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 32 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $166,383.66
$166,383.66
Average Salary in 2024
$164,859.96
Median Salary in 2024
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28.13% Male |
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71.88% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
16 employees received a salary between $136,659 - $163,790 |
13 employees received a salary between $163,790 - $190,921 |
1 employees received a salary between $190,921 - $218,052 |
2 employees received a salary between $218,052 - $245,183 |
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, Public Health Unit are $166,383.66 and $164,859.96, respectively.
In 2024, Chandrakant Tayade, holding the position of Vice-Dean (Basic And Public Health Sciences), Director (Doctor of Medicine / Doctor of Philosophy / Doctor of Medicine / Master’s Program), Professor at the Queen’s University received the highest salary of $245,183.08 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Teresa Bendo, serving as the Director, Public Health Unit at Municipality of Chatham-Kent , earned the highest salary of $173,365.33 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Director, Public Health Unit and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Regional Municipality of Peel with an average pay of $231,568.81; Queen’s University with an average pay of $195,715.52; University of Ottawa with an average pay of $172,841.20; Toronto Metropolitan University with an average pay of $170,783.58; and City of Toronto with an average pay of $163,965.42.
A total of 11 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, Public Health Unit and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $171,852.38; Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $165,133.09; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $161,624.76.
There were 3 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, Public Health Unit is 28.13% male and 71.88% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 32 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 32 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Chandrakant Tayade | Vice-Dean (Basic And Public Health Sciences), Director (Doctor of Medicine / Doctor of Philosophy / Doctor of Medicine / Master’s Program), Professor | Queen’s University | $245,183 |
Monali Varia | Director Public Health Intelligence | Regional Municipality of Peel | $231,569 |
Eric Liberda | Director Occupation And Public Health | Toronto Metropolitan University | $197,007 |
Neelakshi Uppalawanna Chandrasekera Chong | Director Public Health | City of Toronto | $187,200 |
Rhonda Wideman | Director, Strategy, Performance And Partnerships Public Health | Regional Municipality of Waterloo | $187,326 |
Vincenza Pietropaolo | Associate Director Public Health | City of Toronto | $178,699 |
Jennifer Fuller | Associate Director Public Health | City of Toronto | $174,383 |
Teresa Bendo | Director, Public Health Unit | Municipality of Chatham-Kent | $173,365 |
Tara Elton-marshall | Director, Master’s in Public Health Graduate Program | University of Ottawa | $172,841 |
Marie Klaassen | Associate Director Public Health | City of Toronto | $172,116 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 32 | $166,384 |
2023 | 33 | $159,144 |
2022 | 37 | $169,889 |
2021 | 37 | $161,208 |
2020 | 27 | $167,600 |
2019 | 21 | $153,474 |
2018 | 21 | $149,888 |
2017 | 22 | $143,451 |
2016 | 18 | $144,723 |
2013 | 21 | $137,159 |
2012 | 23 | $136,346 |
2011 | 19 | $127,409 |
2010 | 24 | $129,018 |
2009 | 18 | $134,462 |