Public sector salaries in Thunder Bay
3,795 people at 7 public employers based in Thunder Bay were paid $100,000 or more in 2025.
Everyone in Thunder Bay, 2025
The 25 highest paid, then everyone at the employers based in Thunder Bay, 200 at a time.
Employers based in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
City Of Thunder Bay
Lakehead District School Board
Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board
Lakehead University
St. Joseph's Care Group
Confederation College Of Applied Arts and Technology
Most common jobs
People with each title, 2025.
By sector
| Sector | People | Employers |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 1,484 | 2 |
| School Boards | 953 | 2 |
| Municipalities & Services | 759 | 1 |
| Universities | 421 | 1 |
| Colleges | 178 | 1 |
People on the list by year
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 23 |
| 1999 | 34 |
| 2000 | 47 |
| 2001 | 54 |
| 2002 | 63 |
| 2003 | 82 |
| 2004 | 123 |
| 2005 | 125 |
| 2006 | 190 |
| 2007 | 273 |
| 2008 | 313 |
| 2009 | 397 |
| 2010 | 474 |
| 2011 | 635 |
| 2012 | 589 |
| 2013 | 715 |
| 2014 | 879 |
| 2015 | 901 |
| 2016 | 1,018 |
| 2017 | 1,189 |
| 2018 | 1,271 |
| 2019 | 1,525 |
| 2020 | 1,985 |
| 2021 | 2,257 |
| 2022 | 2,477 |
| 2023 | 2,874 |
| 2024 | 3,467 |
| 2025 | 3,795 |
Median salary by year
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| Year | Thunder Bay | Ontario |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $110,217 | $113,423 |
| 1997 | $113,728 | $113,833 |
| 1998 | $102,138 | $112,006 |
| 1999 | $102,001 | $112,914 |
| 2000 | $101,442 | $113,847 |
| 2001 | $103,728 | $115,801 |
| 2002 | $106,323 | $116,976 |
| 2003 | $110,186 | $115,350 |
| 2004 | $114,799 | $115,563 |
| 2005 | $112,024 | $115,652 |
| 2006 | $113,289 | $116,135 |
| 2007 | $111,666 | $115,813 |
| 2008 | $115,270 | $115,001 |
| 2009 | $112,720 | $115,274 |
| 2010 | $114,152 | $115,250 |
| 2011 | $118,287 | $115,352 |
| 2012 | $115,786 | $115,302 |
| 2013 | $115,563 | $115,414 |
| 2014 | $114,089 | $115,782 |
| 2015 | $114,063 | $115,332 |
| 2016 | $114,983 | $115,440 |
| 2017 | $113,535 | $115,881 |
| 2018 | $114,474 | $115,487 |
| 2019 | $114,423 | $115,284 |
| 2020 | $115,774 | $113,876 |
| 2021 | $112,497 | $111,295 |
| 2022 | $112,565 | $112,439 |
| 2023 | $116,263 | $115,292 |
| 2024 | $125,198 | $125,365 |
| 2025 | $122,589 | $122,262 |
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Questions and answers
How many public employees in Thunder Bay are paid $100,000 or more?
3,795 people at 7 employers based in Thunder Bay were on the 2025 list, +9.5% on 2024.
What is the median public sector salary in Thunder Bay?
$122,589 among the people on the 2025 list at employers based in Thunder Bay, against $122,262 for all of Ontario.
Who is the highest-paid public employee in Thunder Bay?
In 2025, Rhonda Crocker-Ellacott, President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente et directrice générale at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, with a salary of $494,124.
Which employer in Thunder Bay has the most people on the list?
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, with 1,070 people in 2025.
Which employers count as being in Thunder Bay?
Those placed in this city by their name, by where their schools or hospital sites are, or by their main campus. Province-wide employers are not placed, so people who live or work in Thunder Bay for a ministry, Ontario Power Generation or the OPP are not counted here.
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.