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 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

Male
62.00% 
Male
Female
38.00%
Female
51 employees (Principal Planner)
1 51
Low: $103K Median: $126K High: $198K

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.

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

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.

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

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.

What are the top 5 public organizations in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Principal Planner?

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.

What are the top 3 public sectors in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Principal Planner?

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.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Principal Planner in Ontario?

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
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

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202451$133,638
202349$124,682
202243$122,190
202135$119,269
202032$117,848
201935$119,628
201832$116,926
201731$114,480
201623$117,827
201527$119,413
201417$118,334
20135$107,873
20123$111,628
20031$100,609