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 260 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $121,357.98

$121,357.98

Average Salary in 2023

$120,724.16

Median Salary in 2023

Male
14.01% 
Male
Female
85.99%
Female
260 employees (Clinical Nurse Specialist)
1 260
Low: $100K Median: $121K High: $178K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

118 employees received a salary between $100,131 - $119,569
118 employees received a salary between $119,569 - $139,007
23 employees received a salary between $139,007 - $158,445
1 employees received a salary between $158,445 - $177,883

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Clinical Nurse Specialist listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Clinical Nurse Specialist are $121,357.98 and $120,724.16, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Clinical Nurse Specialist in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Andrea Trainor, holding the position of Clinical Nurse Specialist at the Queensway Carleton Hospital received the highest salary of $177,883.55 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations.

What are the top 5 public organizations in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Clinical Nurse Specialist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Clinical Nurse Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre with an average pay of $149,060.97; Kingston Health Sciences Centre with an average pay of $138,573.95; Queensway Carleton Hospital with an average pay of $136,300.48; Lakeridge Health with an average pay of $135,513.83; and Ross Memorial Hospital with an average pay of $135,206.21.

A total of 37 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 Clinical Nurse Specialist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Clinical Nurse Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $121,463.08; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $116,692.12; and Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $110,186.88.

There were 3 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Clinical Nurse Specialist in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Clinical Nurse Specialist is 14.01% male and 85.99% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 260 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 260 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Andrea Trainor Clinical Nurse Specialist Queensway Carleton Hospital $177,884
Swphana Sebastian Clinical Nurse Specialist Unity Health Toronto $154,560
Jennifer Safadi Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $150,209
Sharron A Runions Clinical Nurse Specialist Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre $149,359
Maria Armi C Armesto-heys Clinical Nurse Specialist Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre $148,763
Kari Barnard Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $148,469
Diana Yates Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $148,231
Rob Mackenzie Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $147,914
Lia Kutzscher Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $146,960
Daniela Gaeta Clinical Nurse Specialist Unity Health Toronto $145,509

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023260$121,358
2022200$114,562
2021160$110,665
2020181$112,080
2019152$108,856
2018136$108,341
2017111$107,356
201693$106,906
201584$106,604
201480$106,514
201344$106,393
201232$106,307
201127$106,367
201021$105,997
200931$138,294
200816$147,715
200713$102,439
20063$106,921
20051$102,186
20044$101,982
20031$109,326