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 2195 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $171,256.73
$171,256.73
Average Salary in 2024
$168,862.88
Median Salary in 2024
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56.08% Male |
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43.92% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
1,679 employees received a salary between $100,126 - $200,072 |
480 employees received a salary between $200,072 - $300,017 |
30 employees received a salary between $300,017 - $399,963 |
6 employees received a salary between $399,963 - $499,908 |
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 Faculty are $171,256.73 and $168,862.88, respectively.
In 2024, Lionel Trevor Young, holding the position of Vice-President And Provost; Professor of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $499,908.92 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Davide Gaiotto, serving as the Faculty at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics , earned the highest salary of $360,317.13 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Faculty and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics with an average pay of $251,440.06; York University with an average pay of $228,672.28; Brock University with an average pay of $217,811.35; University of St. Michael’s College with an average pay of $215,215.16; and Queen’s University with an average pay of $206,587.41.
A total of 43 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 Faculty and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $221,493.96; Universities with an average pay of $171,548.43; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $166,411.67.
There were 4 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 Faculty is 56.08% male and 43.92% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 2195 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 2195 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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James Orbinski | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $491,968 |
Lionel Trevor Young | Vice-President And Provost; Professor of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine | University of Toronto | $499,909 |
Cheryl Regehr | Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work | University of Toronto | $485,050 |
Patricia Houston | Professor, Anesthesiology And Pain Medicine, Vice Dean, Medical Education And Interim Dean, Temerty Faculty of Medicine | University of Toronto | $414,526 |
John Tsotsos | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $403,441 |
Melanie Woodin | Professor of Cell And Systems Biology And Dean, Faculty of Arts And Science | University of Toronto | $404,245 |
Kenneth Coley | Dean (Faculty of Engineering) / Professor | University of Western Ontario | $377,885 |
Darina Landa | Executive Director, Advancement, Temerty Faculty of Medicine And Assistant Vice-President, Advancement Relations with Health Care Institutions | University of Toronto | $377,709 |
Theo Peridis | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $371,780 |
Christopher Yip | Professor of Chemical Engineering And Institute of Biomedical Engineering, And Dean, Faculty of Applied Science And Engineering | University of Toronto | $372,117 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 2,195 | $171,257 |
2023 | 1,995 | $161,592 |
2022 | 1,764 | $156,599 |
2021 | 1,673 | $154,526 |
2020 | 1,620 | $155,080 |
2019 | 1,599 | $151,969 |
2018 | 1,507 | $150,460 |
2017 | 1,430 | $145,182 |
2016 | 1,399 | $142,230 |
2015 | 1,342 | $142,160 |
2014 | 1,475 | $135,457 |
2013 | 1,402 | $133,060 |
2012 | 1,298 | $130,565 |
2011 | 1,282 | $129,874 |
2010 | 1,051 | $127,963 |
2009 | 1,134 | $128,257 |
2008 | 947 | $126,756 |
2007 | 848 | $125,373 |
2006 | 570 | $124,091 |
2005 | 467 | $120,302 |
2004 | 298 | $116,931 |
2003 | 226 | $116,062 |
2002 | 170 | $114,271 |
2001 | 146 | $113,234 |