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 3980 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $124,283.26

$124,283.26

Average Salary in 2023

$119,070.95

Median Salary in 2023

Male
59.55% 
Male
Female
40.45%
Female
3980 employees (Project Manager)
1 3980
Low: $100K Median: $119K High: $291K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

3,545 employees received a salary between $100,135 - $147,942
379 employees received a salary between $147,942 - $195,750
50 employees received a salary between $195,750 - $243,557
6 employees received a salary between $243,557 - $291,364

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Project Manager listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Project Manager are $124,283.26 and $119,070.95, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Project Manager in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, Michael Despres, holding the position of Project Site Manager at the Ontario Power Generation received the highest salary of $291,364.69 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Allan Lumbis, serving as the Project Manager at Ontario Power Generation , earned the highest salary of $288,845.20 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 Project Manager?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Project Manager and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Upper Grand District School Board with an average pay of $195,008.24; Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $179,428.08; Atura with an average pay of $176,589.93; City of Windsor with an average pay of $174,850.06; and Regional Municipality of York Police Services with an average pay of $171,355.66.

A total of 300 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 Project Manager?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Project Manager and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $179,339.84; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $126,278.49; and Municipalities and Services with an average pay of $123,045.67.

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

What is the representation of gender diversity for Project Manager in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Project Manager is 59.55% male and 40.45% female, respectively.

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
20233,980$124,283
20223,199$122,508
20212,870$121,422
20202,769$120,625
20192,340$118,931
20182,106$118,592
20171,811$117,976
20161,570$117,347
20151,431$117,131
20141,406$118,750
20131,213$118,159
20121,070$118,195
2011992$118,547
2010847$119,374
2009728$121,158
2008554$121,519
2007351$120,931
2006250$120,676
2005155$120,638
2004120$120,755
2003130$123,852
2002108$123,437
200184$123,149