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 343 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $145,585.62

$145,585.62

Average Salary in 2024

$142,737.86

Median Salary in 2024

Male
78.40% 
Male
Female
21.60%
Female
343 employees (Security Officer)
1 343
Low: $100K Median: $143K High: $317K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

220 employees received a salary between $100,099 - $154,315
106 employees received a salary between $154,315 - $208,531
11 employees received a salary between $208,531 - $262,746
6 employees received a salary between $262,746 - $316,962

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 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Security Officer are $145,585.62 and $142,737.86, respectively.

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

In 2024, Maneesh Agnihotri, holding the position of Chief Information Security Officer at the City of Toronto received the highest salary of $316,962.05 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. David Hetherton, serving as the Security Officer at Legal Aid Ontario , earned the highest salary of $158,615.03 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 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Security Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Metrolinx with an average pay of $292,072.39; Governing Council of The Salvation Army In Canada with an average pay of $273,900.77; Scarborough Health Network with an average pay of $269,264.87; Workplace Safety and Insurance Board with an average pay of $264,838.57; and City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission with an average pay of $249,603.10.

A total of 50 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 2024, 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 $233,585.98; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $193,013.74; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $189,969.03.

There were 9 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 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Security Officer is 78.40% male and 21.60% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 343 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 343 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Maneesh Agnihotri Chief Information Security Officer City of Toronto $316,962
Tom Everett Executive Vice President And Chief Information Security Officer Metrolinx $292,072
Vincenzo Galati Regional Chief Information Security Officer Scarborough Health Network $269,265
Tara Coxon Vice President And Cyber Security Officer St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton $272,023
Steven Ferrigni Vice President And Chief Information Security Officer Workplace Safety and Insurance Board $264,839
Amer Khan Chief Information Security Officer Governing Council of The Salvation Army In Canada $273,901
Anshul Srivastava Chief Information Security Officer City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission $249,603
Kashif Masood Parvaiz Chief Info Security Officer University Health Network $238,822
Franklin Post Corporate Information Security Officer Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) $231,352
Mohamed Omar Chief Technology And Information Security Officer; Director Information Technology And Security Centre for Addiction and Mental Health $231,300

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2024343$145,586
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