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 1440 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $159,738.99

$159,738.99

Average Salary in 2023

$148,940.51

Median Salary in 2023

Male
34.62% 
Male
Female
65.38%
Female
1440 employees (Executive Director)
1 1440
Low: $100K Median: $149K High: $536K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

1,238 employees received a salary between $100,000 - $209,041
187 employees received a salary between $209,041 - $318,082
10 employees received a salary between $318,082 - $427,123
5 employees received a salary between $427,123 - $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 Executive Director listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Executive Director are $159,738.99 and $148,940.51, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Executive Director 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. Leslie Byberg, serving as the Executive Director at Ontario Securities Commission , earned the highest salary of $459,558.73 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 Executive Director?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Executive Director 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; Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $448,721.30; Art Gallery of Ontario with an average pay of $374,163.57; and Minwaashin Lodge - Indigenous Women’s Support Centre with an average pay of $350,307.76.

A total of 910 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 Executive Director?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Executive Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $230,235.59; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $196,219.27; and Colleges with an average pay of $186,728.67.

There were 9 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Executive Director is 34.62% male and 65.38% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 1440 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 1440 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
Marie Limanni Program Executive Director, Student Systems Renewal Program York University $483,808
Leslie Byberg Executive Director Ontario Securities Commission $459,559
S. Sonny Randhawa Executive Director Ontario Securities Commission $437,884
Stephan Jost Michael And Sonja Koerner Director, And Chief Executive Officer Art Gallery of Ontario $406,407
Rami Mayer Executive Director, Schulich Executive Education Centre York University $384,794
Pranesh Chakraborty Executive Director Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario - Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre $366,900
Mehmet Murat Kristal Associate Professor / Executive Director / Program Director York University $351,671
Mary Daoust Executive Director Minwaashin Lodge - Indigenous Women’s Support Centre $350,308

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
20231,440$159,739
20221,365$154,953
20211,323$154,915
20201,251$152,749
20191,152$150,898
20181,092$150,799
20171,079$146,876
20161,047$147,035
20151,026$146,177
2014948$146,870
2013870$145,523
2012825$142,477
2011749$141,233
2010711$141,183
2009627$143,454
2008605$142,900
2007534$140,530
2006481$137,835
2005261$130,060
2004234$128,759
2003202$127,810
2002183$128,509
2001123$126,309