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.
Department Head
In Ontario's 2023 Sunshine List, there were 1164 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $111,539.96
$111,539.96
Average Salary in 2023
$109,079.33
Median Salary in 2023
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44.01% Male |
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55.99% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
| 1,130 employees received a salary between $100,000 - $135,554 |
| 9 employees received a salary between $135,554 - $171,107 |
| 9 employees received a salary between $171,107 - $206,661 |
| 16 employees received a salary between $206,661 - $242,214 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
What were the average and median salaries for a Department Head listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Department Head are $111,539.96 and $109,079.33, respectively.
What is the highest salary for a Department Head in a public organization in Ontario?
In 2023, Lynne-Marie Postovit, holding the position of Department Head, Professor at the Queen’s University received the highest salary of $242,214.28 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Fortunata Racco, serving as the Department Head at York Catholic District School Board , earned the highest salary of $149,435.80 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 Department Head?
In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Department Head and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: York University with an average pay of $215,195.92; Queen’s University with an average pay of $203,099.28; University of Toronto with an average pay of $172,146.77; Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning with an average pay of $142,634.37; and University of Windsor with an average pay of $141,347.44.
A total of 21 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 Department Head?
In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Department Head and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $189,962.56; Colleges with an average pay of $142,634.37; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $113,914.46.
There were 5 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
What is the representation of gender diversity for Department Head in Ontario?
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Department Head is 44.01% male and 55.99% female, respectively.
The 2023 Sunshine List has 1164 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 1164 employees
Yearly Average Paid
| Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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| 2023 | 1,164 | $111,540 |
| 2022 | 1,241 | $111,144 |
| 2021 | 1,238 | $110,443 |
| 2020 | 1,219 | $108,472 |
| 2019 | 1,039 | $107,532 |
| 2018 | 941 | $107,441 |
| 2017 | 921 | $105,871 |
| 2016 | 527 | $109,015 |
| 2015 | 679 | $106,174 |
| 2014 | 631 | $107,812 |
| 2013 | 460 | $107,604 |
| 2012 | 684 | $105,276 |
| 2011 | 119 | $116,962 |
| 2010 | 162 | $104,970 |
| 2003 | 4 | $185,888 |