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 293 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $146,263.26

$146,263.26

Average Salary in 2023

$144,432.78

Median Salary in 2023

Male
79.86% 
Male
Female
20.14%
Female
293 employees (Security Officer)
1 293
Low: $100K Median: $144K High: $279K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

147 employees received a salary between $100,272 - $144,961
128 employees received a salary between $144,961 - $189,650
10 employees received a salary between $189,650 - $234,339
8 employees received a salary between $234,339 - $279,028

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Security Officer are $146,263.26 and $144,432.78, respectively.

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

In 2023, Maneesh Agnihotri, holding the position of Chief Information Security Officer at the City of Toronto received the highest salary of $279,028.24 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. David Hetherton, serving as the Security Officer at Legal Aid Ontario , earned the highest salary of $143,571.64 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 Security Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Security Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: City of Toronto with an average pay of $279,028.24; University of Toronto with an average pay of $274,474.35; Governing Council of The Salvation Army In Canada with an average pay of $265,670.15; Metrolinx with an average pay of $258,643.62; and Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $258,085.76.

A total of 38 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 Security Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Security Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $230,690.40; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $219,820.93; and School Boards with an average pay of $208,204.66.

There were 10 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Security Officer in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Security Officer is 79.86% male and 20.14% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 293 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 293 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Maneesh Agnihotri Chief Information Security Officer City of Toronto $279,028
Isaac Straley Chief Information Security Officer And Deputy Chief Information Officer University of Toronto $274,474
Tom Everett Vice President, Systems Architecture And Chief Information Security Officer Metrolinx $258,644
Cezar Drugescu Chief Information Security Officer Ontario Securities Commission $258,086
Sunil Chand Vice President Cyber And Information Security Officer Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation $256,257
William Lu Director Information Security And Chief Information Security Officer Independent Electricity System Operator $254,846
Amer Khan Chief Information Security Officer Governing Council of The Salvation Army In Canada $265,670
Kashif Masood Parvaiz Chief Info Security Officer University Health Network $244,194
Franklin Post Corporate Information Security Officer Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board $215,176
John Mccormick Chief Information And Security Officer Upper Grand District School Board $208,205

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023293$146,263
2022258$135,968
2021262$134,361
2020286$131,553
2019261$125,462
2018234$121,686
2017225$121,539
2016245$119,680
2015194$112,293
2014127$111,914
201370$112,616
201141$111,404
2009103$114,054