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 658 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $114,216.44
$114,216.44
Average Salary in 2024
$111,317.01
Median Salary in 2024
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19.88% Male |
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80.12% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
651 employees received a salary between $100,103 - $151,026 |
5 employees received a salary between $151,026 - $201,949 |
1 employees received a salary between $201,949 - $252,871 |
1 employees received a salary between $252,871 - $303,794 |
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 Counsellor are $114,216.44 and $111,317.01, respectively.
In 2024, Sherry-Ann Quashie, holding the position of Street Outreach Counsellor at the City of Toronto received the highest salary of $303,794.05 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Diana Brecher, serving as the Counsellor at Toronto Metropolitan University , earned the highest salary of $213,592.64 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Counsellor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board with an average pay of $170,060.26; Toronto Metropolitan University with an average pay of $153,349.54; Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa with an average pay of $142,475.28; City of London - Police Services with an average pay of $136,360.76; and Matawa First Nations Management with an average pay of $135,245.90.
A total of 106 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 Counsellor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $121,906.34; Colleges with an average pay of $118,236.60; and Universities with an average pay of $114,471.28.
There were 7 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 Counsellor is 19.88% male and 80.12% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 658 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 658 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Sherry-Ann Quashie | Street Outreach Counsellor | City of Toronto | $303,794 |
Diana Brecher | Counsellor | Toronto Metropolitan University | $213,593 |
Jastej Gill | Counsellor | Toronto Metropolitan University | $184,149 |
Jesmen Mendoza | Counsellor | Toronto Metropolitan University | $178,845 |
Patricia Tessier | Manager of Student Support Services, Mental Health Lead And Attendance Counsellor | Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board | $170,060 |
Ruth Frolic | Counsellor | Toronto Metropolitan University | $165,993 |
Sonny Wong | Counsellor | Toronto Metropolitan University | $155,439 |
Daniela Cristini | Counsellor | Toronto Metropolitan University | $150,355 |
Olatunbosun Habib Ademolu | Youth Counsellor | Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa | $148,021 |
T. Michelle Whyte | Prior Learning Assessment And Recognition Credential Counsellor | Durham District School Board | $143,678 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 658 | $114,216 |
2023 | 349 | $114,552 |
2022 | 239 | $111,210 |
2021 | 218 | $110,666 |
2020 | 177 | $111,530 |
2019 | 135 | $110,178 |
2018 | 119 | $112,384 |
2017 | 38 | $117,870 |
2016 | 104 | $110,850 |
2015 | 110 | $108,547 |
2014 | 103 | $108,641 |
2013 | 82 | $106,746 |
2012 | 66 | $105,911 |
2011 | 54 | $105,508 |
2010 | 24 | $107,842 |
2009 | 27 | $105,614 |
2008 | 10 | $107,221 |
2007 | 1 | $113,496 |
2005 | 2 | $109,549 |