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 39 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $156,131.54

$156,131.54

Average Salary in 2024

$154,620.31

Median Salary in 2024

Male
42.11% 
Male
Female
57.89%
Female
39 employees (Chief Advisor)
1 39
Low: $101K Median: $155K High: $293K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

18 employees received a salary between $101,072 - $149,159
16 employees received a salary between $149,159 - $197,246
2 employees received a salary between $197,246 - $245,332
3 employees received a salary between $245,332 - $293,419

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

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief Advisor are $156,131.54 and $154,620.31, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Chief Advisor in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2024, Catherine Stewart, holding the position of Executive Advisor And Chief Legal Counsel at the Attorney General received the highest salary of $293,419.29 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Richard Sookraj, serving as the Chief Advisor at Solicitor General , earned the highest salary of $164,649.28 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 Chief Advisor?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Chief Advisor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Attorney General with an average pay of $293,419.29; University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $268,341.00; Mars Discovery District with an average pay of $246,453.10; Queen’s University with an average pay of $220,639.10; and City of Toronto - Police Service with an average pay of $211,789.90.

A total of 23 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 Chief Advisor?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief Advisor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $204,008.52; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $172,418.07; and Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $164,945.16.

There were 7 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Chief Advisor in Ontario?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief Advisor is 42.11% male and 57.89% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 39 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 39 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Catherine Stewart Executive Advisor And Chief Legal Counsel Attorney General $293,419
Mark J. Daley Professor / Special Advisor / Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer University of Western Ontario $268,341
Dennis J. Ensing Chief Venture Advisor And Vice President, Venture Growth Mars Discovery District $246,453
Nicholas Mosey Special Advisor And Chief of Staff to the Principal, Associate Dean (Global Engagement), Professor Queen’s University $220,639
James Cornish Strategic Advisor to the Chief of Police City of Toronto - Police Service $211,790
Frances Wdowczyk Director, Business Development And Special Advisor to the Chief Administrative Officer, University of Toronto Scarborough University of Toronto $189,815
Amonulla Khakimov Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, And Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer And Chair of the Board Intellectual Property Ontario $186,407
Donald Weir Senior Advisor to Chief Executive Officer Independent Electricity System Operator $179,471
Daniel Jacobs Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff Process And Customer Services Excellence Natural Resources and Forestry $174,482
Audrey Lemieux Senior Manager And Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer Metrolinx $170,493

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202439$156,132