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 1101 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $150,053.26

$150,053.26

Average Salary in 2024

$117,788.41

Median Salary in 2024

Male
20.18% 
Male
Female
79.82%
Female
1101 employees (Pathologist)
1 1101
Low: $100K Median: $118K High: $452K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

935 employees received a salary between $100,098 - $188,044
13 employees received a salary between $188,044 - $275,990
125 employees received a salary between $275,990 - $363,935
28 employees received a salary between $363,935 - $451,881

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

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Pathologist are $150,053.26 and $117,788.41, respectively.

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

In 2024, Michael Pollanen, holding the position of Chief Forensic Pathologist at the Solicitor General received the highest salary of $451,881.94 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Michelle R Downes, serving as the Pathologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , earned the highest salary of $432,362.26 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 Pathologist?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Pathologist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Solicitor General with an average pay of $365,883.07; Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (Eorla) with an average pay of $322,154.98; Cambridge Memorial Hospital with an average pay of $316,073.27; The Hospital for Sick Children with an average pay of $275,024.77; and St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital with an average pay of $271,604.70.

A total of 120 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 Pathologist?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Pathologist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $349,109.69; Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $238,736.01; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $162,162.81.

There were 6 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Pathologist in Ontario?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Pathologist is 20.18% male and 79.82% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 1101 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 1101 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Michael Pollanen Chief Forensic Pathologist Solicitor General $451,882
Harmanjatinder Sekhon Pathologist / Pathologiste Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (Eorla) $444,649
Michael Pickup Deputy Chief Forensic Pathologist Solicitor General $434,288
Jayantha Herath Deputy Chief Forensic Pathologist Solicitor General $433,894
Michelle R Downes Pathologist Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre $432,362
Adrian Levine Neuropathologist The Hospital for Sick Children $428,390
Pauline Henry Chief Pathologist Michael Garron Hospital $414,816
Rita Kandel Pathologist-in-Chief Sinai Health System $412,646
Liza Boucher Deputy Chief Forensic Pathologist Solicitor General $410,345
Michael D’agostino Associate Pathologist / Pathologiste adjoint Sault Area Hospital $390,217

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
20241,101$150,053
2023692$165,172
2022464$189,535
2021420$199,861
2020417$194,829
2019292$225,510
2018245$251,358
2017215$276,338
2016230$263,339
2015244$258,254
2014229$291,429
2013276$235,706
2012268$298,105
2011231$264,051
2010239$270,083
2009230$273,602
2008217$275,671
2007201$276,259
2006191$263,418
2005167$225,408
2004146$214,399
2003155$200,520
2002137$186,012
2001136$175,695