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 124 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $213,356.71

$213,356.71

Average Salary in 2023

$191,736.21

Median Salary in 2023

Male
47.97% 
Male
Female
52.03%
Female
124 employees (Chief Operating Office)
1 124
Low: $106K Median: $192K High: $524K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

70 employees received a salary between $106,016 - $210,552
39 employees received a salary between $210,552 - $315,088
9 employees received a salary between $315,088 - $419,624
6 employees received a salary between $419,624 - $524,160

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 Operating Office listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief Operating Office are $213,356.71 and $191,736.21, respectively.

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

In 2023, Shelley Babin, holding the position of Chief Operating Officer at the Ontario Power Generation received the highest salary of $524,160.64 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Joanne Meyer, serving as the Chief Operating Office at Metis Nation of Ontario Secretariat , earned the highest salary of $202,772.47 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 Operating Office?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Chief Operating Office and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $524,160.64; Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $481,188.66; Sinai Health System with an average pay of $468,906.01; Hamilton Health Sciences with an average pay of $455,889.38; and William Osler Health System with an average pay of $454,350.03.

A total of 112 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 Operating Office?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief Operating Office and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $524,160.64; Colleges with an average pay of $254,819.04; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $253,805.46.

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 Operating Office in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief Operating Office is 47.97% male and 52.03% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 124 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 124 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Shelley Babin Chief Operating Officer Ontario Power Generation $524,161
Kamaljit Sohi Chief Operating Officer And Vice President Markets And Reliability Independent Electricity System Operator $481,189
Jane Merkley Executive Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer And Chief Operating Officer Sinai Health System $468,906
Sharon Pierson Executive Vice President, Clinical Operations, Chief Operating Officer And Chief Nursing Executive Hamilton Health Sciences $455,889
Kiki Ferrari Chief Operating Officer William Osler Health System $454,350
Martin Gallagher Chief Operating Officer, GO And Union Pearson And Chief Safety Officer Metrolinx $422,730
Renate Ilse Executive Vice-President Corporate Services And Chief Operating Officer Kingston Health Sciences Centre $369,559
Steven Levene Chief Operating Officer, Rapid Transit Systems Metrolinx $358,656
Scott Bujeya Chief Operating Officer / Chef De L’exploitation Workplace Safety and Insurance Board $351,301
Gavin Pokan Chief Operating Officer / Chef De L’exploitation Workplace Safety and Insurance Board $339,602

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023124$213,357
2022121$200,199