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 2009 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $127,481.45

$127,481.45

Average Salary in 2025

$128,468.86

Median Salary in 2025

Male
32.66% 
Male
Female
67.34%
Female
2009 employees (Pharmacist)
1 2009
Low: $100K Median: $128K High: $349K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

1,992 employees received a salary between $100,182 - $162,405
14 employees received a salary between $162,405 - $224,628
2 employees received a salary between $224,628 - $286,850
1 employees received a salary between $286,850 - $349,073

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

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

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Pharmacist are $127,481.45 and $128,468.86, respectively.

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

In 2025, Lisa Dolovich, holding the position of Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Dean, Ontario College of Pharmacists Professor in Pharmacy Practice, Chief Pharmacist, Discovery Pharmacy at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $349,073.38 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Benson Lau, serving as the Pharmacist at Humber River Health , earned the highest salary of $282,435.77 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 Pharmacist?

In the year 2025, the highest-paying organizations for Pharmacist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University of Toronto with an average pay of $195,466.36; Queen’s University with an average pay of $150,775.46; Health Sciences North with an average pay of $147,394.42; Timmins and District Hospital with an average pay of $145,911.27; and Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare with an average pay of $145,109.03.

A total of 104 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 Pharmacist?

In the year 2025, the highest-paying sector or industries for Pharmacist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $186,528.18; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $127,618.08; and Government of Ontario - Ministries with an average pay of $123,728.28.

There were 6 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Pharmacist is 32.66% male and 67.34% female, respectively.

The 2025 Sunshine List has 2009 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 2009 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Lisa Dolovich Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Dean, Ontario College of Pharmacists Professor in Pharmacy Practice, Chief Pharmacist, Discovery Pharmacy University of Toronto $349,073
Benson Lau Pharmacist Humber River Health $282,436
Henry Heymann Pharmacist, Individual Request Health $225,852
Jaspreet Lamba Pharmacist Halton Healthcare Services Corporation $203,522
Abdulhadi Abdulhadi Clinical Pharmacist Unity Health Toronto $198,032
Alia Ka Hegazy Pharmacist, Individual Request Health $190,540
Kathy Vu Associate Professor, Teaching Stream Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy And Director, PharmD for Pharmacists Program University of Toronto $186,731
Patti Madorin Pharmacist 2 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre $173,801
Carla Findlater Pharmacist 3 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre $174,748
Helene Carating Pharmacist 3 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre $174,234

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
20252,009$127,481
20252,009$127,481
20241,909$126,300
20231,689$122,503
20221,430$114,436
20211,388$113,332
20201,292$112,275
20191,118$110,097
20181,021$109,052
2017897$107,885
2016779$106,813
2015746$106,901
2014583$106,960
2013420$107,321
2012297$107,400
2011284$107,347
2010189$109,254
2009170$109,303
2008125$109,764
200765$108,593
200639$110,193
200525$112,003
200416$106,455
20039$104,490
20025$124,639