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 206 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $121,805.31

$121,805.31

Average Salary in 2023

$119,446.63

Median Salary in 2023

Male
68.18% 
Male
Female
31.82%
Female
206 employees (Lead Specialist)
1 206
Low: $100K Median: $119K High: $190K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

130 employees received a salary between $100,416 - $122,911
66 employees received a salary between $122,911 - $145,406
8 employees received a salary between $145,406 - $167,901
2 employees received a salary between $167,901 - $190,396

Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.

What were the average and median salaries for a Lead Specialist listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Lead Specialist are $121,805.31 and $119,446.63, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Lead Specialist in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Carmen Policelli, holding the position of Lead Distributed Systems Specialist at the Toronto Metropolitan University received the highest salary of $190,396.65 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Brian Boase, serving as the Lead Specialist at Toronto Metropolitan University , earned the highest salary of $124,080.57 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 Lead Specialist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Lead Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Regional Municipality of York with an average pay of $145,399.07; Unity Health Toronto with an average pay of $139,711.07; York Catholic District School Board with an average pay of $135,492.05; Liquor Control Board of Ontario with an average pay of $134,137.47; and Toronto District School Board with an average pay of $133,787.18.

A total of 26 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 Lead Specialist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Lead Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: School Boards with an average pay of $135,065.83; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $134,789.39; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $129,041.11.

There were 8 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Lead Specialist in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Lead Specialist is 68.18% male and 31.82% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 206 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 206 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Carmen Policelli Lead Distributed Systems Specialist Toronto Metropolitan University $190,397
Michael Macdonald Lead Computer System And Network Specialist Toronto Metropolitan University $176,895
Vivek Paul Operations Leader - Technical Security Specialist Unity Health Toronto $163,042
Emily Zhou Lead Distributed Systems Specialist Toronto Metropolitan University $157,158
Steven Keanie Information And Information Technology Lead Technology Specialist Transportation $152,316
Hong An Dong Information And Information Technology, Lead Technology Specialist Public and Business Service Delivery $151,466
Yali Liu Information And Information Technology Lead Technology Specialist Public and Business Service Delivery $150,259
Charith Senaratne Information And Information Technology Lead Technology Specialist Public and Business Service Delivery $148,758
Herman Lam Information And Information Technology Lead Technology Specialist Public and Business Service Delivery $147,304
Akshat Kashyap Information And Information Technology Lead Technology Specialist Public and Business Service Delivery $145,456

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023206$121,805
2022166$119,830
2021155$117,858