The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2023 Sunshine List, there were 1367 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $109,242.63
$109,242.63
Average Salary in 2023
$109,231.18
Median Salary in 2023
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15.19% Male |
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84.81% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
1,205 employees received a salary between $100,025 - $114,626 |
145 employees received a salary between $114,626 - $129,227 |
13 employees received a salary between $129,227 - $143,828 |
4 employees received a salary between $143,828 - $158,429 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Social Worker 2 are $109,242.63 and $109,231.18, respectively.
In 2023, Breanna Elliotson, holding the position of Social Worker at the Niagara Health System received the highest salary of $158,429.94 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Sue Hutton, serving as the Social Worker 2 at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health , earned the highest salary of $103,555.90 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Social Worker 2 and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Groves Memorial Community Hospital with an average pay of $135,533.98; Halton Catholic District School Board with an average pay of $134,245.98; Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology with an average pay of $127,123.53; Greater Essex County District School Board with an average pay of $125,315.25; and Lennox and Addington County General Hospital with an average pay of $123,568.26.
A total of 106 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Social Worker 2 and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Colleges with an average pay of $127,123.53; Universities with an average pay of $114,508.35; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $109,805.84.
There were 6 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Social Worker 2 is 15.19% male and 84.81% female, respectively.
The 2023 Sunshine List has 1367 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 1367 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Breanna Elliotson | Social Worker | Niagara Health System | $158,430 |
Paul Rivers | Social Worker | Sinai Health System | $153,252 |
Rachel Chard | Social Worker Master Social Work | Northumberland Hills Hospital | $151,822 |
Siu-lun Leung | Social Worker | Grand River Hospital Corporation | $149,341 |
Miranda Iacurci | Social Worker | Brockville General Hospital | $141,663 |
Patricia Codner | Senior Manager, Social Workers | Halton Catholic District School Board | $141,439 |
Melanie Walker | Social Worker | Joseph Brant Hospital | $136,729 |
Heather Carter-Dwyer | Chief Social Worker | York Region District School Board | $135,498 |
Kelsey St. Dennis | Social Worker | Groves Memorial Community Hospital | $135,534 |
Pam George | Social Worker | St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton | $133,254 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2023 | 1,367 | $109,243 |
2022 | 606 | $103,830 |
2021 | 416 | $105,421 |
2020 | 505 | $104,172 |
2019 | 130 | $105,027 |
2018 | 79 | $106,844 |