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 16063 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $158,745.03
$158,745.03
Average Salary in 2024
$152,473.56
Median Salary in 2024
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42.18% Male |
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57.82% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
14,892 employees received a salary between $100,000 - $218,437 |
1,104 employees received a salary between $218,437 - $336,873 |
57 employees received a salary between $336,873 - $455,310 |
10 employees received a salary between $455,310 - $573,746 |
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 Director are $158,745.03 and $152,473.56, respectively.
In 2024, Robert Myers, holding the position of Director at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics received the highest salary of $573,746.73 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Electrical Contractors Assoc Of Ontario with an average pay of $327,065.00; Regional Municipality of Peel Police Services Board with an average pay of $320,417.17; Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $318,410.68; Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board with an average pay of $315,923.75; and Canadian Film Centre with an average pay of $305,658.19.
A total of 1804 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 Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $228,397.59; Seconded (Tourism, Culture and Sport) with an average pay of $225,723.32; and School Boards with an average pay of $211,793.00.
There were 13 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 Director is 42.18% male and 57.82% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 16063 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 16063 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Robert Myers | Director | Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics | $573,747 |
Joshua Basseches | Director And Chief Executive Officer | Royal Ontario Museum | $536,076 |
Leslie Radvanyi | President And Scientific Director | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $529,815 |
Zulfiqar Bhutta | Co-Director, Global Child Health | The Hospital for Sick Children | $523,331 |
James Orbinski | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $491,968 |
Jim Clayton | Professor / Endowed Chair / Director / Program Director | York University | $476,111 |
Cheryl Misak | Professor of Philosophy And Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy | University of Toronto | $466,938 |
Kevin Katz | Director | North York General Hospital | $464,262 |
David Kirsch | Director, Radiation Medicine | University Health Network | $461,705 |
Mashalah Eshghabadi | Medical Laboratory Director | Norfolk General Hospital | $450,830 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 16,063 | $158,745 |
2023 | 15,018 | $154,049 |
2022 | 13,482 | $149,619 |
2021 | 12,211 | $148,380 |
2020 | 11,622 | $147,214 |
2019 | 10,727 | $145,426 |
2018 | 10,157 | $144,676 |
2017 | 9,725 | $142,063 |
2016 | 9,226 | $140,750 |
2015 | 8,945 | $140,309 |
2014 | 8,526 | $139,861 |
2013 | 8,070 | $137,906 |
2012 | 7,549 | $137,041 |
2011 | 7,083 | $136,200 |
2010 | 6,786 | $135,348 |
2009 | 6,340 | $135,412 |
2008 | 5,807 | $133,951 |
2007 | 5,046 | $131,887 |
2006 | 4,341 | $133,168 |
2005 | 2,719 | $127,619 |
2004 | 1,958 | $126,797 |
2003 | 2,213 | $126,843 |
2002 | 1,908 | $127,409 |
2001 | 1,329 | $125,485 |