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 55 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $127,869.56

$127,869.56

Average Salary in 2023

$113,834.49

Median Salary in 2023

Male
24.07% 
Male
Female
75.93%
Female
55 employees (Curator)
1 55
Low: $100K Median: $114K High: $314K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

49 employees received a salary between $100,259 - $153,573
3 employees received a salary between $153,573 - $206,887
2 employees received a salary between $206,887 - $260,200
1 employees received a salary between $260,200 - $313,514

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Curator are $127,869.56 and $113,834.49, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Curator in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Julian Cox, holding the position of Deputy Director And Chief Curator at the Art Gallery of Ontario received the highest salary of $313,514.67 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Nancy Reynolds, serving as the Curator at City of Toronto , earned the highest salary of $115,182.87 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 Curator?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Curator and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: McMaster University with an average pay of $165,158.37; Queen’s University with an average pay of $145,453.26; Art Gallery of Ontario with an average pay of $142,568.96; Royal Ontario Museum with an average pay of $140,997.65; and County of Simcoe with an average pay of $130,957.49.

A total of 22 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 Curator?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Curator and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $140,997.65; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $137,867.92; and Universities with an average pay of $131,057.08.

There were 4 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Curator in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Curator is 24.07% male and 75.93% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 55 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 55 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Julian Cox Deputy Director And Chief Curator Art Gallery of Ontario $313,515
Chen Shen Co-Chief Curator, Art And Culture Royal Ontario Museum $224,919
David Evans Co-Chief Curator, Natural History / Co-conservateur en chef, Histoire naturelle Royal Ontario Museum $215,647
Deepali Dewan Dan Mishra Curator And Head, Art And Culture Royal Ontario Museum $176,900
Carol Podedworny Director And Curator McMaster University $165,158
Christine Shaw Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Visual Studies, And Director / Curator, Blackwood Gallery University of Toronto $156,978
Jean-bernard Caron Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology Royal Ontario Museum $146,707
Wen-chien Cheng Senior Curator, Louise Hawley Stone / Conservatrice principale, Louise Hawley Stone Royal Ontario Museum $146,707
Douglas Currie Senior Curator, Entomology / Conservateur principal, Entomologie Royal Ontario Museum $146,707
Justin Jennings Senior Curator, New World Archaelogy Royal Ontario Museum $146,707

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202355$127,870
202250$127,630
202152$125,881
202038$123,290
201941$126,735