The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2024 Sunshine List, there were 52 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $196,082.92
$196,082.92
Average Salary in 2024
$157,047.22
Median Salary in 2024
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11.54% Male |
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88.46% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
38 employees received a salary between $103,940 - $197,262 |
7 employees received a salary between $197,262 - $290,584 |
2 employees received a salary between $290,584 - $383,905 |
5 employees received a salary between $383,905 - $477,227 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief Nursing Officer are $196,082.92 and $157,047.22, respectively.
In 2024, Sharon Pierson, holding the position of Executive Vice President, Clinical Operations, Chief Operating Officer And Chief Nursing Executive at the Hamilton Health Sciences received the highest salary of $477,227.96 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Martha Cope, serving as the Chief Nursing Officer at Blanche River Health , earned the highest salary of $283,139.78 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Chief Nursing Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Unity Health Toronto with an average pay of $466,409.62; North York General Hospital with an average pay of $458,982.54; Sinai Health System with an average pay of $453,042.60; Windsor Regional Hospital with an average pay of $370,710.31; and University Health Network with an average pay of $338,771.28.
A total of 45 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief Nursing Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $201,253.38; Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $177,191.01; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $152,579.38.
There were 4 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief Nursing Officer is 11.54% male and 88.46% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 52 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 52 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Sharon Pierson | Executive Vice President, Clinical Operations, Chief Operating Officer And Chief Nursing Executive | Hamilton Health Sciences | $477,228 |
Sonya Canzian | Executive Vice President Clinical, People, Chief Nursing And Health Disciplines Officer | Unity Health Toronto | $466,410 |
Susan Woollard | Vice President, Clinical Services, Quality, Risk, Long Term Care And Chief Nursing Officer | North York General Hospital | $458,983 |
Jane Merkley | Executive Vice President - Chief Nursing Officer And Chief Operating Officer | Sinai Health System | $453,043 |
Judy Van Clieaf | Vice President, Clinical Operations And Chief Nursing Officer | The Hospital for Sick Children | $435,290 |
Karen Riddell | Acting President, Chief Executive Officer And Chief Nursing Executive | Windsor Regional Hospital | $370,710 |
Pamela Hubley | Vice President Health Professions And Chief Nursing Officer | University Health Network | $338,771 |
Martha Cope | Chief Nursing Officer | Blanche River Health | $283,140 |
Linda Adams | Vice President, Patient Experience And Chief Nursing Officer | Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care | $230,110 |
Christine Wilkinson | Senior Vice President Chief Nursing Officer Long Term Care | Lennox and Addington County General Hospital | $214,850 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 52 | $196,083 |
2023 | 48 | $185,704 |
2022 | 49 | $179,865 |
2021 | 60 | $183,208 |
2020 | 49 | $178,632 |
2019 | 51 | $161,017 |
2018 | 56 | $156,653 |
2017 | 47 | $156,833 |
2016 | 56 | $139,216 |
2015 | 50 | $145,171 |
2014 | 47 | $138,442 |
2013 | 52 | $139,882 |
2012 | 46 | $149,698 |
2011 | 43 | $148,086 |
2010 | 48 | $155,905 |
2009 | 44 | $151,369 |
2008 | 36 | $153,436 |
2007 | 35 | $160,499 |
2006 | 36 | $155,686 |
2005 | 9 | $129,619 |
2004 | 6 | $141,847 |
2003 | 11 | $132,966 |
2002 | 13 | $146,113 |
2001 | 5 | $146,244 |