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 23 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $153,011.43
$153,011.43
Average Salary in 2024
$146,606.47
Median Salary in 2024
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13.64% Male |
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86.36% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
7 employees received a salary between $103,274 - $129,409 |
6 employees received a salary between $129,409 - $155,544 |
6 employees received a salary between $155,544 - $181,679 |
4 employees received a salary between $181,679 - $207,814 |
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 of Employment Services are $153,011.43 and $146,606.47, respectively.
In 2024, Sandy Palinski, holding the position of Director Employment And Social Services at the Regional Municipality of Halton received the highest salary of $207,814.62 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Amber L Costello, serving as the Director of Employment Services at Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa , earned the highest salary of $124,636.73 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Director of Employment Services and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Regional Municipality of Halton with an average pay of $207,814.62; City of Toronto with an average pay of $190,448.76; Municipality of Chatham-Kent with an average pay of $177,949.67; City of Windsor with an average pay of $175,800.82; and City of Ottawa with an average pay of $174,240.51.
A total of 17 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 of Employment Services and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $184,910.51; Colleges with an average pay of $158,403.65; and Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $152,119.91.
There were 4 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 of Employment Services is 13.64% male and 86.36% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 23 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 23 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Sandy Palinski | Director Employment And Social Services | Regional Municipality of Halton | $207,815 |
Jennifer A Pitt | Director Employment And Social Services | City of Toronto | $202,030 |
Anna Cain | Director Employment And Social Services | City of Toronto | $199,376 |
Suthargini Balasingham | Director Employment And Social Services | City of Toronto | $186,795 |
Polly Smith | Director, Employment And Social Services | Municipality of Chatham-Kent | $177,950 |
Tanya Antoniw | Executive Director Employment And Social Services | City of Windsor | $175,801 |
Stephanie Bordage | Director, Employment And Social Services | City of Ottawa | $174,241 |
Anna Fiorino | Director Employment And Social Services | City of Toronto | $173,594 |
Darlene O’neill | Director, Employment And Student Entrepreneurial Services | Fanshawe College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $170,201 |
Rosanna Wilcox Degraw | Director, London Regional Employment Services | City of London | $166,594 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 23 | $153,011 |
2023 | 24 | $144,389 |
2022 | 26 | $148,962 |
2021 | 27 | $148,862 |
2020 | 21 | $151,850 |
2019 | 22 | $149,871 |
2018 | 27 | $137,518 |
2017 | 20 | $147,121 |
2016 | 23 | $138,712 |
2015 | 18 | $140,896 |
2014 | 17 | $145,491 |
2013 | 18 | $139,126 |