The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2024 Sunshine List, there were 2324 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $113,900.39
$113,900.39
Average Salary in 2024
$112,463.46
Median Salary in 2024
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16.25% Male |
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83.75% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
1,794 employees received a salary between $100,170 - $119,517 |
506 employees received a salary between $119,517 - $138,863 |
17 employees received a salary between $138,863 - $158,210 |
7 employees received a salary between $158,210 - $177,556 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Social Worker are $113,900.39 and $112,463.46, respectively.
In 2024, Erin Schreiter, holding the position of Chief Social Worker at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board received the highest salary of $177,556.97 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Siu-lun Leung, serving as the Social Worker at Grand River Hospital Corporation , earned the highest salary of $165,741.92 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Social Worker and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Lambton Kent District School Board with an average pay of $141,612.39; City of Toronto with an average pay of $135,396.58; Ottawa Catholic School Board with an average pay of $133,241.25; The University of Ottawa Heart Institute with an average pay of $125,284.79; and Peel District School Board with an average pay of $124,830.13.
A total of 135 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Social Worker and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Colleges with an average pay of $118,763.64; School Boards with an average pay of $118,158.80; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $112,636.69.
There were 8 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Social Worker is 16.25% male and 83.75% female, respectively.
The 2024 Sunshine List has 2324 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 2324 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Erin Schreiter | Chief Social Worker | Waterloo Catholic District School Board | $177,557 |
Teresa Riccitelli-tito | Chief Social Worker | York Region District School Board | $176,515 |
Heather Carter-Dwyer | Chief Social Worker | York Region District School Board | $173,780 |
Vanessa Cocco | Chief, Social Worker | Toronto Catholic District School Board | $169,497 |
Siu-lun Leung | Social Worker | Grand River Hospital Corporation | $165,742 |
Darshinie Drijpal | Caseworker Employment And Social Services | City of Toronto | $165,073 |
Maria Pirozzi | Bachelor’s Social Worker | Sault Area Hospital | $160,820 |
Pina Grosso | Chief Social Worker | Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board | $155,762 |
Breanna Elliotson | Social Worker | Niagara Health System | $155,705 |
Robin Thomas | Social Worker | Southlake Regional Health Centre | $152,743 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 2,324 | $113,900 |
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 |
2017 | 40 | $109,086 |
2016 | 42 | $111,276 |
2015 | 48 | $105,803 |
2014 | 32 | $107,662 |
2013 | 22 | $107,565 |
2012 | 45 | $105,181 |
2011 | 15 | $111,783 |
2010 | 22 | $106,337 |
2009 | 8 | $118,281 |
2008 | 7 | $117,300 |