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 21 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $171,937.62
$171,937.62
Average Salary in 2024
$140,988.38
Median Salary in 2024
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33.33% Male |
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66.67% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
15 employees received a salary between $101,897 - $193,157 |
4 employees received a salary between $193,157 - $284,418 |
1 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, Public Policy are $171,937.62 and $140,988.38, 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. Kerry M. Smuk, serving as the Director, Public Policy at Children’s Mental Health Ontario , earned the highest salary of $140,988.38 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 Policy and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University of Toronto with an average pay of $200,223.28; Ontario College of Art and Design University with an average pay of $163,926.75; McMaster University with an average pay of $142,031.73; Children’s Mental Health Ontario with an average pay of $140,988.38; and Canadian Red Cross Society with an average pay of $122,886.53.
A total of 9 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 Policy and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $193,924.07; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $117,947.75; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $112,090.48.
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 Policy is 33.33% male and 66.67% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 21 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 21 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 |
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 |
Phillip Lipscy | Professor of Political Science And Global Affairs And Public Policy And Director, Centre for the Study of Global Japan | University of Toronto | $230,060 |
Daniyal Zuberi | Professor of Social Work, Professor of School of Public Policy And Director, Master of Public Policy Program | University of Toronto | $198,292 |
Ariana Bradford | Executive Director, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy | University of Toronto | $194,009 |
Monica Hahm | Director of Development, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy | University of Toronto | $163,669 |
Kristen Ligers | Director, Programs, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy | University of Toronto | $163,611 |
Miriam Kramer | Executive Director, Government And Community Relations And Public Policy | Ontario College of Art and Design University | $163,927 |
Kathleen Jamieson | Director, Strategic Communications, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy | University of Toronto | $137,752 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 21 | $171,938 |
2022 | 15 | $177,440 |
2021 | 11 | $186,173 |
2020 | 12 | $180,745 |
2019 | 9 | $138,356 |
2017 | 6 | $138,105 |
2016 | 8 | $146,461 |
2015 | 8 | $140,378 |
2014 | 7 | $149,686 |
2013 | 7 | $147,867 |
2012 | 7 | $130,779 |
2011 | 6 | $135,839 |
2010 | 6 | $131,464 |
2009 | 4 | $149,190 |