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 464 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $151,300.22

$151,300.22

Average Salary in 2024

$141,585.91

Median Salary in 2024

Male
35.53% 
Male
Female
64.47%
Female
464 employees (Unit Director)
1 464
Low: $101K Median: $142K High: $492K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

417 employees received a salary between $100,518 - $198,381
40 employees received a salary between $198,381 - $296,243
5 employees received a salary between $296,243 - $394,106
2 employees received a salary between $394,106 - $491,968

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

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Unit Director are $151,300.22 and $141,585.91, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Unit Director in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2024, James Orbinski, holding the position of Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based at the York University received the highest salary of $491,968.09 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Claudia Steffler, serving as the Unit Director at McMaster University , earned the highest salary of $153,499.28 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 Unit Director?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Unit Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Special Investigations Unit with an average pay of $240,857.41; Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $237,297.34; York University with an average pay of $229,016.14; Town of Aurora with an average pay of $224,311.72; and Town of Georgina with an average pay of $220,605.88.

A total of 266 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 Unit Director?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Unit Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $190,737.01; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $162,409.28; and Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $157,956.63.

There were 7 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Unit Director in Ontario?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Unit Director is 35.53% male and 64.47% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 464 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 464 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
James Orbinski Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $491,968
John Tsotsos Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $403,441
Jeffrey Schall Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based York University $393,911
Theo Peridis Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $371,780
Jianhong Wu Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based York University $358,251
John D Crawford Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $355,848
Sergey N. Krylov Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $299,917
Giuseppina D’agostino Associate Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $294,707
Anna Shternshis Professor of Germanic Languages And Literature And Diaspora And Transnational Studies And Director Jewish Studies And Special Advisor, Community Engagement University of Toronto $281,076
Robert S Allison Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based York University $277,422

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2024464$151,300
2023438$148,797
2022372$139,088
2021333$136,532
2020325$137,856
2019295$134,135
2018265$133,057
2017242$129,785
2016201$129,437
2015185$130,029
2014176$132,288
2013168$127,851
2012159$130,349
2011168$130,345
2010162$132,013
2009155$131,757