Public Salaries
Salary disclosure · 2025

Ontario public sector salaries, 2025

Salaries paid in calendar year 2025, published in 2026 (the list often called the Sunshine List). 404,922 people at 2,284 employers.

People on the list
404,922
+7.2% vs 2024
Median salary
$122,262
−2.5% vs 2024
Total salaries
$54.4B
Employers
2,284

Top 100 highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Kenneth HartwickSpecial AdvisorOntario Power Generation$1,907,409$3,583−$103,487
2Nicolle ButcherPresident and Chief Executive OfficerOntario Power Generation$1,596,218$2,091+$617,838
3Steve GregorisChief Nuclear OfficerOntario Power Generation$1,092,855$3,796+$173,545
4Aida CipollaChief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative OfficerOntario Power Generation$1,013,496$2,623+$178,402
5Subo SinnathambyChief Projects OfficerOntario Power Generation$981,476$3,777+$132,763
6Kevin SmithPresident and Chief Executive OfficerUniversity Health Network$939,603$99,244+$56,506
7Ronald CohnPresident and Chief Executive OfficerThe Hospital For Sick Children$880,013$17,725+$10,000
8Mark KnutsonChief Enterprise Engineering and Chief Nuclear EngineerOntario Power Generation$856,947$2,845+$103,352
9Jon FrankeSenior Vice President NuclearOntario Power Generation$826,655$1,981+$8,481
10Mark FullerPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la directionOntario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)$826,236$0+$10,081
11Matthew AndersonChief Executive Officer/Président-directeur généralOntario Health$826,000$10,802+$2,800
12Gadi MaymanChief Executive OfficerOntario Financing Authority$801,046$859+$158,900
13Tracey MacarthurPresident and Chief Executive OfficerHamilton Health Sciences$773,658$12,917+$309,330
14Darwin Louis BozekPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la directionOntario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)$760,411$572+$292,935
15Barbara CollinsPresident and Chief Executive OfficerHumber River Health$760,359$17,319−$55,879
16Andy SmithPresident, Chief Executive OfficerSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre$757,366$49,881+$42,307
17Kumar GuptaCoronerSolicitor General$750,440$0+$284,258
18Shelley BabinChief Operations OfficerOntario Power Generation$748,469$2,379+$179,434
19Cameron LovePresident/PrésidentThe Ottawa Hospital$744,249$21,949+$97,125
20Katherine A HayPresident and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Retired DesignateKids Help Phone$729,754$690+$304,792
21Brenda MacdonaldChief Commercial OfficerOntario Power Generation$727,479$2,261+$63,305
22Lesley GallingerPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la directionIndependent Electricity System Operator$708,319$654−$2,529
23David GrahamPresident and Chief Executive OfficerScarborough Health Network$705,941$1,962−$52,032
24Sarah DowneyPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice généraleCentre For Addiction And Mental Health$703,615$14,176+$20,216
25David KaposiExecutive Vice President Investment Strategy and Business DevelopmentOntario Power Generation$701,432$2,109+$120,810
26Michelle DiEmanueleSecretary of the CabinetCabinet Office$700,826$19,727+$59,498
27David G. VingoeChief Executive Officer / Chef de la directionOntario Securities Commission$697,973$1,747+$3
28Paul SeguinSenior Vice President PickeringOntario Power Generation$696,667$2,678+$152,063
29Frank MartinoPresident and Chief Executive OfficerWilliam Osler Health System$692,460$18,000+$10,956
30Alfred HannayPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la directionOntario Lottery And Gaming Corporation$691,918$1,536+$2,975
31Gary NewtonPresident and Chief Executive OfficerSinai Health System$684,004$2,800$0
32Timothy RutledgePresident and Chief Executive OfficerUnity Health Toronto$675,196$17,068−$99,922
33Si TruongSenior Information Technology Leader/AdvisorOntario Power Generation$673,028$6,694new
34Karli FarrowPresident and Chief Executive OfficerTrillium Health Partners$663,623$3,633−$12,594
35Prakash MuthusamiRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$662,440$919+$94,393
36Dr Nadiya SunderjiPresident and Chief Executive OfficerWaypoint Centre For Mental Health Care$658,752$13,366+$260,758
37Julian BirkinshawDean, Ivey Business School/ProfessorUniversity Of Western Ontario$656,640$1,921+$402,473
38Birgit Betina Ertl-WagnerRadiologist-In-ChiefThe Hospital For Sick Children$656,171$919−$9,938
39Altaf StationwalaPresident and Chief Executive OfficerMacKenzie Health$653,923$7,293−$30,084
40Doris GrinspunChief Executive OfficerRegistered Nurses Association Of Ontario$650,965$0+$28,787
41Boris VulanovicSenior Vice President, Small Modular Reactor ExecutionOntario Power Generation$650,523$1,698+$88,654
42Marcela Carena LopezExecutive DirectorPerimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics$650,000$48,412new
43Alan Aspuru-GuzikProfessor of Chemistry and Computer ScienceUniversity Of Toronto$649,993$34,048−$21,864
44Dr. Kenneth BossPsychiatrist/PsychiatreNorth Bay Regional Health Centre$641,139$0new
45Ronald GagnonPresident and Chief Executive OfficerWaterloo Regional Health Network$640,357$3,061+$49,109
46Lynn GuerrieroPresident and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la directionNiagara Health System$638,451$14,732+$102,454
47Dragan PopovicSenior Vice President, Small Modular Reactor ExecutionOntario Power Generation$636,306$1,388+$102,341
48John YooDean/Professor/Medical DoctorUniversity Of Western Ontario$632,707$100+$24,912
49Allan GraceSenior Vice President DarlingtonOntario Power Generation$630,367$1,733+$125,410
50Heather FergusonSenior Vice President Business Development and Corporate AffairsOntario Power Generation$628,509$790+$27,546
51Steve BagshawSenior Vice President OperationsOntario Power Generation$627,469$2,615+$193,217
52Anthony TangProfessor/Medical DoctorUniversity Of Western Ontario$625,000$30+$75,000
53Sonia BaxendalePresident and Chief Executive OfficerGlobal Risk Institute In Financial Services$625,000$20,132+$50,000
54Steven HoffmanProfessor/Senior Advisor/Advisor/Endowed ChairYork University$621,502$956−$38,965
55Brian GoldenProfessor of Strategic ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$616,607$251+$90,368
56George SoleasPresident and Chief Executive Officer / Président-directeur généralLiquor Control Board Of Ontario$606,574$21,057+$56,322
57David PichoraPresident and Chief Executive Officer \ Président-directeur GénéraleKingston Health Sciences Centre$606,171$6+$25,333
58Nishan DuraiappahChief of PoliceRegional Municipality Of Peel Police Services$604,449$7,229+$124,532
59Gail HuntPresident and Chief Executive OfficerRoyal Victoria Regional Health Centre$604,438$57,896−$7,407
60David GoldreichProfessor of FinanceUniversity Of Toronto$601,972$298+$47,142
61John TibbitsPresidentConestoga College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning$601,684$4,761−$34,422
62Joao AmaralRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$599,431$919−$94,119
63Theodore BrownProfessor, Obstetrics and GynaecologyUniversity Of Toronto$598,159$64+$112,793
64Meredith IrwinPaediatrician-In-Chief SickKids and Chair Paediatrics, University of TorontoThe Hospital For Sick Children$597,998$1,085+$33,577
65Zarir KhansahebSenior Vice President Integrated Fleet ManagementOntario Power Generation$597,295$799+$91,028
66Richard LearyChief Executive OfficerCity Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission$597,192$1,125−$73,181
67William StrangeProfessor of Economic Analysis and PolicyUniversity Of Toronto$596,033$210+$70,745
68Melissa HornerPresident and Chief Executive OfficerHalton Healthcare Services Corporation$595,472$2,597+$2,726
69Mikhail SimutinAssociate Professor of FinanceUniversity Of Toronto$593,667$9,448+$50,652
70Michael HeenanPresident and Chief Executive OfficerSt. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton$592,155$16,900+$125,486
71Muhammad MamdaniVice President Data Science Advanced Analytics Quality Performance Information ManagementUnity Health Toronto$586,765$1,579+$258,313
72Helen BransonRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$586,239$919+$13,203
73Pradeep KrishnanRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$583,643$919+$9,927
74Luca CeccatoSenior Vice President Nuclear RefurbishmentOntario Power Generation$582,927$1,628+$69,288
75Priyal ThakrarChief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President,/ Chef de la direction financière et vice-président exécutifOntario Infrastructure And Lands Corporation (Infrastructure Ontario)$582,568$15,907+$202,216
76Gary KentChief Administrative OfficerRegional Municipality Of Peel$581,808$18,280+$207,707
77George ChiramelRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$579,431$919+$355,929
78Alessandro GasparettoRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$579,431$919−$114,119
79Dimitri ParraRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$579,431$919−$117,119
80Connie DejakPresident and Chief Executive OfficerRunnymede Healthcare Centre$578,051$12,864+$125,342
81Christopher FilippiRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$577,714$919+$167,310
82Dilip SomanProfessor of MarketingUniversity Of Toronto$575,404$126+$96,602
83Sharon StrausExecutive Vice President Clinical and Chief Medical OfficerUnity Health Toronto$574,832$4,579+$438,071
84Wei-Yi (Scott) LiaoProfessor of AccountingUniversity Of Toronto$573,981$2,210+$61,085
85Partha Sarat MohanramProfessor of AccountingUniversity Of Toronto$573,196$126new
86Glen WhyteProfessor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource ManagementUniversity Of Toronto$572,792$126+$68,067
87Robert MyersFacultyPerimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics$570,912$462−$2,274
88Wendy RotenbergProfessor of FinanceUniversity Of Toronto$565,190$126+$103,971
89Suzanne LaughlinRadiologistThe Hospital For Sick Children$562,247$919−$12,037
90Michael D'SouzaField Shift Operating SupervisorOntario Power Generation$561,418$8,349+$360,529
91Craig Andrew DoidgeProfessor of FinanceUniversity Of Toronto$561,168$251+$58,423
92Robert YeungChief Treasury and Investment OfficerOntario Financing Authority$561,087$556new
93Heather McphersonPresident and Corporate Executive Officer/Président et directeur général/Présidente et directrice généraleWomen's College Hospital$559,790$1,443+$39,624
94Mihnea MoldoveanuProfessor of Economic Analysis and PolicyUniversity Of Toronto$557,620$6,024+$55,304
95Jane PhilpottChair, Connecting Every Ontarian to Primary Health Care InitiativeQueen's University$556,520$272+$4,085
96Meric GertlerProfessor of Geography and PlanningUniversity Of Toronto$555,450$33,464+$0
97Cynthia DomjancicSenior Vice President Human Resources and Chief Ethics OfficerOntario Power Generation$554,772$2,144+$68,222
98Peter WerstiukChief Executive OfficerQuantum Valley Ideas Laboratories$552,150$1,487+$2,554
99Everton GoodenPresident And Chief Executive OfficerNorth York General Hospital$551,569$1,746+$68,777
100James WallaceChief Executive Officer / Directeur généralSupply Ontario$550,423$1,563+$423

By sector

SectorPeopleMedianHighest
School Boards112,654$118,125$343,926
Municipalities & Services92,492$126,555$604,449
Hospitals & Boards of Public Health74,777$118,359$939,603
Government of Ontario – Ministries35,897$130,215$750,440
Universities30,975$151,306$656,640
Crown Agencies19,087$126,260$826,236
Other Public Sector Employers15,721$120,964$729,754
Colleges10,926$131,035$601,684
Ontario Power Generation10,672$161,162$1,907,409
Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices800$134,436$466,589
Government of Ontario – Judiciary733$198,433$485,572
Seconded188$131,394$556,520

Largest employers

All employers
EmployerPeopleMedianTotal
Toronto District School Board14,085$127,496$1.8B
City Of Toronto13,079$128,018$1.8B
Ontario Power Generation10,346$161,066$1.8B
City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission9,614$114,939$1.2B
Peel District School Board8,462$118,059$1.0B
Ontario Provincial Police7,684$155,704$1.2B
University Of Toronto7,392$147,726$1.3B
City Of Toronto – Police Service7,083$145,865$1.1B
York Region District School Board6,571$116,942$788M
Solicitor General5,958$122,057$783M
Toronto Catholic District School Board5,592$131,223$732M
City Of Ottawa5,181$117,638$648M
Metrolinx4,713$127,736$654M
University Health Network4,581$121,737$600M
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board4,239$118,020$528M
Thames Valley District School Board4,186$118,061$499M
Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement4,037$127,798$532M
Durham District School Board3,944$118,054$470M
London Health Sciences Centre3,924$118,446$492M
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board3,847$118,125$464M
Hamilton Health Sciences3,553$117,316$446M
City Of Hamilton3,382$127,716$450M
Halton District School Board3,337$117,944$400M
Waterloo Region District School Board3,302$116,487$391M
Trillium Health Partners3,290$117,447$411M