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 2204 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $173,122.37

$173,122.37

Average Salary in 2025

$169,415.91

Median Salary in 2025

Male
53.87% 
Male
Female
46.13%
Female
2204 employees (Faculty)
1 2204
Low: $100K Median: $169K High: $571K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

1,892 employees received a salary between $100,175 - $217,975
289 employees received a salary between $217,975 - $335,775
19 employees received a salary between $335,775 - $453,574
4 employees received a salary between $453,574 - $571,374

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Faculty listed in the 2025 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Faculty are $173,122.37 and $169,415.91, respectively.

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

In 2025, Robert Myers, holding the position of Faculty at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics received the highest salary of $571,374.14 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations.

What are the top 5 public organizations in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Faculty?

In the year 2025, the highest-paying organizations for Faculty and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics with an average pay of $249,273.70; University of St. Michael’s College with an average pay of $244,231.27; Brock University with an average pay of $223,792.39; Queen’s University with an average pay of $221,571.01; and University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $212,266.58.

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 Faculty?

In the year 2025, the highest-paying sector or industries for Faculty and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $215,775.09; Universities with an average pay of $172,963.93; and Colleges with an average pay of $149,908.87.

There were 4 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Faculty in Ontario?

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Faculty is 53.87% male and 46.13% female, respectively.

The 2025 Sunshine List has 2204 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 2204 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Robert Myers Faculty Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics $571,374
Cheryl Regehr Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto $505,175
Lionel Trevo Young Vice-President And Provost; Professor of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto $500,426
Lisa Robinson Professor, Biochemistry And Dean, Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto $490,705
Kenneth Coley Dean, Faculty of Engineering / Professor University of Western Ontario $396,292
Melissa Forgie Dean, Faculty of Medicine University of Ottawa $392,337
Darina Landa Executive Director, Advancement, Temerty Faculty of Medicine And Assistant Vice-President, Advancement Relations with Health Care Institutions University of Toronto $390,825
Freddy Cachazo Faculty Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics $389,184
Christopher Yip Professor of Chemical Engineering And Institute of Biomedical Engineering, And Dean, Faculty of Applied Science And Engineering University of Toronto $380,810
Matt Davison Dean, Faculty of Science / Professor University of Western Ontario $375,360

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
20252,204$173,122
20252,204$173,122
20242,195$171,257
20231,995$161,592
20221,764$156,599
20211,673$154,526
20201,620$155,080
20191,599$151,969
20181,507$150,460
20171,430$145,182
20161,399$142,230
20151,342$142,160
20141,475$135,457
20131,402$133,060
20121,298$130,565
20111,282$129,874
20101,051$127,963
20091,134$128,257
2008947$126,756
2007848$125,373
2006570$124,091
2005467$120,302
2004298$116,931
2003226$116,062
2002170$114,271
2001146$113,234