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 809 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $140,024.52

$140,024.52

Average Salary in 2025

$131,127.12

Median Salary in 2025

Male
72.41% 
Male
Female
27.59%
Female
809 employees (Instructor)
1 809
Low: $100K Median: $131K High: $294K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

541 employees received a salary between $100,137 - $148,690
226 employees received a salary between $148,690 - $197,242
36 employees received a salary between $197,242 - $245,795
6 employees received a salary between $245,795 - $294,347

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

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

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Instructor are $140,024.52 and $131,127.12, respectively.

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

In 2025, Richard Messina, holding the position of Instructor And Principal, Laboratory School, Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $294,347.28 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Abi Sriharan, serving as the Instructor at York University , earned the highest salary of $268,532.20 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 Instructor?

In the year 2025, the highest-paying organizations for Instructor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: The Michener Institute of Education At Uhn with an average pay of $195,059.08; Refrigeration Workers Local 787-Orac Training Fund with an average pay of $189,432.35; Ironworkers Local 765 Training Centre Fund with an average pay of $180,479.07; University of Windsor with an average pay of $166,030.06; and Ontario Provincial Police with an average pay of $160,757.88.

A total of 98 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 Instructor?

In the year 2025, the highest-paying sector or industries for Instructor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $157,469.82; Universities with an average pay of $150,868.92; and Seconded (Solicitor General) with an average pay of $146,134.49.

There were 9 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Instructor is 72.41% male and 27.59% female, respectively.

The 2025 Sunshine List has 809 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 809 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Richard Messina Instructor And Principal, Laboratory School, Doctor Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study University of Toronto $294,347
Mohammed Baki Professor; Master of Management Instructor University of Windsor $275,099
Sherry Morrell Assistant Professor; Preceptor; Sessional Instructor; Workshop Facilitator University of Windsor $274,706
Abi Sriharan Instructor York University $268,532
Mahmood Mohebshahedin Associate Professor; Master of Management Instructor; Sessional Instructor University of Windsor $267,008
Stephen Friedman Course Director / Instructor York University $265,332
Kenneth Cramer Professor; Sessional Instructor University of Windsor $243,443
Gina Pittman Assistant Professor; Preceptor; Sessional Instructor; Workshop Facilitator University of Windsor $239,973
Clayton Smith Professor; Sessional Instructor University of Windsor $239,672
Young Ho Song Associate Professor; Master of Management Instructor University of Windsor $239,139

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2025809$140,025
2025809$140,025
2024822$131,750
2023742$129,911
2022593$129,859
2021500$127,422
2020466$126,883
2019443$124,736
2018398$121,999
2017350$120,203
2016318$117,970
2015301$117,612
2014356$119,235
2013276$116,597
2012236$114,580
2011213$114,822
2010152$115,345
2009131$114,230
200871$119,399
200747$112,682
200632$114,096
200530$117,446
200411$112,152
200311$107,541