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 279 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $161,261.73
$161,261.73
Average Salary in 2024
$157,796.60
Median Salary in 2024
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37.36% Male |
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62.64% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
234 employees received a salary between $101,897 - $193,157 |
42 employees received a salary between $193,157 - $284,418 |
2 employees received a salary between $284,418 - $375,678 |
1 employees received a salary between $375,678 - $466,938 |
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, Policy are $161,261.73 and $157,796.60, respectively.
In 2024, Cheryl Misak, holding the position of Professor of Philosophy And Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $466,938.48 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Neil Coburn, serving as the Director, Policy at Tourism, Culture and Sport , earned the highest salary of $193,190.52 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Director, Policy and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Regional Municipality of Peel with an average pay of $234,761.93; Ontario College of Family Physicians with an average pay of $231,279.54; Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $219,939.46; City of Vaughan with an average pay of $217,144.45; and Town of Oakville with an average pay of $209,295.20.
A total of 92 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, Policy and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $219,939.46; Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $186,045.52; and Universities with an average pay of $177,810.17.
There were 8 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, Policy is 37.36% male and 62.64% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 279 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 279 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Cheryl Misak | Professor of Philosophy And Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy | University of Toronto | $466,938 |
Christina Bartha | Senior Executive Director, Student Mental Health Policy And Strategy | University of Toronto | $287,781 |
Audrey Laporte | Professor And Director, Health Policy, Management And Evaluation | University of Toronto | $278,186 |
Juliet Robin | Executive Director Justice Policy | Attorney General | $272,819 |
Jason Harris | Director, Legal for Policy And Rule Making And Deputy General Counsel | Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario | $272,792 |
Ron Levi | Professor of Global Affairs And Sociology, And Associate Director, Academic, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy And Special Advisor, International Graduate Partnerships | University of Toronto | $298,171 |
Ito Peng | Professor of Sociology And Public Policy And Director, Global Social Policy | University of Toronto | $256,966 |
Robert Schwartz | Professor, Health Policy, Management And Evaluation And Executive Director, Ontario Tobacco Research Unit | University of Toronto | $239,873 |
Philip Ho | Director External Reporting And Accounting Policy | Ontario Power Generation | $239,176 |
Brian Mcmullen | Director Financial Planning, Administration And Policy | City of Hamilton | $239,452 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 279 | $161,262 |
2023 | 259 | $155,779 |
2022 | 242 | $155,834 |
2021 | 219 | $154,943 |
2020 | 218 | $151,850 |
2019 | 208 | $150,498 |
2018 | 195 | $147,473 |
2017 | 193 | $145,882 |
2016 | 194 | $140,578 |
2015 | 178 | $138,318 |
2014 | 160 | $140,226 |
2013 | 157 | $139,157 |
2012 | 151 | $139,083 |
2011 | 164 | $137,084 |
2010 | 151 | $136,289 |
2009 | 136 | $138,549 |
2008 | 115 | $136,140 |
2006 | 106 | $124,813 |
2005 | 46 | $123,893 |
2004 | 42 | $120,035 |