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 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

Male
42.18% 
Male
Female
57.82%
Female
16063 employees (Director)
1 16063
Low: $100K Median: $152K High: $574K

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.

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Director are $158,745.03 and $152,473.56, respectively.

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

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.

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

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.

What are the top 3 public sectors in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Director?

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.

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

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
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

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202416,063$158,745
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