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 2025 Sunshine List, there were 535 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $204,570.24

$204,570.24

Average Salary in 2025

$191,744.01

Median Salary in 2025

Male
52.45% 
Male
Female
47.55%
Female
535 employees (Chief Administrative Officer)
1 535
Low: $101K Median: $192K High: $1,016K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

504 employees received a salary between $100,590 - $329,472
29 employees received a salary between $329,472 - $558,354
1 employees received a salary between $558,354 - $787,236
1 employees received a salary between $787,236 - $1,016,118

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 2025 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief Administrative Officer are $204,570.24 and $191,744.01, respectively.

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

In 2025, Aida Cipolla, holding the position of Chief Financial Officer And Chief Administrative Officer at the Ontario Power Generation received the highest salary of $1,016,118.72 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Gary Kent, serving as the Chief Administrative Officer at Regional Municipality of Peel , earned the highest salary of $600,088.85 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 2025, 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 $595,892.69; Town of Caledon with an average pay of $470,238.25; Municipal Property Assessment Corporation with an average pay of $427,049.37; City of Markham with an average pay of $390,221.73; and Regional Municipality of York with an average pay of $387,456.41.

A total of 382 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 2025, 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 $595,892.69; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $291,607.75; and Government of Ontario - Legislative Assembly and Offices with an average pay of $276,536.87.

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 Administrative Officer in Ontario?

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief Administrative Officer is 52.45% male and 47.55% female, respectively.

The 2025 Sunshine List has 535 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 535 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Aida Cipolla Chief Financial Officer And Chief Administrative Officer Ontario Power Generation $1,016,119
Gary Kent Chief Administrative Officer Regional Municipality of Peel $600,089
Nathan D Hyde Chief Administrative Officer Town of Caledon $470,238
Nicole Mcneill President And Chief Administrative Officer Municipal Property Assessment Corporation $427,049
Marlon Kallideen Chief Administrative Officer City of Brampton $406,603
Mary Lyne Chief Administrative Officer, Arts And Science University of Toronto $375,778
Erin Mahoney Chief Administrative Officer Regional Municipality of York $387,456
Elaine Baxter-Trahair Chief Administrative Officer Regional Municipality of Durham $374,929
Deborah Brown Chief Administrative Officer, University of Toronto Mississauga University of Toronto $363,651
Andrew Arifuzzaman Chief Administrative Officer, University of Toronto Scarborough University of Toronto $356,559

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2025535$204,570
2025535$204,570
2024498$193,675
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