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 2024 Sunshine List, there were 155 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $116,381.17

$116,381.17

Average Salary in 2024

$110,597.62

Median Salary in 2024

Male
67.11% 
Male
Female
32.89%
Female
155 employees (Data Specialist)
1 155
Low: $101K Median: $111K High: $184K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

114 employees received a salary between $100,609 - $121,537
28 employees received a salary between $121,537 - $142,466
9 employees received a salary between $142,466 - $163,394
4 employees received a salary between $163,394 - $184,322

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Data Specialist listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Data Specialist are $116,381.17 and $110,597.62, respectively.

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

In 2024, Yi Lu, holding the position of Specialist Data Management at the Independent Electricity System Operator received the highest salary of $184,322.00 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Thanh Hai Ta, serving as the Data Specialist at Ontario Securities Commission , earned the highest salary of $133,820.95 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 Data Specialist?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Data Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $161,599.43; County of Simcoe with an average pay of $149,050.43; Liquor Control Board of Ontario with an average pay of $146,499.99; Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $144,172.95; and Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $133,820.95.

A total of 59 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 Data Specialist?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Data Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $144,172.95; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $124,277.59; and Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $115,059.45.

There were 9 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Data Specialist is 67.11% male and 32.89% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 155 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 155 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Yi Lu Specialist Data Management Independent Electricity System Operator $184,322
Karim Zaveri Senior Specialist Data Modeling And Architecture Data And Analytics Independent Electricity System Operator $173,330
Gabi Albu Market Renewal Project Specialist Data Management Independent Electricity System Operator $170,909
Xiaoming Fan Specialist Data Management Independent Electricity System Operator $166,727
Sagar Borad Data Integration Specialist Liquor Control Board of Ontario $150,612
Mark Jaypee Manuel Database Applications Specialist II County of Simcoe $149,050
Giuliana Verduci Senior Human Resources Consultant And Data Specialist University of Toronto $148,292
Praveen Sivasubramanian Senior Specialist Human Resources Technology And Data Management Ontario Power Generation $146,463
Chandni Dave Senior Specialist Human Resources Technology And Data Management Ontario Power Generation $144,999
Mark Jones Senior Geographic Information System And Data Modelling Specialist City of Toronto - Police Service $144,071

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2024155$116,381
202390$116,613
202268$113,428
202150$113,417
202045$113,142
201934$110,294
201822$114,527
201617$108,346