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 2024 Sunshine List, there were 320 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $123,019.34

$123,019.34

Average Salary in 2024

$123,098.62

Median Salary in 2024

Male
12.42% 
Male
Female
87.58%
Female
320 employees (Nurse Specialist)
1 320
Low: $100K Median: $123K High: $150K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

58 employees received a salary between $100,170 - $112,702
130 employees received a salary between $112,702 - $125,234
92 employees received a salary between $125,234 - $137,765
40 employees received a salary between $137,765 - $150,297

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Nurse Specialist listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Nurse Specialist are $123,019.34 and $123,098.62, respectively.

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

In 2024, Kari Barnard, holding the position of Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist at the St. Joseph’s Health Care London received the highest salary of $150,297.92 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Sandra Wong, serving as the Nurse Specialist at The University of Ottawa Heart Institute , earned the highest salary of $128,661.49 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 Nurse Specialist?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Nurse Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre with an average pay of $143,448.14; Kingston Health Sciences Centre with an average pay of $137,445.56; St. Joseph’s Health Care London with an average pay of $135,382.11; Northumberland Hills Hospital with an average pay of $130,336.75; and William Osler Health System with an average pay of $130,282.78.

A total of 44 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 Nurse Specialist?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Nurse Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $123,647.90; Universities with an average pay of $123,550.40; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $118,635.45.

There were 5 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Nurse Specialist is 12.42% male and 87.58% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 320 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 320 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Kari Barnard Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $150,298
Lia Kutzscher Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $148,629
Catherine Dain Clinical Nurse Specialist Kingston Health Sciences Centre $148,559
Justine Jewell Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $148,441
Diana Yates Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $148,372
Kandus Wainman Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $148,370
Rob Mackenzie Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $148,369
Sarah Bajura Maclaren Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $148,278
Brooke Dougherty Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $148,259
Jennifer Safadi Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $148,259

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2024320$123,019
2023294$121,080
2022232$113,971
2021201$110,003
2020196$112,151
2019164$108,687
2018149$108,303
2017122$107,208
2016102$106,590
201588$106,654
201347$106,477
201233$106,411
201128$106,579
201022$105,838
200933$136,388