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 2023 Sunshine List, there were 28 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $201,092.50

$201,092.50

Average Salary in 2023

$192,454.57

Median Salary in 2023

Male
75.00% 
Male
Female
25.00%
Female
28 employees (Chief Information Technology Officer)
1 28
Low: $114K Median: $192K High: $356K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

10 employees received a salary between $113,942 - $174,373
14 employees received a salary between $174,373 - $234,804
1 employees received a salary between $234,804 - $295,234
3 employees received a salary between $295,234 - $355,665

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Chief Information Technology Officer listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief Information Technology Officer are $201,092.50 and $192,454.57, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Chief Information Technology Officer in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Alex Foord, holding the position of Vice President, Information And Technology Services And Chief Information Officer at the Independent Electricity System Operator received the highest salary of $355,665.22 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Hachem Ben Essalah, serving as the Chief Information Technology Officer at St Lawrence College of Applied Arts And Technology , earned the highest salary of $201,013.79 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 Information Technology Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Chief Information Technology Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $355,665.22; Hamilton Health Sciences with an average pay of $330,864.36; Municipal Property Assessment Corporation with an average pay of $315,975.34; Sinai Health System with an average pay of $254,039.40; and Queen’s University with an average pay of $233,789.04.

A total of 27 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 Information Technology Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief Information Technology Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $276,195.35; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $243,776.70; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $211,426.15.

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

What is the representation of gender diversity for Chief Information Technology Officer in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief Information Technology Officer is 75.00% male and 25.00% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 28 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 28 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Alex Foord Vice President, Information And Technology Services And Chief Information Officer Independent Electricity System Operator $355,665
Michelle Leafloor Vice President, Health Information And Technology Services And Chief Information Officer Hamilton Health Sciences $330,864
Sujit Jagdev Vice President And Chief Information Technology Officer Municipal Property Assessment Corporation $315,975
Gerald Dimnik Vice President, Health Technology And Chief Information Officer Sinai Health System $254,039
Marie-Claude Arguin Associate Vice-Principal (Information Technology Services) / Chief Information Officer Queen’s University $233,789
Angela Copeland Chief Information Officer, Health Services Information And Information Technology Cluster Health $223,099
Peter Parsan Director Information Technology And Chief Information Officer Regional Municipality of Peel $222,858
Gord Quinton General Manager, Finance Budget Information Technology Services / Chief Financial Officer / Treasurer Municipality of Chatham-Kent $225,056
Roberto Eberhardt Chief Information And Technology Officer Legislative Assembly $205,856
Scott Lowell Chief Technology And Information Security Officer St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton $203,437

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202328$201,093
202222$194,728
202119$192,451
202021$195,731
201925$194,772
201824$203,365
201715$206,295
201616$177,667
201017$153,479
20069$172,923