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 317 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $117,010.59

$117,010.59

Average Salary in 2023

$113,563.46

Median Salary in 2023

Male
66.56% 
Male
Female
33.44%
Female
317 employees (Support Specialist)
1 317
Low: $100K Median: $114K High: $180K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

212 employees received a salary between $100,266 - $120,314
83 employees received a salary between $120,314 - $140,363
20 employees received a salary between $140,363 - $160,411
2 employees received a salary between $160,411 - $180,459

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Support Specialist are $117,010.59 and $113,563.46, respectively.

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

In 2023, Ajit Chaudhary, holding the position of Information Technology Services Technical Support Specialist at the Metrolinx received the highest salary of $180,459.22 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Alicia Arnold, serving as the Support Specialist at Ontario Power Generation , earned the highest salary of $125,760.18 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 Support Specialist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Support Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ross Memorial Hospital with an average pay of $138,917.20; Regional Municipality of Halton with an average pay of $133,740.57; Toronto District School Board with an average pay of $133,488.46; Workplace Safety and Insurance Board with an average pay of $132,747.46; and University of Windsor with an average pay of $132,030.92.

A total of 63 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 Support Specialist?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Support Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: School Boards with an average pay of $133,488.46; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $124,478.52; and Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $120,973.22.

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Support Specialist is 66.56% male and 33.44% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 317 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 317 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Ajit Chaudhary Information Technology Services Technical Support Specialist Metrolinx $180,459
Brent A Lanteigne Senior Technical Support Specialist 1 City of Toronto $161,638
Vikas Aggarwal Information Technology Services Technical Support Specialist Metrolinx $160,122
Giuseppe Bonasso Systems Technical Support Specialist University of Windsor $156,736
Karen M Migliarini Senior Technical Support Specialist 1 City of Toronto $156,049
Rupinder S Makkar Information Technology Services Technical Support Specialist Metrolinx $154,854
Insan Mohamed Enterprise Technical Support Specialist City of Toronto $149,433
Yuping Hu Senior Technical Support Specialist 1 City of Toronto $149,659
Zhouxia Huang Senior Technical Support Specialist 1 City of Toronto $149,643
Rayaz Baksh Technical Support Specialist City of Toronto - Toronto Community Housing Corp. $148,751

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023317$117,011
2022263$117,087
2021248$116,465
2020237$115,852
2019188$116,145
2016118$114,678
2015114$114,340
201281$112,842