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 8404 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $125,707.91

$125,707.91

Average Salary in 2025

$113,580.64

Median Salary in 2025

Male
81.17% 
Male
Female
18.83%
Female
8404 employees (Operator)
1 8404
Low: $100K Median: $114K High: $387K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

7,669 employees received a salary between $100,130 - $171,820
552 employees received a salary between $171,820 - $243,511
151 employees received a salary between $243,511 - $315,201
32 employees received a salary between $315,201 - $386,891

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

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

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Operator are $125,707.91 and $113,580.64, respectively.

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

In 2025, Roderick Ewing, holding the position of Authorized Nuclear Operator at the Ontario Power Generation received the highest salary of $386,891.74 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Shahbaz Butt, serving as the Operator at City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission , earned the highest salary of $163,022.93 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 Operator?

In the year 2025, the highest-paying organizations for Operator and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $200,859.99; Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $192,460.60; iGaming Ontario with an average pay of $179,475.69; City of Kawartha Lakes with an average pay of $138,894.88; and City of Richmond Hill with an average pay of $138,579.93.

A total of 148 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 Operator?

In the year 2025, the highest-paying sector or industries for Operator and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $192,460.60; Crown Agencies with an average pay of $162,397.84; and Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $129,265.93.

There were 10 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Operator is 81.17% male and 18.83% female, respectively.

The 2025 Sunshine List has 8404 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 8404 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Roderick Ewing Authorized Nuclear Operator Ontario Power Generation $386,892
Andrew Kowalski Authorized Nuclear Operator Ontario Power Generation $376,389
Robert Cocksedge Authorized Nuclear Operator Ontario Power Generation $355,566
Prabhjeet Kamboj Authorized Nuclear Operator Ontario Power Generation $359,442
Jason Lami Authorized Nuclear Operator Ontario Power Generation $349,808
Greg Blake Authorized Nuclear Operator Ontario Power Generation $350,269
Clifford Liddle Authorized Nuclear Operator Ontario Power Generation $347,925
Alok Bhardwaj Authorized Nuclear Operator Ontario Power Generation $346,256
Benjamin Scheepers Authorized Nuclear Operator Ontario Power Generation $345,356
Suminder Paink Certified Unit O Control Room Operator Ontario Power Generation $331,456

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
20258,404$125,708
20258,404$125,708
20245,465$128,641
20234,157$131,617
20224,035$126,870
20212,744$132,777
20202,358$137,676
20192,609$132,951
20182,186$132,688
20172,132$135,591
20161,826$136,972
20151,738$135,709
20141,654$133,856
20131,551$135,127
20121,284$137,872
20111,195$137,453
20101,096$138,995
20091,042$137,599
2008914$133,639
2007795$133,888
2006664$131,815
2005549$131,273
2004470$129,766