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 45 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $223,630.91

$223,630.91

Average Salary in 2025

$197,781.52

Median Salary in 2025

Male
40.00% 
Male
Female
60.00%
Female
45 employees (Chief Operations Officer)
1 45
Low: $108K Median: $198K High: $751K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

37 employees received a salary between $108,205 - $268,866
5 employees received a salary between $268,866 - $429,527
2 employees received a salary between $429,527 - $590,187
1 employees received a salary between $590,187 - $750,848

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 Operations Officer listed in the 2025 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Chief Operations Officer are $223,630.91 and $197,781.52, respectively.

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

In 2025, Shelley Babin, holding the position of Chief Operations Officer at the Ontario Power Generation received the highest salary of $750,848.67 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations.

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

In the year 2025, the highest-paying organizations for Chief Operations Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $750,848.67; Hamilton Health Sciences with an average pay of $445,930.12; The Hospital for Sick Children with an average pay of $443,435.80; Vector Institute with an average pay of $374,969.78; and Metrolinx with an average pay of $313,899.27.

A total of 44 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 Operations Officer?

In the year 2025, the highest-paying sector or industries for Chief Operations Officer and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $750,848.67; School Boards with an average pay of $288,351.93; and Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $254,271.58.

There were 7 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Chief Operations Officer is 40.00% male and 60.00% female, respectively.

The 2025 Sunshine List has 45 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 45 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Shelley Babin Chief Operations Officer Ontario Power Generation $750,849
Judy Van Clieaf Vice President, Clinical Operations And Chief Nursing Officer The Hospital for Sick Children $443,436
Sharon Pierson Executive Vice President, Clinical Operations, Chief Operating Officer And Chief Nursing Executive Hamilton Health Sciences $445,930
Alan Veerman Chief Operations And Finance Officer Vector Institute $374,970
Sean Fuller Chief Operating Officer, Operations Rapid Transit Metrolinx $313,899
Janie Romoff Chief Operations Officer YMCA of Greater Toronto $300,198
Govindarajan Krishnapillai Vice-President, Business Operations And Chief Financial Officer Partners Community Health $289,565
Jaspal Gill Chief Operating Officer And Associate Director, Operations, Equity And Access Peel District School Board $288,352
Jennifer Block Chief Operations Officer Invest Ontario $260,512
Ihab Khalil Chief Operations Officer University of Toronto $248,513

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202545$223,631
202545$223,631
202443$228,389
202334$241,110
202227$254,662
202123$240,945
202031$217,277
201927$197,718
201822$181,986
201721$205,744
201625$192,090
201528$190,359
201421$187,472
201318$186,369
201220$180,637
201120$164,125
201014$186,254
20099$173,490
20074$139,643
20052$213,175
20041$318,987
20032$228,787
20021$105,293
20011$103,905