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 123 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $213,442.76

$213,442.76

Average Salary in 2023

$187,751.93

Median Salary in 2023

Male
48.36% 
Male
Female
51.64%
Female
123 employees (Chief Operating Officer)
1 123
Low: $106K Median: $188K High: $524K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

69 employees received a salary between $106,016 - $210,552
39 employees received a salary between $210,552 - $315,088
9 employees received a salary between $315,088 - $419,624
6 employees received a salary between $419,624 - $524,160

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 Operating Officer listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief Operating Officer are $213,442.76 and $187,751.93, respectively.

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

In 2023, Shelley Babin, holding the position of Chief Operating Officer at the Ontario Power Generation received the highest salary of $524,160.64 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations.

What are the top 5 public organizations in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Chief Operating Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Chief Operating Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $524,160.64; Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $481,188.66; Sinai Health System with an average pay of $468,906.01; Hamilton Health Sciences with an average pay of $455,889.38; and William Osler Health System with an average pay of $454,350.03.

A total of 111 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 Operating Officer?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief Operating Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $524,160.64; Colleges with an average pay of $254,819.04; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $253,805.46.

There were 8 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief Operating Officer is 48.36% male and 51.64% female, respectively.

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023123$213,443
2022120$200,829
2021103$206,229
202099$213,783
2019100$212,181
201895$202,142
201785$200,963
201696$195,311
201587$198,489
201481$207,775
201378$207,570
201272$206,781
201166$196,520
201060$195,521
200951$202,605
200847$238,770
200736$235,688
200637$224,266
200515$222,203
200418$299,584
200315$337,408
200212$356,563
200111$286,586