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 38828 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $139,281.40

$139,281.40

Average Salary in 2025

$134,419.33

Median Salary in 2025

Male
47.28% 
Male
Female
52.72%
Female
38828 employees (Manager)
1 38828
Low: $100K Median: $134K High: $541K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

37,802 employees received a salary between $100,045 - $210,253
965 employees received a salary between $210,253 - $320,461
55 employees received a salary between $320,461 - $430,668
6 employees received a salary between $430,668 - $540,876

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

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

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Manager are $139,281.40 and $134,419.33, respectively.

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

In 2025, Paul Johnson, holding the position of City Manager at the City of Toronto received the highest salary of $540,876.75 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Aaron Vandermeer, serving as the Manager at Lakeridge Health , earned the highest salary of $268,598.56 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 Manager?

In the year 2025, the highest-paying organizations for Manager and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Food Terminal Board with an average pay of $218,322.00; Ontario Securities Commission with an average pay of $201,557.61; Hammer Heads Program with an average pay of $201,448.08; Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation with an average pay of $198,682.33; and Ontario Land Tribunal with an average pay of $198,531.73.

A total of 1138 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 Manager?

In the year 2025, the highest-paying sector or industries for Manager and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $194,931.60; Seconded (Education) with an average pay of $172,431.36; and Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $146,106.97.

There were 11 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Manager is 47.28% male and 52.72% female, respectively.

The 2025 Sunshine List has 38828 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 38828 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Paul Johnson City Manager City of Toronto $540,877
Wendy Stephanson City Manager City of Ottawa $463,232
Linda Kocovski Medical Manager Solicitor General $445,208
Andrew Williams Medical Manager Solicitor General $440,054
Magdaleni Bellis Medical Manager Solicitor General $439,011
Jagdeep Sharma Deputy City Manager Development And Growth City of Toronto $443,489
William M Johnston Deputy City Manager Infrastructure And Development Services City of Toronto $418,199
Ronglin Ma Shift Manager Ontario Power Generation $411,018
David W Jollimore Deputy City Manager Corporate Services City of Toronto $407,002
Bradley Wood Shift Manager Ontario Power Generation $394,419

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202538,828$139,281
202538,828$139,281
202435,496$133,841
202330,831$130,161
202226,282$127,166
202124,137$126,414
202023,081$126,178
201920,431$124,506
201818,822$123,840
201716,921$122,614
201615,411$122,091
201514,333$121,759
201413,682$121,859
201312,225$122,413
201211,332$122,256
201110,442$122,355
20109,815$122,317
20099,097$123,097
20087,233$122,924
20074,896$124,054
20063,912$123,990
20052,306$123,622
20041,323$125,062
20031,443$125,275
20021,827$128,200
2001772$130,361