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 248 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $169,491.15

$169,491.15

Average Salary in 2023

$161,631.56

Median Salary in 2023

Male
46.15% 
Male
Female
53.85%
Female
248 employees (Program Associate)
1 248
Low: $100K Median: $162K High: $399K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

157 employees received a salary between $100,076 - $174,904
74 employees received a salary between $174,904 - $249,732
13 employees received a salary between $249,732 - $324,559
4 employees received a salary between $324,559 - $399,387

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Program Associate are $169,491.15 and $161,631.56, respectively.

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

In 2023, Wei Wang, holding the position of Director (Master of Finance - Beijing), Associate Dean (Professional Graduate Programs), Professor at the Queen’s University received the highest salary of $399,387.66 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Robertino Celebre, serving as the Program Associate at Workplace Safety and Insurance Board , earned the highest salary of $127,414.19 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 Program Associate?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Program Associate and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Scarborough Health Network with an average pay of $254,408.46; Toronto Metropolitan University with an average pay of $250,586.07; York Region District School Board with an average pay of $214,495.37; Queen’s University with an average pay of $198,212.01; and University of Windsor with an average pay of $197,871.73.

A total of 32 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 Program Associate?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Program Associate and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $254,408.46; School Boards with an average pay of $214,495.37; and Universities with an average pay of $171,438.56.

There were 7 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Program Associate in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Program Associate is 46.15% male and 53.85% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 248 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 248 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Wei Wang Director (Master of Finance - Beijing), Associate Dean (Professional Graduate Programs), Professor Queen’s University $399,388
Mehmet Murat Kristal Associate Professor / Executive Director / Program Director York University $351,671
Larissa Katz Professor of Law And Associate Dean, Graduate Programs University of Toronto $337,757
Amin Mawani Associate Professor / Professor / Program Director York University $331,507
Ashwin Joshi Associate Dean / Associate Professor / Program Director York University $304,803
Lynnette Purda Associate Dean (Graduate Programs), Professor Queen’s University $289,389
Mike Valente Associate Professor / Undergraduate Program Director / Director York University $282,269
Viswanath U Trivedi Associate Professor / Program Director York University $281,732
Dionne Aleman Professor of Mechanical And Industrial Engineering And Associate Dean, Cross-Disciplinary Programs University of Toronto $280,901
Normand Labrie Professor of Education And Associate Dean, Programs University of Toronto $276,752

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023248$169,491
2022192$169,205
2021137$169,748
202088$150,289
201963$154,749
201862$159,290
201780$151,675
201671$159,555
201557$151,164
201463$155,338
201345$161,745