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 1473 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $163,846.27
$163,846.27
Average Salary in 2024
$152,892.64
Median Salary in 2024
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32.37% Male |
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67.63% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
1,233 employees received a salary between $100,000 - $209,019 |
227 employees received a salary between $209,019 - $318,038 |
11 employees received a salary between $318,038 - $427,057 |
2 employees received a salary between $427,057 - $536,076 |
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 Executive Director, Executive Programs are $163,846.27 and $152,892.64, respectively.
In 2024, Joshua Basseches, holding the position of Director And Chief Executive Officer at the Royal Ontario Museum received the highest salary of $536,076.33 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Stephanie Hodnett, serving as the Executive Director, Executive Programs at University of Toronto , earned the highest salary of $197,875.84 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Executive Director, Executive Programs and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Art Gallery of Ontario with an average pay of $405,092.36; Ontario Financing Authority with an average pay of $379,926.66; Royal Ontario Museum with an average pay of $330,426.49; Ontario HIV Treatment Network with an average pay of $329,646.07; and Electrical Contractors Assoc Of Ontario with an average pay of $327,065.00.
A total of 888 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 Executive Director, Executive Programs and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Seconded (Tourism, Culture and Sport) with an average pay of $225,723.32; Government of Ontario - Legislative Assembly and Offices with an average pay of $220,542.69; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $216,025.02.
There were 11 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 Executive Director, Executive Programs is 32.37% male and 67.63% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 1473 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 1473 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Joshua Basseches | Director And Chief Executive Officer | Royal Ontario Museum | $536,076 |
Rami Mayer | Executive Director, Schulich Executive Education Centre | York University | $431,474 |
Stephan Jost | Michael And Sonja Koerner Director And Chief Executive Officer | Art Gallery of Ontario | $405,092 |
Mehmet M Kristal | Professor / Executive Director / Program Director | York University | $398,215 |
Alexander Brat | Senior Executive Director, Labour Relations | University of Toronto | $391,107 |
Michael Manning | Executive Director And Chief Investment Officer | Ontario Financing Authority | $379,927 |
Darina Landa | Executive Director, Advancement, Temerty Faculty of Medicine And Assistant Vice-President, Advancement Relations with Health Care Institutions | University of Toronto | $377,709 |
Marie Limanni | Program Executive Director, Student Systems Renewal Program | York University | $364,000 |
Sharon Bollenbach | Executive Director World Cup Hosting 2026 | City of Toronto | $335,504 |
Jean Bacon | Executive Director | Ontario HIV Treatment Network | $329,646 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 1,473 | $163,846 |
2023 | 1,440 | $159,739 |
2022 | 1,365 | $154,953 |
2021 | 1,323 | $154,915 |
2020 | 1,251 | $152,749 |
2019 | 1,152 | $150,898 |
2018 | 1,092 | $150,799 |