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 137 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $170,182.66

$170,182.66

Average Salary in 2023

$143,108.60

Median Salary in 2023

Male
40.44% 
Male
Female
59.56%
Female
137 employees (Secretary)
1 137
Low: $101K Median: $143K High: $665K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

116 employees received a salary between $101,030 - $242,142
18 employees received a salary between $242,142 - $383,255
2 employees received a salary between $383,255 - $524,367
1 employees received a salary between $524,367 - $665,479

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Secretary are $170,182.66 and $143,108.60, respectively.

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

In 2023, Michelle Diemanuele, holding the position of Secretary of the Cabinet at the Trillium Health Partners received the highest salary of $665,479.31 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Christi Estate Of Boissoin, serving as the Secretary at Lakeridge Health , earned the highest salary of $106,378.87 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 Secretary?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Secretary and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Trillium Health Partners with an average pay of $665,479.31; Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $323,609.70; Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation with an average pay of $319,125.11; Peel District School Board with an average pay of $304,243.53; and Conestoga College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning with an average pay of $285,555.30.

A total of 84 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 Secretary?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Secretary and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Seconded (Cabinet Office) with an average pay of $665,479.31; School Boards with an average pay of $223,693.66; and Government of Ontario - Legislative Assembly and Offices with an average pay of $208,068.22.

There were 11 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Secretary in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Secretary is 40.44% male and 59.56% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 137 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 137 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Michelle Diemanuele Secretary of the Cabinet Trillium Health Partners $665,479
Steven Davidson Secretary of the Cabinet Cabinet Office $452,421
Ronald P Goodyear Chief Financial Officer And Territorial Financial Secretary Governing Council of The Salvation Army In Canada $397,311
Grace Bhesania Corporate Secretary And Director Ontario Securities Commission $323,610
Tony Wong Senior Vice President, Governance Legal And Compliance, General Counsel And Corporate Secretary Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation $319,125
Roselle Drummond Secretary of the Governing Council University of Toronto $299,118
Darragh Meagher General Counsel And Corporate Secretary City of Toronto - Toronto Community Housing Corp. $299,553
Rashmi Swarup Director, Education And Secretary to the Board Peel District School Board $304,244
Heather Greenberg Corporate Secretary And Deputy General Counsel Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario $292,082
Dean Bulloch Vice President, Human Resources, Corporate Services, And Secretary General to the Board of Governors Conestoga College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning $285,555

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023137$170,183
2017109$164,833
200767$169,208
200657$177,593