Years
Ontario’s Sunshine List, year by year
30 lists, 1996 to 2025. Choose a year for its top 100, sectors and largest employers.
People on the list by year
Show as a table
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 4,501 |
| 1997 | 5,378 |
| 1998 | 6,296 |
| 1999 | 8,125 |
| 2000 | 10,352 |
| 2001 | 13,144 |
| 2002 | 16,691 |
| 2003 | 20,368 |
| 2004 | 23,253 |
| 2005 | 27,461 |
| 2006 | 34,199 |
| 2007 | 42,766 |
| 2008 | 53,817 |
| 2009 | 64,218 |
| 2010 | 71,684 |
| 2011 | 79,714 |
| 2012 | 88,542 |
| 2013 | 97,916 |
| 2014 | 111,655 |
| 2015 | 115,920 |
| 2016 | 124,445 |
| 2017 | 131,909 |
| 2018 | 151,375 |
| 2019 | 167,098 |
| 2020 | 205,855 |
| 2021 | 244,456 |
| 2022 | 266,948 |
| 2023 | 300,680 |
| 2024 | 377,881 |
| 2025 | 404,922 |
Every year
Sunshine List
2025
404,922
people · median $122,262
+7.2% on 2024
Sunshine List
2024
377,881
people · median $125,365
+25.7% on 2023
Sunshine List
2023
300,680
people · median $115,292
+12.6% on 2022
Sunshine List
2022
266,948
people · median $112,439
+9.2% on 2021
Sunshine List
2021
244,456
people · median $111,295
+18.8% on 2020
Sunshine List
2020
205,855
people · median $113,876
+23.2% on 2019
Sunshine List
2019
167,098
people · median $115,284
+10.4% on 2018
Sunshine List
2018
151,375
people · median $115,487
+14.8% on 2017
Sunshine List
2017
131,909
people · median $115,881
+6.0% on 2016
Sunshine List
2016
124,445
people · median $115,440
+7.4% on 2015
Sunshine List
2015
115,920
people · median $115,332
+3.8% on 2014
Sunshine List
2014
111,655
people · median $115,782
+14.0% on 2013
Sunshine List
2013
97,916
people · median $115,414
+10.6% on 2012
Sunshine List
2012
88,542
people · median $115,302
+11.1% on 2011
Sunshine List
2011
79,714
people · median $115,352
+11.2% on 2010
Sunshine List
2010
71,684
people · median $115,250
+11.6% on 2009
Sunshine List
2009
64,218
people · median $115,274
+19.3% on 2008
Sunshine List
2008
53,817
people · median $115,001
+25.8% on 2007
Sunshine List
2007
42,766
people · median $115,813
+25.1% on 2006
Sunshine List
2006
34,199
people · median $116,135
+24.5% on 2005
Sunshine List
2005
27,461
people · median $115,652
+18.1% on 2004
Sunshine List
2004
23,253
people · median $115,563
+14.2% on 2003
Sunshine List
2003
20,368
people · median $115,350
+22.0% on 2002
Sunshine List
2002
16,691
people · median $116,976
+27.0% on 2001
Sunshine List
2001
13,144
people · median $115,801
+27.0% on 2000
Sunshine List
2000
10,352
people · median $113,847
+27.4% on 1999
Sunshine List
1999
8,125
people · median $112,914
+29.1% on 1998
Sunshine List
1998
6,296
people · median $112,006
+17.1% on 1997
Sunshine List
1997
5,378
people · median $113,833
+19.5% on 1996
Sunshine List
1996
4,501
people · median $113,423
the first list
Questions and answers
Which year had the most people on the list?
2025, with 404,922.
How much has the list grown since 1996?
From 4,501 people in 1996 to 404,922 in 2025. The $100,000 line has never been indexed to inflation, so rising pay carries more people over it each year.
When is each year’s list published?
After the year it covers ends, usually the following year.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work