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 294 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $121,080.09

$121,080.09

Average Salary in 2023

$120,606.89

Median Salary in 2023

Male
13.15% 
Male
Female
86.85%
Female
294 employees (Nurse Specialist)
1 294
Low: $100K Median: $121K High: $178K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

136 employees received a salary between $100,131 - $119,569
132 employees received a salary between $119,569 - $139,007
25 employees received a salary between $139,007 - $158,445
1 employees received a salary between $158,445 - $177,883

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Nurse Specialist are $121,080.09 and $120,606.89, respectively.

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

In 2023, Andrea Trainor, holding the position of Clinical Nurse Specialist at the Queensway Carleton Hospital received the highest salary of $177,883.55 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Juanita Wilzer, serving as the Nurse Specialist at The Ottawa Hospital , earned the highest salary of $130,733.83 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 2023, 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 $149,060.97; Regional Municipality of Peel with an average pay of $144,895.86; Campbellford Memorial Hospital with an average pay of $143,614.62; Kingston Health Sciences Centre with an average pay of $138,573.95; and Queensway Carleton Hospital with an average pay of $136,300.48.

A total of 45 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 2023, 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 $121,178.53; Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $118,455.55; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $116,692.12.

There were 4 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 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Nurse Specialist is 13.15% male and 86.85% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 294 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 294 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Andrea Trainor Clinical Nurse Specialist Queensway Carleton Hospital $177,884
Swphana Sebastian Clinical Nurse Specialist Unity Health Toronto $154,560
Jennifer Safadi Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $150,209
Sharron A Runions Clinical Nurse Specialist Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre $149,359
Maria Armi C Armesto-heys Clinical Nurse Specialist Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre $148,763
Kari Barnard Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $148,469
Diana Yates Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $148,231
Rob Mackenzie Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $147,914
Lia Kutzscher Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Nurse Specialist St. Joseph’s Health Care London $146,960
Daniela Gaeta Clinical Nurse Specialist Unity Health Toronto $145,509

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
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