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 95 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $116,644.62

$116,644.62

Average Salary in 2023

$113,961.54

Median Salary in 2023

Male
73.86% 
Male
Female
26.14%
Female
95 employees (Software Engineer)
1 95
Low: $101K Median: $114K High: $177K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

61 employees received a salary between $100,538 - $119,579
29 employees received a salary between $119,579 - $138,621
4 employees received a salary between $138,621 - $157,662
1 employees received a salary between $157,662 - $176,703

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 Engineer listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Software Engineer are $116,644.62 and $113,961.54, respectively.

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

In 2023, Adnan Smajlovic, holding the position of Director, Software Engineering at the Mars Discovery District received the highest salary of $176,703.95 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Travis England, serving as the Software Engineer at Liquor Control Board of Ontario , earned the highest salary of $118,412.01 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 Engineer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Software Engineer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Mars Discovery District with an average pay of $132,042.49; University Health Network with an average pay of $127,515.79; Liquor Control Board of Ontario with an average pay of $125,072.36; Sunnybrook Research Institute with an average pay of $116,429.12; and University of Toronto with an average pay of $115,621.80.

A total of 8 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 Engineer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Software Engineer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $128,919.81; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $127,515.79; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $116,089.26.

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 Engineer in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Software Engineer is 73.86% male and 26.14% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 95 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 95 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Adnan Smajlovic Director, Software Engineering Mars Discovery District $176,704
Valentina Nanushi Principal Software Engineer Ontario Health $152,909
Dhanashree Ghadge Technical Lead, Software Engineer Liquor Control Board of Ontario $140,744
Pengfei Yang Technical Lead, Software Engineer Liquor Control Board of Ontario $139,030
Shanshan Wang Principal Software Engineer Ontario Health $139,560
Amir Sedighi Senior Software Engineer Ontario Health $137,771
Niranjan Wijeyanathan Technical Lead, Software Engineer Liquor Control Board of Ontario $136,964
Ashley Stewart Senior Software Engineer Ontario Health $134,319
Renee Lee Lead Software Engineer Ontario Health $133,949
Michael Hui Principal Software Engineer Ontario Health $131,374

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202395$116,645
202217$119,141
202114$119,591
202011$119,744
20195$120,864