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 318 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $123,605.66

$123,605.66

Average Salary in 2024

$118,612.00

Median Salary in 2024

Male
41.71% 
Male
Female
58.29%
Female
318 employees (Strategic Advisor)
1 318
Low: $100K Median: $119K High: $317K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

299 employees received a salary between $100,177 - $154,460
13 employees received a salary between $154,460 - $208,743
4 employees received a salary between $208,743 - $263,026
2 employees received a salary between $263,026 - $317,309

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

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Strategic Advisor are $123,605.66 and $118,612.00, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Strategic Advisor in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2024, Lyndon Martin, holding the position of Professor / Senior Advisor on Strategic Academic Program Initiatives at the York University received the highest salary of $317,309.19 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Greg Doyle, serving as the Strategic Advisor at London Health Sciences Centre , earned the highest salary of $207,783.09 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 Strategic Advisor?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Strategic Advisor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Scarborough Health Network with an average pay of $240,965.56; Municipality of Clarington with an average pay of $235,071.40; Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning with an average pay of $208,331.15; Lakehead University with an average pay of $207,525.87; and McMaster University with an average pay of $200,004.24.

A total of 78 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 Strategic Advisor?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Strategic Advisor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: School Boards with an average pay of $166,011.69; Colleges with an average pay of $156,423.56; and Universities with an average pay of $152,070.55.

There were 9 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Strategic Advisor in Ontario?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Strategic Advisor is 41.71% male and 58.29% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 318 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 318 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Lyndon Martin Professor / Senior Advisor on Strategic Academic Program Initiatives York University $317,309
John Stewart Preston Associate Dean / Professor / Strategic Advisor McMaster University $278,240
Juliet Daniel Associate Dean / Professor / Strategic Advisor McMaster University $248,234
Michelle Gordon Senior Strategic Advisor, System Transformation Scarborough Health Network $240,966
Carlos Salazar Strategic Project Advisor Municipality of Clarington $235,071
James Cornish Strategic Advisor to the Chief of Police City of Toronto - Police Service $211,790
Greg Doyle Strategic Advisor London Health Sciences Centre $207,783
Richard Godsmark Strategic Advisor Institutional Digital Innovation Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning $208,331
Heather Murchison Vice Provost And Strategic Advisor to the President Lakehead University $207,526
Antonio Sergi Director And Senior Advisor Strategic Growth City of Hamilton $197,381

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2024318$123,606
2023209$118,697
2022171$119,860
2021144$123,871
2020114$120,161
201983$118,122
201879$113,694
201758$118,345
201648$114,251
201535$116,918
201430$128,799
201329$137,595
201224$122,610
201116$112,655
201011$108,109
20087$141,782