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 394 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $123,932.84

$123,932.84

Average Salary in 2024

$120,286.99

Median Salary in 2024

Male
31.43% 
Male
Female
68.57%
Female
394 employees (Program Lead)
1 394
Low: $100K Median: $120K High: $273K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

356 employees received a salary between $100,226 - $143,444
29 employees received a salary between $143,444 - $186,661
7 employees received a salary between $186,661 - $229,879
2 employees received a salary between $229,879 - $273,096

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 Lead listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Program Lead are $123,932.84 and $120,286.99, respectively.

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

In 2024, Jonathan Irish, holding the position of Vice President, Clinical Lead, Cancer Programs at the Ontario Health received the highest salary of $273,096.26 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Juella Ross, serving as the Program Lead at Liquor Control Board of Ontario , earned the highest salary of $195,364.28 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 Lead?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Program Lead and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Regional Municipality of Peel Police Services with an average pay of $217,520.26; Queen’s University with an average pay of $216,349.80; Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) with an average pay of $214,831.85; Liquor Control Board of Ontario with an average pay of $195,364.28; and Grand River Hospital Corporation with an average pay of $189,403.29.

A total of 92 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 Lead?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Program Lead and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: School Boards with an average pay of $135,601.10; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $124,572.22; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $124,219.24.

There were 8 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Program Lead is 31.43% male and 68.57% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 394 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 394 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Jonathan Irish Vice President, Clinical Lead, Cancer Programs Ontario Health $273,096
Jane Martin Vice President of Patient Care, Regional Vice President of Waterloo Wellington Regional Cancer Program And Freeport Lead Grand River Hospital Corporation $271,062
Rinku Sutradhar Senior Scientist And Program Lead Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) $223,267
John M Paterson Program Leader, Science Advisor, Research Delivery Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) $221,230
Rob Morrone Program Lead Data Analytics Regional Municipality of Peel Police Services $217,520
Victoria Remenda Director (Masters of Earth And Energy Resources Leadership Program), Department Head, Associate Professor Queen’s University $216,350
Anik Gosselin Psychologist Clinical Lead Programming Royal Ottawa Health Care Group $203,111
Susan Bronskill Senior Scientist And Program Lead Ices (Institute For Clinical Evaluative Sciences) $199,998
Juella Ross Program Lead Liquor Control Board of Ontario $195,364
Surendra Nawbatt Executive Lead, Renewals Program Public and Business Service Delivery $184,811

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2024394$123,933
2023266$117,059
2022232$115,512
2021196$115,314
2020204$113,720
2019152$112,487
2018152$111,750
2017126$110,982
2016107$112,079
201594$108,202
201464$110,204
201349$111,199
201243$108,835
201132$107,378
201026$108,184
200936$110,617
200817$128,874
200720$113,246