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 145 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $226,155.97
$226,155.97
Average Salary in 2024
$207,466.90
Median Salary in 2024
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48.61% Male |
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51.39% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
68 employees received a salary between $101,541 - $200,117 |
51 employees received a salary between $200,117 - $298,693 |
15 employees received a salary between $298,693 - $397,268 |
11 employees received a salary between $397,268 - $495,844 |
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 Operating Officer / President are $226,155.97 and $207,466.90, respectively.
In 2024, Helena Florine Lobo, holding the position of Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer And Chief Financial Officer at the William Osler Health System received the highest salary of $495,844.02 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Paul Armstrong, serving as the Chief Operating Officer / President at Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology , earned the highest salary of $363,277.42 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Chief Operating Officer / President and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: William Osler Health System with an average pay of $495,844.02; Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Corporation with an average pay of $484,785.23; Hamilton Health Sciences with an average pay of $477,227.96; Sinai Health System with an average pay of $453,042.60; and Kingston Health Sciences Centre with an average pay of $438,925.43.
A total of 128 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 Operating Officer / President and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Colleges with an average pay of $363,277.42; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $274,998.89; and School Boards with an average pay of $265,624.98.
There were 8 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 Operating Officer / President is 48.61% male and 51.39% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 145 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 145 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Ronald H Pellerine | Chief Operating Officer | Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Corporation | $484,785 |
Helena Florine Lobo | Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer And Chief Financial Officer | William Osler Health System | $495,844 |
Sharon Pierson | Executive Vice President, Clinical Operations, Chief Operating Officer And Chief Nursing Executive | Hamilton Health Sciences | $477,228 |
Steven Levene | Chief Operating Officer, Rapid Transit Systems | Metrolinx | $455,101 |
Jane Merkley | Executive Vice President - Chief Nursing Officer And Chief Operating Officer | Sinai Health System | $453,043 |
Martin Gallagher | Chief Operating , GO And UP, And Safety Officer | Metrolinx | $443,147 |
Andrew Hope | Chief Operating Officer, Rapid Transit Systems | Metrolinx | $440,298 |
Renate Ilse | Executive Vice-President Corporate Services And Chief Operating Officer | Kingston Health Sciences Centre | $438,925 |
Kamaljit Sohi | Chief Operating Officer And Vice President Markets And Reliability | Independent Electricity System Operator | $417,719 |
Paul Smith | Managing Director And Chief Operating Officer | Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics | $410,517 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 145 | $226,156 |