Special Advisor

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Special Advisor are $168,973.65 and $131,797.84, respectively.

In 2025, Kenneth Hartwick, holding the position of Special Advisor at the Ontario Power Generation received the highest salary of $1,910,991.89 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations.

In the year 2025, the highest-paying organizations for Special Advisor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $1,910,991.89; Vector Institute with an average pay of $567,000.51; Ontario Shores Centre For Mental Health Sciences with an average pay of $523,606.48; Ontario Energy Board with an average pay of $416,791.41; and Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) with an average pay of $348,993.33.

A total of 65 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.

In the year 2025, the highest-paying sector or industries for Special Advisor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Ontario Power Generation with an average pay of $1,910,991.89; Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $237,660.62; and Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $210,404.59.

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

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Special Advisor is 47.37% male and 52.63% female, respectively.