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 496 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $187,342.62

$187,342.62

Average Salary in 2023

$172,372.00

Median Salary in 2023

Male
56.45% 
Male
Female
43.55%
Female
496 employees (Chief Administrative Officer)
1 496
Low: $101K Median: $172K High: $617K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

398 employees received a salary between $100,798 - $229,920
92 employees received a salary between $229,920 - $359,041
5 employees received a salary between $359,041 - $488,163
1 employees received a salary between $488,163 - $617,284

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Chief Administrative Officer listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief Administrative Officer are $187,342.62 and $172,372.00, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Chief Administrative Officer in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Melissa Hogg, holding the position of Chief Administrative And Ethics Officer at the Ontario Power Generation received the highest salary of $617,284.80 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Deana Djurdjevic, serving as the Chief Administrative Officer at Ontario Securities Commission , earned the highest salary of $454,394.81 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 Chief Administrative Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Chief Administrative Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $617,284.80; Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $454,394.81; William Osler Health System with an average pay of $454,349.97; Municipal Property Assessment Corporation with an average pay of $383,758.68; and Regional Municipality of York with an average pay of $357,190.81.

A total of 355 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 Chief Administrative Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief Administrative Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $617,284.80; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $305,691.21; and Colleges with an average pay of $279,128.70.

There were 10 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Chief Administrative Officer in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief Administrative Officer is 56.45% male and 43.55% female, respectively.

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023496$187,343
2022456$182,975
2021450$175,713
2020426$175,946
2019394$173,658
2018395$169,285
2017370$164,818
2016379$160,235
2015358$161,294
2014330$159,243
2013335$155,832
2012309$153,525
2011274$153,728
2010268$147,918
2009244$148,740
2008230$145,898
2007188$144,374
2006162$143,042
2005118$139,055
200446$157,951
200358$143,103
200240$147,081
200142$138,708