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 1000 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $130,614.03

$130,614.03

Average Salary in 2023

$128,554.69

Median Salary in 2023

Male
47.70% 
Male
Female
52.30%
Female
1000 employees (Planning Manager)
1 1000
Low: $100K Median: $129K High: $249K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

672 employees received a salary between $100,253 - $137,478
308 employees received a salary between $137,478 - $174,703
15 employees received a salary between $174,703 - $211,927
5 employees received a salary between $211,927 - $249,152

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Planning Manager are $130,614.03 and $128,554.69, respectively.

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

In 2023, Haiqing Xu, holding the position of Deputy City Manager, Planning And Growth Management at the City of Vaughan received the highest salary of $249,152.02 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Cristal Laanstra, serving as the Planning Manager at Municipality of Trent Hills , earned the highest salary of $110,193.46 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 Planning Manager?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Planning Manager and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Upper Grand District School Board with an average pay of $190,124.95; South Bruce Grey Health Centre with an average pay of $188,229.32; City of Cornwall with an average pay of $171,157.73; Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $169,733.26; and Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $164,655.81.

A total of 251 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 Planning Manager?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Planning Manager and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $164,655.81; Seconded (Energy) with an average pay of $154,232.19; and Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $134,029.64.

There were 12 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Planning Manager in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Planning Manager is 47.70% male and 52.30% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 1000 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 1000 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Haiqing Xu Deputy City Manager, Planning And Growth Management City of Vaughan $249,152
Don Herweyer General Manager, Planning, Real Estate And Economic Development City of Ottawa $237,665
Robert Elliott General Manager, Engineering, Planning And Environment County of Simcoe $215,972
Heidi De Vries General Manager, People, Legislated Services And Planning City of Brantford $212,129
Scott Mathers Deputy City Manager, Planning And Economic Development City of London $218,100
Vipul Agrawal Senior Manager Demand And Conservation Planning Independent Electricity System Operator $202,508
Stephen Robichaud General Manager Planning And Economic Development City of Hamilton $200,350
Bonnie Chan Manager Planning Assessments Independent Electricity System Operator $194,364
Marlene Khalil Senior Manager, Training Planning And Design Ontario Power Generation $192,008
Ruchika Angrish Manager of Planning Upper Grand District School Board $190,125

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
20231,000$130,614
2021792$124,949
2020733$125,230
2019674$123,249
2018660$122,645
2016549$120,372
2015523$120,121
2014538$119,436
2013494$118,197
2012469$117,430
2011433$116,949
2010415$116,439
2009358$116,717