Public Salaries
Salary disclosure · 2019

Ontario public sector salaries, 2019

Salaries paid in calendar year 2019, published in 2020 (the list often called the Sunshine List). 167,098 people at 1,925 employers.

People on the list
167,098
+10.4% vs 2018
Median salary
$115,284
−0.2% vs 2018
Total salaries
$21.3B
Employers
1,925

Top 100 highest paid in 2019

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Jeffrey LyashPresident and Chief Executive OfficerOntario Power Generation$938,846$1,941−$807,979
2Kenneth HartwickPresident and Chief Executive OfficerOntario Power Generation$929,764$6,863+$247,575
3Kevin SmithPresident and Chief Executive OfficerUniversity Health Network$844,992$70,256+$459,997
4Dietmar ReinerSenior Vice President Nuclear ProjectsOntario Power Generation$837,075$2,298+$70,882
5Daren SmithPresident and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management CorporationUniversity Of Toronto$800,749$361−$188,559
6Mark FullerPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Pr�sident et chef de la directionOntario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)$797,575$662−$5,977
7Sean GranvilleDeputy Chief Nuclear OfficerOntario Power Generation$792,196$2,390+$18,141
8Mike MartelliPresident, Renewable GenerationOntario Power Generation$787,752$3,413+$107,639
9Stephen RigbyPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Pr�sident et chef de la directionOntario Lottery And Gaming Corporation$762,459$1,423−$2,948
10Timothy RutledgePresident And Chief Executive OfficerUnity Health Toronto$754,414$27,768+$256,714
11Peter GreggPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Pr�sident et chef de la directionIndependent Electricity System Operator$725,823$998+$12,322
12William ReichmanPresident and Chief Executive OfficerBaycrest Centre For Geriatric Care$722,875$14,341$0
13Andy SmithPresident and Chief Executive OfficerSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$714,999$50,170$0
14Maureen JensenChair and Chief Executive Officer / Pr�sidente et chef de la directionOntario Securities Commission$693,995$1,846−$15,167
15Gary NewtonPresident and Chief Executive OfficerSinai Health System$684,006$1,812+$1
16Gregory MckenzieExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer / Vice-pr�sident directeur et dirigeant principal, ExploitationOntario Lottery And Gaming Corporation$673,132$423+$183,906
17Catherine ZahnPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Pr�sidente-directrice g�n�raleCentre For Addiction And Mental Health$670,517$71,607$0
18Michelle DiEmanuelePresident and Chief Executive OfficerTrillium Health Partners$651,800$2,863−$19,675
19Gadi MaymanChief Executive OfficerOntario Financing Authority$645,282$802+$8,775
20Robert MacisaacPresident and Chief Executive OfficerHamilton Health Sciences$643,815$1,576+$10,758
21Jean-Yves BernardPast employeeLakehead University$638,867$0new
22Brian DuncanSenior Vice President, Nuclear Fleet OperationsOntario Power Generation$632,976$3,014+$40,097
23Kenneth Dr. BossPsychiatrist/PsychiatreNorth Bay Regional Health Centre$626,567$0
24Edward BrownChief Executive Officer / Chef de la DirectionOntario Telemedicine Network$626,262$11,303+$40,151
25Randy LockwoodSenior Vice President PickeringOntario Power Generation$621,892$1,981+$86,659
26John KittsPresident/Pr�sidentThe Ottawa Hospital$621,239$58,684+$0
27Christopher GintherChief Administrative OfficerOntario Power Generation$616,787$6,540−$19,202
28Thomas StewartPresident and Chief Executive Officer, St. Joseph�s Health SystemSt. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton$604,083$25,632+$370,222
29Barbara KeenanSenior Vice President People, Culture and CommunicationsOntario Power Generation$588,595$4,449+$58,659
30Paul WoodsPresident and Chief Executive OfficerLondon Health Sciences Centre$587,774$17,589+$119,838
31Chantale LeclercChief Executive Officer/ Chef de la directionLocal Health Integration Network - Champlain$578,354$1,015+$276,601
32Dante MorraChief Of StaffTrillium Health Partners$575,411$2,963−$3,455
33Ronald CohnPresident and Chief Executive OfficerThe Hospital For Sick Children$573,615$66,558new
34George SoleasPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Pr�sident-directeur g�n�ralLiquor Control Board Of Ontario$567,864$19,123−$78,105
35Dominique MinierePresident, NuclearOntario Power Generation$563,968$2,942new
36Barbara CollinsPresident and Chief Executive OfficerHumber River Hospital$563,905$15,615+$10,753
37David PichoraPresident and Chief Executive Officer \ Pr�sident-directeur g�n�raleKingston Health Sciences Centre$563,746$2,635−$23,844
38Joel BaumProfessor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$556,899$2,361+$135,063
39Dezso HorvathDean / ProfessorYork University$550,465$0+$73,254
40Brian GoldenProfessor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$546,877$361+$53,757
41Manohar ShroffRadiologist-In-ChiefThe Hospital For Sick Children$544,866$695+$3,249
42Michael AllenSenior Vice President, Nuclear RefurbishmentOntario Power Generation$543,250$0+$40,250
43Alan BernsteinPresident and Chief Executive OfficerCanadian Institute For Advanced Research$542,140$3,186
44Altaf StationwalaPresident And Chief Executive OfficerMacKenzie Health$540,715$13,573−$0
45Joshua BassechesDirector and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur g�n�ralRoyal Ontario Museum$533,078$1,647+$16,770
46Duncan StewartExecutive Vice President - Research/Vice-pr�sident ex�cutif, RechercheThe Ottawa Hospital$532,502$18$0
47Marilyn MonkExecutive Vice President, ClinicalThe Hospital For Sick Children$532,226$816+$64,435
48William MitchellProfessor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$526,232$2,680+$44,438
49Elspeth MurrayAssociate Dean (Master of Business Administration Programs and Master of Management Programs)Queen's University$521,103$312+$65,941
50Michael TempleRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$521,039$695+$24,916
51Elizabeth BullerPresident and Chief Executive OfficerScarborough Health Network$519,675$20,821+$2,275
52Dick ZoutmanChief Of StaffScarborough Health Network$516,354$6,821+$181,426
53Robert VinsonRadiologist/RadiologueWoodstock General Hospital Trust$516,259$2,019−$36,120
54Matthew AndersonChief Executive OfficerLakeridge Health$516,168$1,665+$19,561
55Joao AmaralRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$514,539$695+$15,416
56Mark WhiteChief Executive Officer / Directeur g�n�ralFinancial Services Regulatory Authority$513,530$942+$255,069
57Shaf KeshavjeeSurgeon-In-ChiefUniversity Health Network$512,515$1,501−$1,879
58Linda RabeneckVice President/Vice-pr�sidenteCancer Care Ontario$510,082$45,310+$675
59Dimitri ParraRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$508,539$695+$16,916
60Phil VersterPresident and Chief Executive Officer/Pr�sident et chef de la directionMetrolinx$507,968$12,575+$1,688
61Daniel CassExecutive Vice President, Chief Medical ExecutiveSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$504,570$20,067+$82,765
62Ehren CoryPresident and Chief Executive Officer/Pr�sident-directeur g�n�ralOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$503,580$9,269+$9,502
63Steve GregorisSenior Vice President DarlingtonOntario Power Generation$501,384$2,462+$67,797
64Michael SherarChief Executive Officer and President/Pr�sident et Directeur G�n�ralCancer Care Ontario$501,024$47,627−$3,876
65Robert MyersDirectorPerimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics$500,000$1,087+$144,331
66Mihnea MoldoveanuVice Dean, Learning and Innovation and Professor of Economic Analysis and PolicyUniversity Of Toronto$498,730$361+$24,742
67Richard ReznickDean, Director (School of Medicine)Queen's University$497,308$312−$19,573
68Brendan CarrPresident and Chief Executive OfficerWilliam Osler Health System$496,166$20,515+$14,132
69Glen WhyteProfessor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$495,050$361+$24,427
70Davy C.H. ChengDean/ Professor/Medical DoctorUniversity Of Western Ontario$494,425$14+$33,750
71Thomas ParkerExecutive Vice President Medical Affairs And Clinical ProgramsUnity Health Toronto$493,159$7,082new
72Leslie RadvanyiPresident and Scientific DirectorOntario Institute For Cancer Research$491,245$1,218+$198,748
73Brian D. HodgesExecutive Vice PresidentUniversity Health Network$490,725$7,384+$58,602
74Rhonda LentonPresident and Vice Chancellor / ProfessorYork University$490,000$3,527+$14,000
75Denise HardennePresident and Chief Executive OfficerHalton Healthcare Services Corporation$487,937$2,112+$3,816
76David G. VingoeVice Chair / Vice-pr�sidentOntario Securities Commission$487,339$1,846−$423
77Joshua TepperPresident And Chief Executive OfficerNorth York General Hospital$486,684$2,079+$107,411
78John MautiChief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President - FinanceOntario Power Generation$485,834$788+$69,110
79Jean MajorChief Executive Officer and Registrar/Directeur g�n�ral et registrateurAlcohol And Gaming Commission Of Ontario$485,076$22,524−$8,601
80Amit ChakmaProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario$484,000$30,433$0
81Christopher FralickChief Operating OfficerOntario Power Generation$483,777$2,341+$41,789
82David KaposiVice President Chief Investment OfficerOntario Power Generation$482,061$1,848+$41,638
83Timothy MoseleyVice Chair / Vice-pr�sidentOntario Securities Commission$481,459$1,846+$84,694
84Andrew MccallumPresident and Chief Executive Officer/ Pr�sident et directeur g�n�ralORNGE$480,000$3,183$0
85Steven DavidsonSecretary of the CabinetCabinet Office$479,817$9,770+$159,785
86Garth GibsonPresident and Chief Executive OfficerVector Institute$478,923$96,057+$61,442
87Julia HanigsbergPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Pr�sidente-directrice g�n�raleHolland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital$478,571$12,393+$3,120
88Elysa WidjajaNeuroradiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$477,267$695+$5,115
89Yung WuChief Executive OfficerMaRS Discovery District$475,000$15,815+$53,125
90Susan BlaserNeuroradiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$474,905$348+$6,296
91Helen BransonNeuroradiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$474,117$695+$2,359
92Suzanne LaughlinNeuroradiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$474,117$695+$6,296
93Peter ShenaExecutive Vice President and Chief Pension Officer / Vice-pr�sident directeur et chef des rentesOntario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)$474,034$479−$16,804
94Glenn JagerNuclear President and Chief Nuclear OfficerOntario Power Generation$473,863$0−$488,886
95Feridun HamdullahpurPresidentUniversity Of Waterloo$473,447$1,768−$2,185
96Birgit Betina Ertl-WagnerRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$471,100$695new
97Shoo LeeNeonatologist-in-ChiefSinai Health System$469,999$1,812−$40,503
98Salim YusufProfessorMcMaster University$469,368$1,794+$6,973
99Helena HuttonExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Regional Vice PresidentSouthlake Regional Health Centre$469,060$2,259+$172,060
100John VeinotPathologist/PathologisteEastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA)$468,382$1,931+$8,159

By sector

SectorPeopleMedianHighest
Municipalities & Services48,313$116,159$414,954
School Boards28,198$104,843$303,373
Hospitals & Boards of Public Health21,348$109,795$844,992
Universities20,673$147,577$800,749
Government of Ontario – Ministries17,727$115,653$479,817
Ontario Power Generation8,043$137,466$938,846
Other Public Sector Employers7,700$117,559$725,823
Crown Agencies7,017$117,472$797,575
Colleges6,906$111,443$432,959
Government of Ontario – Judiciary638$146,786$338,842
Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices395$125,354$371,701
Seconded140$122,245$224,100

Largest employers

All employers
EmployerPeopleMedianTotal
Ontario Power Generation8,043$137,466$1.2B
City Of Toronto6,806$113,267$814M
Ontario Provincial Police5,062$120,197$631M
City Of Toronto – Police Service4,876$125,889$635M
University Of Toronto4,342$146,809$703M
Toronto District School Board3,743$103,600$413M
City Of Ottawa3,251$112,390$385M
City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission3,033$112,429$358M
Attorney General2,196$189,310$389M
Peel District School Board2,051$104,777$226M
York Region District School Board2,050$102,097$221M
York University1,850$153,620$296M
City Of Hamilton1,849$118,506$229M
Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services1,842$120,713$230M
Solicitor General1,830$111,856$223M
Toronto Catholic District School Board1,773$104,872$193M
University Of Waterloo1,676$148,966$262M
University Of Ottawa1,595$153,684$246M
Regional Municipality Of Durham1,529$114,857$184M
Regional Municipality Of York Police Services1,466$115,422$175M
University Of Western Ontario1,396$142,678$214M
City Of Mississauga1,381$114,546$167M
City Of Ottawa – Police Services1,375$118,392$168M
Ryerson University1,363$148,546$210M
McMaster University1,300$157,352$213M