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 2024 Sunshine List, there were 1520 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $130,482.96

$130,482.96

Average Salary in 2024

$123,205.36

Median Salary in 2024

Male
62.71% 
Male
Female
37.29%
Female
1520 employees (Senior Specialist)
1 1520
Low: $100K Median: $123K High: $275K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

1,132 employees received a salary between $100,123 - $143,922
330 employees received a salary between $143,922 - $187,722
49 employees received a salary between $187,722 - $231,521
9 employees received a salary between $231,521 - $275,320

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Senior Specialist listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Senior Specialist are $130,482.96 and $123,205.36, respectively.

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

In 2024, Andres Villegas, holding the position of Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist at the Ontario Power Generation received the highest salary of $275,320.04 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Claudio Pizzoli, serving as the Senior Specialist at Ontario Securities Commission , earned the highest salary of $165,038.13 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 Senior Specialist?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Senior Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $168,450.72; Independent Electricity System Operator with an average pay of $160,674.63; Legal Aid Ontario with an average pay of $157,224.94; City of Guelph with an average pay of $150,654.29; and Toronto District School Board with an average pay of $143,042.80.

A total of 123 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 Senior Specialist?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Senior Specialist and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $168,141.86; School Boards with an average pay of $134,751.37; and Crown Agencies with an average pay of $126,936.36.

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

What is the representation of gender diversity for Senior Specialist in Ontario?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Senior Specialist is 62.71% male and 37.29% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 1520 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 1520 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Andres Villegas Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist Ontario Power Generation $275,320
Joshua Chase Senior Manager Boiling Water Reactor Specialist Ontario Power Generation $264,345
Jerome Rubin Senior Mechanical Design Specialist Ontario Power Generation $250,479
Bernard Boueri Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist Ontario Power Generation $249,062
Brad Nye Senior Information Systems Specialist Ontario Power Generation $244,226
Cristian Filisanu Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist Ontario Power Generation $234,531
Andrew Isherwood Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist Ontario Power Generation $234,862
Shawn Wood Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist Ontario Power Generation $237,178
Sohail Ateeq Senior Engineer / Scientist - Specialist Ontario Power Generation $234,734
Jim Fawcett Senior Specialist Operations Training Independent Electricity System Operator $226,533

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
20241,520$130,483
20231,222$128,437
2022927$123,893
2021761$122,762
2020687$123,023
2019605$121,134
2018538$121,318
2017506$120,709
2016416$118,642
2015392$118,060
2014435$121,129
2013370$120,493
2012372$120,060
2011310$119,314
2010269$118,425