chair in a public organization in Ontario?
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. Michael Kraljevic, serving as the Chair at Ontario Land Tribunal , earned the highest salary of $205,930.54 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 Chair?
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Chair and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: The Hospital for Sick Children with an average pay of $565,476.55; Queen’s University with an average pay of $552,707.28; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health with an average pay of $304,584.80; Regional Municipality of York with an average pay of $259,943.11; and York University with an average pay of $254,874.88.
A total of 83 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 Chair?
In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chair and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Seconded (Health) with an average pay of $552,707.28; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $226,327.57; and Universities with an average pay of $218,429.58.
There were 12 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
What is the representation of gender diversity for Chair in Ontario?
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chair is 41.55% male and 58.45% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 1845 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 1845 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Hoffman | Professor / Senior Advisor / Advisor / Endowed Chair | York University | $661,244 |
| Meredith Irwin | Paediatrician-In-Chief SickKids And Chair Paediatrics, University of Toronto | The Hospital for Sick Children | $565,477 |
| Jane Philpott | Chair, Connecting Every Ontarian to Primary Health Care Initiative | Queen’s University | $552,707 |
| Tina Dacin | Professor, Smith Chair | Queen’s University | $520,527 |
| Lilian Ng | Professor / Endowed Chair | York University | $490,996 |
| Jim Clayton | Professor / Endowed Chair / Director / Program Director | York University | $476,111 |
| Kee-hong Bae | Professor / Endowed Chair | York University | $467,012 |
| Russell Belk | Professor / Endowed Chair | York University | $443,053 |
| Robert Phillips | Professor / Endowed Chair | York University | $438,058 |
| Anoop Madhok | Professor / Endowed Chair | York University | $434,385 |
Yearly Average Paid
| Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,845 | $160,341 |
| 2023 | 1,749 | $151,159 |
| 2022 | 1,662 | $145,258 |
| 2021 | 1,636 | $146,970 |
| 2020 | 1,539 | $145,567 |
| 2019 | 1,640 | $140,825 |
| 2018 | 1,535 | $145,028 |
| 2017 | 1,204 | $153,288 |
| 2016 | 1,110 | $153,935 |
| 2015 | 1,404 | $143,582 |
| 2014 | 988 | $154,763 |
| 2013 | 1,018 | $152,232 |
| 2012 | 997 | $148,029 |
| 2011 | 846 | $149,982 |
| 2010 | 773 | $148,778 |
| 2009 | 699 | $146,393 |
| 2008 | 630 | $144,506 |
| 2007 | 539 | $142,288 |
| 2006 | 429 | $139,335 |
| 2005 | 347 | $138,639 |
| 2004 | 302 | $137,066 |
| 2003 | 300 | $136,539 |
| 2002 | 232 | $131,584 |
| 2001 | 212 | $132,646 |