Public Salaries
Salary disclosure · 2020

Ontario public sector salaries, 2020

Salaries paid in calendar year 2020, published in 2021 (the list often called the Sunshine List). 205,855 people at 2,041 employers.

People on the list
205,855
+23.2% vs 2019
Median salary
$113,876
−1.2% vs 2019
Total salaries
$25.9B
Employers
2,041

Top 100 highest paid in 2020

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Kenneth HartwickPresident and Chief Executive OfficerOntario Power Generation$1,228,517$7,540+$298,753
2Dominique MinierePresident, NuclearOntario Power Generation$1,131,767$3,923+$567,799
3Sean GranvilleChief Operations Officer and Chief Nuclear OfficerOntario Power Generation$901,606$2,451+$109,410
4Michael MartelliChief Projects OfficerOntario Power Generation$850,332$3,499new
5Kevin SmithPresident and Chief Executive OfficerUniversity Health Network$844,992$87,503+$0
6Randy LockwoodSenior Vice President PickeringOntario Power Generation$818,892$330+$197,000
7Dietmar ReinerSenior Vice President Nuclear ProjectsOntario Power Generation$817,862$2,298−$19,213
8Mark FullerPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la directionOntario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)$797,475$638−$101
9Stephen RigbyPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la directionOntario Lottery And Gaming Corporation$797,309$1,216+$34,850
10Timothy RutledgePresident And Chief Executive OfficerUnity Health Toronto$776,412$27,975+$21,998
11Phil VersterPresident and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la directionMetrolinx$742,127$12,824+$234,159
12Ronald CohnPresident and Chief Executive OfficerThe Hospital For Sick Children$737,013$72,235+$163,398
13Andy SmithPresident and Chief Executive OfficerSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$736,153$52,219+$21,154
14William ReichmanPresident and Chief Executive OfficerBaycrest Centre For Geriatric Care$722,875$14,856$0
15Dr. Kenneth BossPsychiatrist/PsychiatreNorth Bay Regional Health Centre$714,306$0new
16Gary NewtonPresident and Chief Executive OfficerSinai Health System$705,928$1,652+$21,922
17Catherine ZahnPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice généraleCentre For Addiction And Mental Health$704,491$60,455+$33,974
18Michelle DiEmanuelePresident and Chief Executive OfficerTrillium Health Partners$696,392$2,976+$44,592
19Daren SmithPresident and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management CorporationUniversity Of Toronto$692,239$302−$108,510
20Thomas StewartChief Executive Officer, St. Joseph’s Health SystemSt. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton$659,161$25,496+$55,078
21Gadi MaymanChief Executive OfficerOntario Financing Authority$645,282$782$0
22David G. VingoeChair and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la directionOntario Securities Commission$642,573$2,473+$155,234
23Christopher GintherChief Administrative OfficerOntario Power Generation$640,913$6,815+$24,126
24Matthew AndersonChief Executive Officer/Chef de la DirectionOntario Health$639,065$4,500new
25Michael SherarPresident and Chief Exeuctive Officer, Cancer Care Ontario/Président-directeur général, Action Cancer OntarioOntario Health$636,569$238+$135,545
26Ian ArraMedical Officer of Health / Chief Executive OfficerGrey Bruce Health Unit$631,510$1,691+$246,160
27Robert MacisaacPresident and Chief Executive OfficerHamilton Health Sciences$631,485$1,464−$12,330
28Barbara CollinsPresident and Chief Executive OfficerHumber River Hospital$628,699$13,863+$64,794
29Dante MorraChief of StaffTrillium Health Partners$600,971$3,135+$25,559
30Scott JarrettExecutive Vice President, Clinical Programs and Patient ServicesHumber River Hospital$578,841$7,951+$266,410
31Edward BrownExecutive Lead, Population Health and Value-Based Health Systems/Directeur général, Santé de la population et système de santé axé sur la valeurOntario Health$574,666$3,824new
32Donna MarafiotiCo-Executive Lead, Human Resources/Codirectrice générale, ressources humainesOntario Health$569,300$0new
33Paul WoodsPresident and Chief Executive OfficerLondon Health Sciences Centre$569,250$17,581−$18,524
34George SoleasPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Président-directeur généralLiquor Control Board Of Ontario$567,865$19,030+$2
35Peter GreggPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la directionIndependent Electricity System Operator$564,227$854−$161,597
36David PichoraPresident and Chief Executive Officer \ Présidente et chef de la directionKingston Health Sciences Centre$559,999$1,122−$3,747
37Joshua TepperPresident And Chief Executive OfficerNorth York General Hospital$558,492$1,906+$71,808
38Altaf StationwalaPresident And Chief Executive OfficerMacKenzie Health$558,154$13,512+$17,439
39William MitchellProfessor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$557,435$3,901+$31,203
40Dezso HorvathProfessor and Dean EmeritusYork University$554,987$0+$4,521
41Manohar ShroffRadiologist-In-ChiefThe Hospital For Sick Children$554,292$813+$9,426
42John MautiChief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President – FinanceOntario Power Generation$548,701$1,011+$62,867
43Duncan StewartExecutive Vice President – Research/Vice-président exécutif, RechercheThe Ottawa Hospital$540,771$10,171+$8,269
44Tina DacinProfessor, Smith Chair, Director (Community Impact Research Program)Queen's University$540,437$292+$173,865
45Rima Al-AwarDirector and Senior ScientistOntario Institute For Cancer Research$540,394$1,238+$78,401
46Dick ZoutmanChief Of StaffScarborough Health Network$540,056$3,641+$23,702
47Sharon HodgsonDean / Lawrence C Tapp Chair of LeadershipUniversity Of Western Ontario$538,893$48,458+$223,349
48Steven DavidsonSecretary of the CabinetCabinet Office$534,302$5,095+$54,485
49Elizabeth BullerPresident and Chief Executive OfficerScarborough Health Network$531,960$20,821+$12,285
50Charles O’ReillyHead of Public Equities, Investments, University of Toronto Asset Management CorporationUniversity Of Toronto$531,368$302+$150,540
51Michael AllenSenior Vice President Nuclear RefurbishmentOntario Power Generation$530,247$0−$13,003
52Steve GregorisSenior Vice President DarlingtonOntario Power Generation$528,283$2,462+$26,899
53Mark WhiteChief Executive Officer / Directeur généralFinancial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario$526,513$1,646new
54Brian D. HodgesExecutive Vice PresidentUniversity Health Network$526,014$8,707+$35,288
55Daniel CassExecutive Vice President Chief Medical ExecutiveSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$520,608$20,955+$16,038
56Elspeth MurrayAssociate Dean (Master of Business Administration Programs and Master of Management Programs), Associate ProfessorQueen's University$517,525$292−$3,578
57Ronald GagnonPresident and Chief Executive OfficerGrand River Hospital Corporation$516,746$1,919+$88,989
58Thomas TeahenPresident and Chief Executive Officer\Président-directeur généralWorkplace Safety And Insurance Board$516,236$9,294+$76,156
59Andrew MccallumPresident and Chief Executive Officer/ Président et directeur généralORNGE$516,160$923+$36,160
60Doris GrinspunChief Executive OfficerRegistered Nurses Association Of Ontario$516,118$634+$108,970
61Shaf KeshavjeeSurgeon-In-ChiefUniversity Health Network$515,653$1,191+$3,139
62Melissa HornerPresidentSt. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton$512,129$13,496+$217,897
63Linda RabeneckVice President/Vice-présidenteOntario Health$510,628$2,799+$546
64Ehren CoryPresident and Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur généralOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$510,342$4,721+$6,762
65Yung WuChief Executive OfficerMaRS Discovery District$509,700$12,970+$34,700
66Richard ReznickProfessorQueen's University$509,345$292+$12,037
67Joao AmaralRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$509,333$813−$5,206
68Dimitri ParraRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$508,833$813+$294
69Robert MyersDirectorPerimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics$508,435$1,005+$8,435
70Denise HardennePresident and Chief Executive OfficerHalton Healthcare Services Corporation$507,128$2,123+$19,191
71Brian GoldenProfessor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$506,497$302−$40,380
72Michael TempleRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$504,833$813−$16,206
73John VeinotPathologist/PathologisteEastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association (EORLA)$501,607$1,931+$33,224
74Thomas ParkerExecutive Vice President Medical Affairs And Clinical ProgramsUnity Health Toronto$501,556$6,357+$8,396
75Prakash MuthusamiRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$499,317$813+$59,066
76Timothy MoseleyVice Chair / Vice-présidentOntario Securities Commission$498,459$2,473+$17,000
77Laszlo RadvanyiPresident and Scientific DirectorOntario Institute For Cancer Research$497,495$1,238new
78Stephen SchererSenior ScientistThe Hospital For Sick Children$494,917$813+$42,976
79Mashalah EshghabadiMedical Laboratory DirectorNorfolk General Hospital$494,547$0+$74,051
80Christopher FralickChief Operating OfficerOntario Power Generation$490,644$2,341+$6,867
81Homer TienPresident and Chief Executive Officer/ Président et directeur généralORNGE$490,113$3,088+$177,083
82Rhonda LentonPresident and Vice Chancellor / ProfessorYork University$490,000$4,654$0
83David SaundersProfessorQueen's University$489,526$292+$51,518
84Gregory MckenzieChief Operating Officer / Dirigeant principal, ExploitationOntario Lottery And Gaming Corporation$488,415$0−$184,718
85Glen WhyteProfessor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$486,694$302−$8,356
86Alexander DyckProfessor of Finance and Economic Analysis and PolicyUniversity Of Toronto$485,143$302+$55,536
87Jean MajorChief Executive Officer and Registrar/Directeur général et registrateurAlcohol And Gaming Commission Of Ontario$485,076$21,730$0
88Alan ShepardPresident and Vice-ChancellorUniversity Of Western Ontario$484,000$38,683+$264,000
89Albert LauwersExecutive Vice President, Medical and Clinical ProgramsScarborough Health Network$483,351$6,821+$209,212
90Joel BaumProfessor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$483,296$3,302−$73,603
91Salim YusufProfessorMcMaster University$482,275$1,270+$12,907
92Mark SaundersChief Of PoliceCity Of Toronto – Police Service$481,515$1,909+$66,561
93Susan BlaserNeuroradiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$480,340$407+$5,435
94Elysa WidjajaNeuroradiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$480,336$813+$3,069
95David KaposiVice President Chief Investment OfficerOntario Power Generation$479,969$1,848−$2,092
96Dr. Michael GardamChief of StaffHumber River Hospital$479,205$5,996+$163,974
97Suzanne LaughlinNeuroradiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$478,782$813+$4,665
98Mihnea MoldoveanuVice Dean, Learning and Innovation and Professor of Economic Analysis and PolicyUniversity Of Toronto$477,747$302−$20,983
99Birgit Betina Ertl-WagnerRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$477,102$813+$6,002
100Jeff MainlandExecutive Vice President, Strategy, Quality, Performance and CommunicationsThe Hospital For Sick Children$476,181$956+$41,756

By sector

SectorPeopleMedianHighest
Municipalities & Services52,506$117,452$481,515
School Boards43,954$103,476$382,088
Hospitals & Boards of Public Health33,927$108,757$844,992
Universities22,020$148,298$692,239
Government of Ontario – Ministries18,963$116,364$534,302
Crown Agencies9,332$117,810$797,475
Ontario Power Generation8,301$142,585$1,228,517
Other Public Sector Employers8,162$118,750$540,394
Colleges7,569$113,737$447,534
Government of Ontario – Judiciary580$269,871$353,893
Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices405$129,142$379,114
Seconded136$118,583$297,116

Largest employers

All employers
EmployerPeopleMedianTotal
Ontario Power Generation8,225$142,546$1.3B
City Of Toronto7,239$115,178$884M
Peel District School Board6,250$103,241$667M
Ontario Provincial Police5,055$123,079$646M
University Of Toronto4,728$143,914$762M
City Of Toronto – Police Service4,589$126,676$598M
Toronto Catholic District School Board4,128$101,994$439M
Toronto District School Board3,578$104,292$400M
City Of Ottawa3,375$116,411$413M
City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission3,171$110,363$369M
Thames Valley District School Board2,846$102,968$304M
Solicitor General2,552$113,122$312M
York Region District School Board2,388$102,486$259M
Waterloo Region District School Board2,250$101,769$239M
Attorney General2,233$184,593$393M
City Of Hamilton2,042$115,734$248M
Workplace Safety And Insurance Board2,004$107,468$236M
York University1,995$150,740$317M
Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services1,864$120,817$235M
Trillium Health Partners1,855$107,349$215M
Regional Municipality Of Durham1,768$117,723$217M
University Of Waterloo1,760$150,310$278M
The Ottawa Hospital1,718$107,224$201M
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre1,712$110,821$205M
University Health Network1,706$108,664$212M