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 51 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $133,638.37
$133,638.37
Average Salary in 2024
$125,533.11
Median Salary in 2024
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62.00% Male |
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38.00% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
27 employees received a salary between $102,802 - $126,667 |
9 employees received a salary between $126,667 - $150,531 |
13 employees received a salary between $150,531 - $174,396 |
2 employees received a salary between $174,396 - $198,260 |
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 Principal Planner are $133,638.37 and $125,533.11, respectively.
In 2024, Joyce Poon, holding the position of Senior Planner / Planificateur principal at the Independent Electricity System Operator received the highest salary of $198,260.24 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Marsha Paley, serving as the Principal Planner at Regional Municipality of Peel , earned the highest salary of $165,573.04 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Principal Planner and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $157,785.78; Regional Municipality of Peel with an average pay of $152,282.74; Town of Whitby with an average pay of $127,384.15; Ontario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario) with an average pay of $120,411.88; and City of Oshawa with an average pay of $119,667.41.
A total of 10 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 Principal Planner and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $147,819.41; and Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $127,729.61.
There were 2 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 Principal Planner is 62.00% male and 38.00% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 51 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 51 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Joyce Poon | Senior Planner / Planificateur principal | Independent Electricity System Operator | $198,260 |
Dana Jenkins | Principal Planner Development Services | Regional Municipality of Peel | $177,743 |
Joy Simms | Principal Planner Development Services | Regional Municipality of Peel | $169,316 |
Marsha Paley | Principal Planner | Regional Municipality of Peel | $165,573 |
Farid Chagla | Senior Planner / Planificateur principal | Independent Electricity System Operator | $161,324 |
Shuai Chen | Senior Planner / Planificateur principal | Independent Electricity System Operator | $161,089 |
Xiao Zhang | Senior Planner / Planificateur principal | Independent Electricity System Operator | $160,484 |
Tao Tao | Senior Planner / Planificateur principal | Independent Electricity System Operator | $157,329 |
James Yue | Senior Planner / Planificateur principal | Independent Electricity System Operator | $156,405 |
Patrick Amaral | Principal Planner Development Services | Regional Municipality of Peel | $156,069 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 51 | $133,638 |
2023 | 49 | $124,682 |
2022 | 43 | $122,190 |
2021 | 35 | $119,269 |
2020 | 32 | $117,848 |
2019 | 35 | $119,628 |
2018 | 32 | $116,926 |
2017 | 31 | $114,480 |
2016 | 23 | $117,827 |
2015 | 27 | $119,413 |
2014 | 17 | $118,334 |
2013 | 5 | $107,873 |
2012 | 3 | $111,628 |
2003 | 1 | $100,609 |