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 798 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $235,451.39

$235,451.39

Average Salary in 2023

$190,506.15

Median Salary in 2023

Male
42.37% 
Male
Female
57.63%
Female
798 employees (Chief Executive Officer)
1 798
Low: $101K Median: $191K High: $1,933K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

768 employees received a salary between $100,711 - $558,761
29 employees received a salary between $558,761 - $1,016,811
0 employees received a salary between $1,016,811 - $1,474,861
1 employees received a salary between $1,474,861 - $1,932,911

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 Executive Officer listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief Executive Officer are $235,451.39 and $190,506.15, respectively.

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

In 2023, Kenneth Hartwick, holding the position of President And Chief Executive Officer at the Ontario Power Generation received the highest salary of $1,932,911.84 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Matthew Anderson, serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Ontario Health , earned the highest salary of $831,802.62 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 Executive Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Chief Executive Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $1,932,911.84; Ontario Health with an average pay of $831,802.62; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre with an average pay of $815,077.77; Scarborough Health Network with an average pay of $710,316.30; and Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $700,923.82.

A total of 697 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 Executive Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief Executive Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $1,932,911.84; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $338,656.30; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $313,166.61.

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief Executive Officer is 42.37% male and 57.63% female, respectively.

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023798$235,451
2022754$234,332
2021697$237,519
2020673$231,428
2019638$232,965
2018638$234,222
2017608$237,262
2016590$233,988
2015579$234,843
2014561$237,443
2013519$239,580
2012487$240,253
2011467$239,213
2010429$241,531
2009403$248,477
2008359$266,847
2007308$252,447
2006281$251,211
2005121$184,423
200446$214,581
200338$163,830
200228$212,996
200159$156,460