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 15018 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $154,049.11

$154,049.11

Average Salary in 2023

$147,261.07

Median Salary in 2023

Male
41.97% 
Male
Female
58.03%
Female
15018 employees (Director)
1 15018
Low: $100K Median: $147K High: $575K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

14,172 employees received a salary between $100,000 - $218,675
775 employees received a salary between $218,675 - $337,349
57 employees received a salary between $337,349 - $456,024
14 employees received a salary between $456,024 - $574,698

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Director are $154,049.11 and $147,261.07, respectively.

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

In 2023, Robert Myers, holding the position of Director at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics received the highest salary of $574,698.19 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations.

What are the top 5 public organizations in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Director?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Royal Ontario Museum with an average pay of $361,421.07; Upper Canada District School Board with an average pay of $350,525.87; Minwaashin Lodge - Indigenous Women’s Support Centre with an average pay of $350,307.76; Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $313,013.31; and Atura with an average pay of $294,396.15.

A total of 1820 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 Director?

In the year 2023, 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 $229,785.28; School Boards with an average pay of $225,921.40; and Seconded (Education) with an average pay of $187,964.66.

There were 13 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Director is 41.97% male and 58.03% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 15018 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 15018 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Robert Myers Director Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics $574,698
Joshua Basseches Director And Chief Executive Officer Royal Ontario Museum $536,164
Elspeth Murray Director (Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation And Social Impact), Associate Professor Queen’s University $512,621
Michael Manning Executive Director And Chief Investment Officer Ontario Financing Authority $503,283
David Rogers Director Operations And Maintenance Ontario Power Generation $494,608
Leslie Radvanyi President And Scientific Director Ontario Institute for Cancer Research $492,958
Cheryl Misak Professor of Philosophy And Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy University of Toronto $488,471
Marie Limanni Program Executive Director, Student Systems Renewal Program York University $483,808
Zulfiqar Bhutta Co-Director, Global Child Health The Hospital for Sick Children $469,272
Dr Plabon Ismail Psychiatrist / Medical Director Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care $466,195

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202315,018$154,049
202213,482$149,619
202112,211$148,380
202011,622$147,214
201910,727$145,426
201810,157$144,676
20179,725$142,063
20169,226$140,750
20158,945$140,309
20148,526$139,861
20138,070$137,906
20127,549$137,041
20117,083$136,200
20106,786$135,348
20096,340$135,412
20085,807$133,951
20075,046$131,887
20064,341$133,168
20052,719$127,619
20041,958$126,797
20032,213$126,843
20021,908$127,409
20011,329$125,485