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 44 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $175,176.70

$175,176.70

Average Salary in 2024

$160,042.67

Median Salary in 2024

Male
88.64% 
Male
Female
11.36%
Female
44 employees (Chief Engineer)
1 44
Low: $102K Median: $160K High: $756K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

41 employees received a salary between $102,428 - $265,894
2 employees received a salary between $265,894 - $429,360
0 employees received a salary between $429,360 - $592,825
1 employees received a salary between $592,825 - $756,291

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 Engineer listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief Engineer are $175,176.70 and $160,042.67, respectively.

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

In 2024, Mark Knutson, holding the position of Chief Enterprise Engineering And Chief Nuclear Engineer at the Ontario Power Generation received the highest salary of $756,291.05 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Fay W. L. Pittman, serving as the Chief Engineer at Metrolinx , earned the highest salary of $313,392.36 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 Engineer?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Chief Engineer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $756,291.05; City of Toronto with an average pay of $271,375.78; Atura with an average pay of $239,570.87; Metrolinx with an average pay of $237,941.89; and City of Hamilton with an average pay of $193,851.65.

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 Engineer?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief Engineer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $411,810.93; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $184,267.36; and Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $171,366.25.

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 Engineer in Ontario?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief Engineer is 88.64% male and 11.36% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 44 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 44 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Mark Knutson Chief Enterprise Engineering And Chief Nuclear Engineer Ontario Power Generation $756,291
Fay W. L. Pittman Chief Engineer Metrolinx $313,392
Jennifer Graham Harkness Chief Engineer And Executive Director Engineering And Construction Services City of Toronto $271,376
Nick Taggart Assistant Chief Engineer Atura $260,611
Larry Girardi Deputy Chief Administrative Officer - Public Works And Engineering Services City of Sault Ste. Marie $210,920
Jared Mccutcheon Assistant Chief Engineer Atura $218,531
Alain Beaulieu Chief Engineer Transportation $201,718
Ashraf Hanna Director Growth Management And Chief Development Engineer City of Hamilton $193,852
Miguel Macas Chief Engineer - Vehicles City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission $191,564
Shawn Payne Chief Engineer York University $186,052

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202444$175,177
202336$165,682
202240$161,989
202138$171,161
202036$150,180
201933$153,109
201835$146,820
201726$146,920
201625$140,233
201524$146,997
201423$148,284
201321$149,460
201219$158,575
201117$154,585
201015$166,142
200913$157,718
20089$178,633
20078$145,993
20069$147,422
20055$117,157
20027$113,524