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 144 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $117,785.28

$117,785.28

Average Salary in 2024

$116,651.77

Median Salary in 2024

Male
73.12% 
Male
Female
26.88%
Female
144 employees (Software Developer)
1 144
Low: $100K Median: $117K High: $183K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

95 employees received a salary between $100,261 - $120,848
41 employees received a salary between $120,848 - $141,434
6 employees received a salary between $141,434 - $162,021
2 employees received a salary between $162,021 - $182,607

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Software Developer listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Software Developer are $117,785.28 and $116,651.77, respectively.

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

In 2024, Marcelo Lotif Araujo, holding the position of Senior Software Developer, Machine Learning at the Vector Institute received the highest salary of $182,607.29 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Ekta Sindhwani, serving as the Software Developer at University Health Network , earned the highest salary of $126,042.83 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 Software Developer?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Software Developer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Vector Institute with an average pay of $148,090.04; Workplace Safety and Insurance Board with an average pay of $129,182.36; Metrolinx with an average pay of $125,730.71; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre with an average pay of $119,769.42; and Simcoe County District School Board with an average pay of $118,808.67.

A total of 18 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 Software Developer?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Software Developer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Crown Agencies with an average pay of $123,415.01; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $116,494.81; and Universities with an average pay of $115,594.26.

There were 6 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Software Developer in Ontario?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Software Developer is 73.12% male and 26.88% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 144 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 144 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Sandra Xia Li Senior Software Developer, Integration Workplace Safety and Insurance Board $173,299
Marcelo Lotif Araujo Senior Software Developer, Machine Learning Vector Institute $182,607
Weiling Zhao Senior Software Developer, Integration Workplace Safety and Insurance Board $158,969
Ting Huang Senior Software Developer, Integration Workplace Safety and Insurance Board $149,239
Chad I Thomas Senior Software Developer Metrolinx $145,582
Biao Shao Senior Software Developer, Integration Workplace Safety and Insurance Board $145,544
Vinod Manuel Thanapaul Senior Software Developer Metrolinx $144,171
Viral C Patel Senior Software Developer Metrolinx $143,511
Nazir Hussain Senior Software Developer Metrolinx $140,935
Zhen Yu Liu Senior Software Developer Metrolinx $140,300

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2024144$117,785
202393$115,352
202263$112,728
202123$111,184
202022$110,559
201916$110,505
201812$110,179
20176$106,378
20167$102,675
20154$109,168
20101$104,362