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 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
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20.18% Male |
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79.82% Female |
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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.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Pathologist are $150,053.26 and $117,788.41, respectively.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
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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 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 1,101 | $150,053 |
2023 | 692 | $165,172 |
2022 | 464 | $189,535 |
2021 | 420 | $199,861 |
2020 | 417 | $194,829 |
2019 | 292 | $225,510 |
2018 | 245 | $251,358 |
2017 | 215 | $276,338 |
2016 | 230 | $263,339 |
2015 | 244 | $258,254 |
2014 | 229 | $291,429 |
2013 | 276 | $235,706 |
2012 | 268 | $298,105 |
2011 | 231 | $264,051 |
2010 | 239 | $270,083 |
2009 | 230 | $273,602 |
2008 | 217 | $275,671 |
2007 | 201 | $276,259 |
2006 | 191 | $263,418 |
2005 | 167 | $225,408 |
2004 | 146 | $214,399 |
2003 | 155 | $200,520 |
2002 | 137 | $186,012 |
2001 | 136 | $175,695 |