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 38 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $189,901.05

$189,901.05

Average Salary in 2023

$170,633.64

Median Salary in 2023

Male
47.37% 
Male
Female
52.63%
Female
38 employees (Director / Chief Executive Officer)
1 38
Low: $104K Median: $171K High: $536K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

31 employees received a salary between $103,996 - $212,038
4 employees received a salary between $212,038 - $320,080
1 employees received a salary between $320,080 - $428,122
2 employees received a salary between $428,122 - $536,164

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 / Chief Executive Officer listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Director / Chief Executive Officer are $189,901.05 and $170,633.64, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Director / Chief Executive Officer in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Joshua Basseches, holding the position of Director And Chief Executive Officer at the Royal Ontario Museum received the highest salary of $536,164.28 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Michele Hynes, serving as the Director / Chief Executive Officer at Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre , earned the highest salary of $142,340.07 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 Director / Chief Executive Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Director / Chief Executive Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Royal Ontario Museum with an average pay of $536,164.28; Ontario Financing Authority with an average pay of $503,283.18; Art Gallery of Ontario with an average pay of $406,406.59; Parkview Meadows Christian Retirement Village with an average pay of $262,040.00; and City of Burlington with an average pay of $239,809.79.

A total of 32 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 / Chief Executive Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Director / Chief Executive Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $281,487.89; Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $181,195.56; and Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $180,791.65.

There were 6 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Director / Chief Executive Officer in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Director / Chief Executive Officer is 47.37% male and 52.63% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 38 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 38 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Joshua Basseches Director And Chief Executive Officer Royal Ontario Museum $536,164
Michael Manning Executive Director And Chief Investment Officer Ontario Financing Authority $503,283
Stephan Jost Michael And Sonja Koerner Director, And Chief Executive Officer Art Gallery of Ontario $406,407
Joan Ford Executive Director And Chief Financial Officer City of Burlington $264,146
Gregg Lintern Chief Planner And Executive Director City of Toronto $246,999
Mara Dibiase Chief Executive Officer And Director of Care Parkview Meadows Christian Retirement Village $262,040
Chad Macdonald Executive Director, Digital Service And Chief Information Officer City of Burlington $215,474
Kamaljit Gogna Executive Director Buildings Chief Building Official City of Toronto $211,481
Kerri A Voumvakis Chief Planner And Executive Director City of Toronto $201,840
Dov Kanengisser Executive Director And Chief Of Staff - Toronto Police Services Board City of Toronto - Police Service $190,966

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202338$189,901
200823$200,291
200720$182,364