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 18 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $110,640.28

$110,640.28

Average Salary in 2023

$106,143.29

Median Salary in 2023

Male
38.89% 
Male
Female
61.11%
Female
18 employees (Specialist Payroll)
1 18
Low: $101K Median: $106K High: $154K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

13 employees received a salary between $101,309 - $114,471
3 employees received a salary between $114,471 - $127,633
1 employees received a salary between $127,633 - $140,794
1 employees received a salary between $140,794 - $153,956

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Specialist Payroll listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Specialist Payroll are $110,640.28 and $106,143.29, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Specialist Payroll in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Susie Nicolopoulos, holding the position of Senior Payroll Specialist at the Scarborough Health Network received the highest salary of $153,956.85 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Sunil Williams, serving as the Specialist Payroll at Regional Municipality of Peel , earned the highest salary of $106,928.60 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 Specialist Payroll?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Specialist Payroll and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Scarborough Health Network with an average pay of $153,956.85; University of Ottawa with an average pay of $119,618.34; City of Guelph with an average pay of $116,827.61; Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning with an average pay of $110,460.70; and City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission with an average pay of $110,304.63.

A total of 14 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 Specialist Payroll?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Specialist Payroll and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $114,344.75; Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $111,737.10; and Universities with an average pay of $110,822.07.

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

What is the representation of gender diversity for Specialist Payroll in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Specialist Payroll is 38.89% male and 61.11% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 18 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 18 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Susie Nicolopoulos Senior Payroll Specialist Scarborough Health Network $153,957
Kari Laursen Senior Payroll, Pension, And Benefits Specialist City of Guelph $133,090
Mark Dugas Lead Specialist, Payroll Systems University of Ottawa $119,618
Nikson Nagendram Payroll Specialist City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission $119,003
Sue Bechard Payroll, Pension, And Benefits Specialist City of Guelph $115,568
Pulkit Agarwal Payroll Specialist Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning $110,461
Sunil Williams Specialist Payroll Regional Municipality of Peel $106,929
Stacey Nash Payroll Application Specialist North York General Hospital $106,695
Kaitlyn Hannaberg Payroll Specialist London Health Sciences Centre $106,143
Julie O'Grady Payroll Specialist Regional Municipality of Waterloo - Police $104,139

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202318$110,640