Rankings

Ontario Sunshine List rankings, 2025

Ranking views summarize Ontario public salary disclosure by disclosed records, salary paid, taxable benefits, median disclosed salary, sector context, role-family mix, and salary-band distribution. Rankings use disclosed records only and should not be read as total payroll, total workforce compensation, performance assessment, or standalone judgment.

Rankings use disclosed records only. Salary paid is not total compensation. Taxable benefits are not total benefits. Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees. Role-family and inferred-place labels are platform-generated heuristics.

Core province-wide rankings

Concise top-15 views of the largest disclosed-record and salary-paid patterns.

Largest employers by salary paid

Top 15 employers by disclosed salary paid. Employer names link to generated employer profiles.

Largest employers by salary paid
Employer	Disclosed records	Salary paid	Share
Toronto District School Board	14,085	$1,783,916,032	3.3%
City Of Toronto	13,079	$1,768,534,471	3.3%
Ontario Power Generation	10,346	$1,760,906,442	3.2%
University Of Toronto	7,392	$1,270,953,077	2.3%
Ontario Provincial Police	7,684	$1,210,196,813	2.2%
City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission	9,614	$1,169,836,292	2.2%
City Of Toronto – Police Service	7,083	$1,059,419,798	1.9%
Peel District School Board	8,462	$1,019,323,431	1.9%
York Region District School Board	6,571	$787,906,497	1.4%
Solicitor General	5,958	$782,642,994	1.4%
Toronto Catholic District School Board	5,592	$731,570,725	1.3%
Attorney General	3,127	$666,265,392	1.2%
Metrolinx	4,713	$653,751,583	1.2%
City Of Ottawa	5,181	$647,692,020	1.2%
University Health Network	4,581	$600,403,421	1.1%

Largest employers by disclosed records

Top 15 employers by disclosed-record count. Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees.

Largest employers by disclosed records
Employer	Disclosed records	Salary paid	Record share
Toronto District School Board	14,085	$1,783,916,032	3.5%
City Of Toronto	13,079	$1,768,534,471	3.2%
Ontario Power Generation	10,346	$1,760,906,442	2.6%
City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission	9,614	$1,169,836,292	2.4%
Peel District School Board	8,462	$1,019,323,431	2.1%
Ontario Provincial Police	7,684	$1,210,196,813	1.9%
University Of Toronto	7,392	$1,270,953,077	1.8%
City Of Toronto – Police Service	7,083	$1,059,419,798	1.7%
York Region District School Board	6,571	$787,906,497	1.6%
Solicitor General	5,958	$782,642,994	1.5%
Toronto Catholic District School Board	5,592	$731,570,725	1.4%
City Of Ottawa	5,181	$647,692,020	1.3%
Metrolinx	4,713	$653,751,583	1.2%
University Health Network	4,581	$600,403,421	1.1%
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board	4,239	$528,294,575	1.0%

Sectors by salary paid

Largest sectors by salary paid, with sector links for context.

Sectors by salary paid
Sector	Disclosed records	Salary paid	Share
School Boards	112,654	$13,855,970,239	25.5%
Municipalities & Services	92,492	$12,319,366,372	22.7%
Hospitals & Boards of Public Health	74,777	$9,468,068,517	17.4%
Government of Ontario – Ministries	35,897	$5,197,355,047	9.6%
Universities	30,975	$5,116,972,372	9.4%
Crown Agencies	19,087	$2,653,155,063	4.9%
Other Public Sector Employers	15,721	$2,131,814,863	3.9%
Ontario Power Generation	10,672	$1,819,139,948	3.3%
Colleges	10,926	$1,437,594,395	2.6%
Government of Ontario – Judiciary	733	$208,363,507	0.4%
Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices	800	$118,395,921	0.2%
Seconded (Education)*	132	$17,199,058	0.0%
Seconded (Solicitor General)*	42	$6,156,177	0.0%
Seconded (Health)*	4	$1,391,576	0.0%
Seconded (Citizenship and Multiculturalism)*	7	$999,666	0.0%

Largest sectors by disclosed records

Largest sectors by disclosed-record count.

Largest sectors by disclosed records
Sector	Disclosed records	Salary paid	Record share
School Boards	112,654	$13,855,970,239	27.8%
Municipalities & Services	92,492	$12,319,366,372	22.8%
Hospitals & Boards of Public Health	74,777	$9,468,068,517	18.5%
Government of Ontario – Ministries	35,897	$5,197,355,047	8.9%
Universities	30,975	$5,116,972,372	7.6%
Crown Agencies	19,087	$2,653,155,063	4.7%
Other Public Sector Employers	15,721	$2,131,814,863	3.9%
Colleges	10,926	$1,437,594,395	2.7%
Ontario Power Generation	10,672	$1,819,139,948	2.6%
Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices	800	$118,395,921	0.2%
Government of Ontario – Judiciary	733	$208,363,507	0.2%
Seconded (Education)*	132	$17,199,058	0.0%
Seconded (Solicitor General)*	42	$6,156,177	0.0%
Seconded (Citizenship and Multiculturalism)*	7	$999,666	0.0%
Seconded (Health)*	4	$1,391,576	0.0%

Role families by salary paid

Largest platform-generated role families by salary paid.

Role families by salary paid
Role family	Disclosed records	Salary paid	Share
Teaching and school administration	102,287	$12,555,868,892	23.1%
Other disclosed roles	84,122	$11,128,999,630	20.5%
Clinical health	56,683	$7,073,869,935	13.0%
Corporate administration and operations	46,015	$6,063,399,665	11.2%
Academic and research	29,313	$4,797,002,952	8.8%
Protective services	31,203	$4,433,529,766	8.2%
Executive and senior leadership	11,613	$2,327,050,995	4.3%
Engineering, planning and infrastructure	13,021	$1,733,785,447	3.2%
Digital, data and technology	11,302	$1,455,072,357	2.7%
Finance, procurement and audit	6,569	$868,876,830	1.6%
Human resources, labour relations and total rewards	5,260	$681,143,796	1.3%
Legal and judiciary	3,175	$677,757,295	1.2%
Communications, marketing and public affairs	4,359	$556,042,576	1.0%

Largest role families by disclosed records

Largest platform-generated role families by disclosed-record count.

Largest role families by disclosed records
Role family	Disclosed records	Salary paid	Record share
Teaching and school administration	102,287	$12,555,868,892	25.3%
Other disclosed roles	84,122	$11,128,999,630	20.8%
Clinical health	56,683	$7,073,869,935	14.0%
Corporate administration and operations	46,015	$6,063,399,665	11.4%
Protective services	31,203	$4,433,529,766	7.7%
Academic and research	29,313	$4,797,002,952	7.2%
Engineering, planning and infrastructure	13,021	$1,733,785,447	3.2%
Executive and senior leadership	11,613	$2,327,050,995	2.9%
Digital, data and technology	11,302	$1,455,072,357	2.8%
Finance, procurement and audit	6,569	$868,876,830	1.6%
Human resources, labour relations and total rewards	5,260	$681,143,796	1.3%
Communications, marketing and public affairs	4,359	$556,042,576	1.1%
Legal and judiciary	3,175	$677,757,295	0.8%

Employer rankings

Employer rankings link to generated employer profiles and stay at top-10/top-15 scale rather than full export-style tables.

Employers by median disclosed salary

Highest median disclosed salary. Limited to employers with at least 25 disclosed records.

Employers by median disclosed salary
Employer	Records	Median	Salary paid
Superior Court Of Justice	26	$329,395	$7,335,603
Atura	167	$200,411	$33,904,373
Attorney General	3,127	$188,366	$666,265,392
Ontario Court Of Justice	707	$186,564	$201,027,904
St. Jerome's University	42	$174,744	$7,203,182
Brock University	726	$174,455	$126,702,463
Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC)	42	$174,350	$7,576,114
Queen's University	1,469	$173,378	$256,948,597
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation	56	$170,515	$10,518,062
Ontario Securities Commission	528	$170,096	$97,820,605
Nishnawbe Aski Police Services	252	$163,248	$43,425,182
Ontario Power Generation	10,346	$161,066	$1,760,906,442
Carleton University	1,390	$158,571	$222,256,148
Flemingdon Health Centre	28	$158,092	$4,724,330
York University	2,557	$157,104	$436,424,849

Employers by average disclosed salary

Highest average disclosed salary. Limited to employers with at least 25 disclosed records.

Employers by average disclosed salary
Employer	Records	Average	Salary paid
Ontario Court Of Justice	707	$284,339	$201,027,904
Superior Court Of Justice	26	$282,139	$7,335,603
Attorney General	3,127	$213,069	$666,265,392
Atura	167	$203,020	$33,904,373
Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics	70	$190,900	$13,362,985
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation	56	$187,823	$10,518,062
Ontario Securities Commission	528	$185,266	$97,820,605
Centre De Sante Communautaire De L'estrie Ontario	26	$185,047	$4,811,232
Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC)	42	$180,384	$7,576,114
Unison Health and Community Services	39	$177,128	$6,907,982
Queen's University	1,469	$174,914	$256,948,597
Brock University	726	$174,521	$126,702,463
Windsor Essex Community Health Centre	29	$172,641	$5,006,596
Nishnawbe Aski Police Services	252	$172,322	$43,425,182
University Of Toronto	7,392	$171,936	$1,270,953,077

Employers by taxable benefits

Largest disclosed taxable-benefits totals.

Employers by taxable benefits
Employer	Records	Taxable benefits	Salary paid
Ontario Power Generation	10,346	$38,025,848	$1,760,906,442
Peel District School Board	8,462	$17,135,550	$1,019,323,431
City Of Toronto	13,079	$15,072,044	$1,768,534,471
City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission	9,614	$10,410,892	$1,169,836,292
City Of Toronto – Police Service	7,083	$7,946,987	$1,059,419,798
University Of Toronto	7,392	$7,278,468	$1,270,953,077
Governing Council Of The Salvation Army In Canada	338	$4,815,713	$54,005,685
McMaster University	1,966	$4,120,885	$326,268,297
City Of Ottawa	5,181	$3,799,111	$647,692,020
Toronto District School Board	14,085	$3,037,170	$1,783,916,032
Regional Municipality Of Durham	2,933	$2,921,928	$387,355,007
Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services	2,639	$2,866,588	$399,125,705
Metrolinx	4,713	$2,717,295	$653,751,583
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre	2,747	$2,672,469	$353,619,303
City Of Hamilton	3,382	$2,654,648	$449,975,074

Employers by benefits-to-salary ratio

Taxable benefits divided by salary paid. Limited to employers with at least 25 disclosed records.

Employers by benefits-to-salary ratio
Employer	Records	Ratio	Taxable benefits
Ontario Trillium Foundation	44	9.2%	$514,703
Governing Council Of The Salvation Army In Canada	338	8.9%	$4,815,713
Vector Institute	72	8.7%	$1,020,352
Unison Health and Community Services	39	8.2%	$565,518
Pikangikum First Nation	58	7.7%	$540,002
Centre Franco-Ontarien De Ressources Pedagogiques	31	6.8%	$276,381
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority	114	6.5%	$1,081,365
Workers Health and Safety Centre	38	6.4%	$325,680
International Union Of Operating Engineers	38	6.4%	$371,491
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation	56	5.7%	$603,374
Nature Conservancy Of Canada	45	5.6%	$344,421
Algoma University	164	5.6%	$1,292,226
Karis Disability Services	67	5.4%	$462,995
Accessible Community Counselling And Employment Services (ACCES)	29	5.0%	$227,494
Skilled Trades Ontario	42	4.9%	$278,896

Employers with most 200k+ disclosed records

Count of disclosed rows with salary paid at or above $200,000.

Employers with most 200k+ disclosed records
Employer	200k+ records	Records	Salary paid
University Of Toronto	2,043	7,392	$1,270,953,077
Ontario Power Generation	1,964	10,346	$1,760,906,442
Attorney General	1,467	3,127	$666,265,392
Ontario Provincial Police	865	7,684	$1,210,196,813
University Of Waterloo	681	2,376	$397,176,303
York University	667	2,557	$436,424,849
University Of Ottawa	558	2,861	$452,598,329
McMaster University	548	1,966	$326,268,297
Toronto Metropolitan University	543	2,039	$333,293,247
City Of Toronto	537	13,079	$1,768,534,471
City Of Toronto – Police Service	472	7,083	$1,059,419,798
University Of Guelph	422	1,504	$248,155,651
University Of Western Ontario	415	1,963	$326,385,411
Queen's University	378	1,469	$256,948,597
Ontario Court Of Justice	347	707	$201,027,904

Employers with most 300k+ disclosed records

Count of disclosed rows with salary paid at or above $300,000.

Employers with most 300k+ disclosed records
Employer	300k+ records	Records	Salary paid
Attorney General	892	3,127	$666,265,392
University Of Toronto	439	7,392	$1,270,953,077
Ontario Court Of Justice	318	707	$201,027,904
Ontario Power Generation	216	10,346	$1,760,906,442
York University	88	2,557	$436,424,849
The Hospital For Sick Children	76	2,249	$312,934,512
University Health Network	75	4,581	$600,403,421
University Of Western Ontario	70	1,963	$326,385,411
McMaster University	54	1,966	$326,268,297
Hamilton Health Sciences	53	3,553	$446,329,386
Sinai Health System	48	1,654	$219,267,450
University Of Waterloo	47	2,376	$397,176,303
Queen's University	45	1,469	$256,948,597
Solicitor General	40	5,958	$782,642,994
Ontario Securities Commission	32	528	$97,820,605

Employers by share of total disclosed salary paid

Largest employer shares of province-wide disclosed salary paid.

Employers by share of total disclosed salary paid
Employer	Salary paid	Share	Records
Toronto District School Board	$1,783,916,032	3.3%	14,085
City Of Toronto	$1,768,534,471	3.3%	13,079
Ontario Power Generation	$1,760,906,442	3.2%	10,346
University Of Toronto	$1,270,953,077	2.3%	7,392
Ontario Provincial Police	$1,210,196,813	2.2%	7,684
City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission	$1,169,836,292	2.2%	9,614
City Of Toronto – Police Service	$1,059,419,798	1.9%	7,083
Peel District School Board	$1,019,323,431	1.9%	8,462
York Region District School Board	$787,906,497	1.4%	6,571
Solicitor General	$782,642,994	1.4%	5,958
Toronto Catholic District School Board	$731,570,725	1.3%	5,592
Attorney General	$666,265,392	1.2%	3,127
Metrolinx	$653,751,583	1.2%	4,713
City Of Ottawa	$647,692,020	1.2%	5,181
University Health Network	$600,403,421	1.1%	4,581

Sector rankings

Sector rankings link to generated sector profiles for source context and caveats.

Sectors by median disclosed salary

Sectors ranked by median disclosed salary.

Sectors by median disclosed salary
Sector	Records	Median	Salary paid
Seconded (Health)*	4	$324,538	$1,391,576
Government of Ontario – Judiciary	733	$198,433	$208,363,507
Seconded (Children, Community and Social Services)*	1	$168,905	$168,905
Seconded (Tourism, Culture and Gaming)*	1	$163,306	$163,306
Ontario Power Generation	10,672	$161,162	$1,819,139,948
Universities	30,975	$151,306	$5,116,972,372
Seconded (Solicitor General)*	42	$145,391	$6,156,177
Seconded (Citizenship and Multiculturalism)*	7	$136,496	$999,666
Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices	800	$134,436	$118,395,921
Colleges	10,926	$131,035	$1,437,594,395
Government of Ontario – Ministries	35,897	$130,215	$5,197,355,047
Municipalities & Services	92,492	$126,555	$12,319,366,372
Crown Agencies	19,087	$126,260	$2,653,155,063
Seconded (Cabinet Office)*	1	$125,205	$125,205
Seconded (Education)*	132	$124,174	$17,199,058

Sectors by average disclosed salary

Sectors ranked by average disclosed salary.

Sectors by average disclosed salary
Sector	Records	Average	Salary paid
Seconded (Health)*	4	$347,894	$1,391,576
Government of Ontario – Judiciary	733	$284,261	$208,363,507
Ontario Power Generation	10,672	$170,459	$1,819,139,948
Seconded (Children, Community and Social Services)*	1	$168,905	$168,905
Universities	30,975	$165,197	$5,116,972,372
Seconded (Tourism, Culture and Gaming)*	1	$163,306	$163,306
Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices	800	$147,995	$118,395,921
Seconded (Solicitor General)*	42	$146,576	$6,156,177
Government of Ontario – Ministries	35,897	$144,785	$5,197,355,047
Seconded (Citizenship and Multiculturalism)*	7	$142,809	$999,666
Crown Agencies	19,087	$139,003	$2,653,155,063
Other Public Sector Employers	15,721	$135,603	$2,131,814,863
Municipalities & Services	92,492	$133,194	$12,319,366,372
Colleges	10,926	$131,576	$1,437,594,395
Seconded (Education)*	132	$130,296	$17,199,058

Sectors by taxable benefits

Sectors ranked by disclosed taxable-benefits totals.

Sectors by taxable benefits
Sector	Records	Taxable benefits	Salary paid
Municipalities & Services	92,492	$92,669,875	$12,319,366,372
Other Public Sector Employers	15,721	$39,746,564	$2,131,814,863
Ontario Power Generation	10,672	$39,603,178	$1,819,139,948
Hospitals & Boards of Public Health	74,777	$36,769,038	$9,468,068,517
School Boards	112,654	$26,633,471	$13,855,970,239
Universities	30,975	$24,578,289	$5,116,972,372
Crown Agencies	19,087	$14,113,212	$2,653,155,063
Government of Ontario – Ministries	35,897	$7,671,952	$5,197,355,047
Colleges	10,926	$3,914,709	$1,437,594,395
Government of Ontario – Judiciary	733	$1,179,901	$208,363,507
Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices	800	$313,092	$118,395,921
Seconded (Solicitor General)*	42	$76,012	$6,156,177
Seconded (Education)*	132	$30,104	$17,199,058
Seconded (Health)*	4	$10,754	$1,391,576
Seconded (Citizenship and Multiculturalism)*	7	$4,906	$999,666

Sectors by benefits-to-salary ratio

Taxable benefits divided by salary paid.

Sectors by benefits-to-salary ratio
Sector	Records	Ratio	Taxable benefits
Ontario Power Generation	10,672	2.2%	$39,603,178
Other Public Sector Employers	15,721	1.9%	$39,746,564
Seconded (Solicitor General)*	42	1.2%	$76,012
Seconded (Health)*	4	0.8%	$10,754
Municipalities & Services	92,492	0.8%	$92,669,875
Government of Ontario – Judiciary	733	0.6%	$1,179,901
Crown Agencies	19,087	0.5%	$14,113,212
Seconded (Citizenship and Multiculturalism)*	7	0.5%	$4,906
Universities	30,975	0.5%	$24,578,289
Hospitals & Boards of Public Health	74,777	0.4%	$36,769,038
Seconded (Tourism, Culture and Gaming)*	1	0.3%	$460
Colleges	10,926	0.3%	$3,914,709
Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices	800	0.3%	$313,092
School Boards	112,654	0.2%	$26,633,471
Seconded (Education)*	132	0.2%	$30,104

Role-family rankings

Role-family labels are platform-generated heuristics based on position titles, not official Ontario fields.

Role families by median disclosed salary

Platform-generated role families ranked by median disclosed salary. Limited to role families with at least 100 disclosed records.

Role families by median disclosed salary
Role family	Records	Median	Salary paid
Executive and senior leadership	11,613	$182,905	$2,327,050,995
Legal and judiciary	3,175	$178,015	$677,757,295
Academic and research	29,313	$144,781	$4,797,002,952
Protective services	31,203	$138,109	$4,433,529,766
Engineering, planning and infrastructure	13,021	$125,767	$1,733,785,447
Corporate administration and operations	46,015	$124,840	$6,063,399,665
Finance, procurement and audit	6,569	$124,415	$868,876,830
Digital, data and technology	11,302	$123,924	$1,455,072,357
Human resources, labour relations and total rewards	5,260	$121,176	$681,143,796
Communications, marketing and public affairs	4,359	$121,023	$556,042,576
Other disclosed roles	84,122	$120,320	$11,128,999,630
Clinical health	56,683	$119,134	$7,073,869,935
Teaching and school administration	102,287	$118,072	$12,555,868,892

Role families by taxable benefits

Platform-generated role families ranked by taxable-benefits totals.

Role families by taxable benefits
Role family	Records	Taxable benefits	Salary paid
Other disclosed roles	84,122	$69,082,063	$11,128,999,630
Corporate administration and operations	46,015	$41,903,841	$6,063,399,665
Executive and senior leadership	11,613	$32,920,931	$2,327,050,995
Protective services	31,203	$30,992,634	$4,433,529,766
Clinical health	56,683	$28,758,054	$7,073,869,935
Teaching and school administration	102,287	$24,188,390	$12,555,868,892
Academic and research	29,313	$20,032,908	$4,797,002,952
Engineering, planning and infrastructure	13,021	$14,895,494	$1,733,785,447
Digital, data and technology	11,302	$7,637,298	$1,455,072,357
Finance, procurement and audit	6,569	$6,444,727	$868,876,830
Human resources, labour relations and total rewards	5,260	$4,470,889	$681,143,796
Communications, marketing and public affairs	4,359	$3,123,512	$556,042,576
Legal and judiciary	3,175	$2,864,856	$677,757,295

Role families by 200k+ disclosed records

Count of disclosed rows with salary paid at or above $200,000 by platform-generated role family.

Role families by 200k+ disclosed records
Role family	200k+ records	Records	Salary paid
Academic and research	6,235	29,313	$4,797,002,952
Executive and senior leadership	4,650	11,613	$2,327,050,995
Other disclosed roles	4,319	84,122	$11,128,999,630
Corporate administration and operations	1,510	46,015	$6,063,399,665
Legal and judiciary	1,264	3,175	$677,757,295
Protective services	1,113	31,203	$4,433,529,766
Clinical health	975	56,683	$7,073,869,935
Engineering, planning and infrastructure	436	13,021	$1,733,785,447
Finance, procurement and audit	258	6,569	$868,876,830
Teaching and school administration	250	102,287	$12,555,868,892
Digital, data and technology	229	11,302	$1,455,072,357
Human resources, labour relations and total rewards	138	5,260	$681,143,796
Communications, marketing and public affairs	88	4,359	$556,042,576

Salary-band and benefits rankings

Salary bands summarize disclosed salary-paid records only.

Salary bands by disclosed records

Salary-band distribution ranked by disclosed-record count.

Salary bands by disclosed records
Salary band	Disclosed records	Salary paid
100–125k	221,210	$25,019,472,154
125–150k	103,940	$14,014,323,353
150–200k	58,307	$9,830,143,737
200–300k	17,642	$4,074,697,601
300–500k	3,635	$1,300,125,210
500k+	188	$113,638,081

Salary bands by salary paid

Salary-band distribution ranked by salary paid.

Salary bands by salary paid
Salary band	Salary paid	Disclosed records
100–125k	$25,019,472,154	221,210
125–150k	$14,014,323,353	103,940
150–200k	$9,830,143,737	58,307
200–300k	$4,074,697,601	17,642
300–500k	$1,300,125,210	3,635
500k+	$113,638,081	188

Benefits rankings

Taxable benefits are disclosed taxable benefits only and are not total benefits.

Employers by taxable benefits

Largest disclosed taxable-benefits totals.

Employers by taxable benefits
Employer	Records	Taxable benefits	Salary paid
Ontario Power Generation	10,346	$38,025,848	$1,760,906,442
Peel District School Board	8,462	$17,135,550	$1,019,323,431
City Of Toronto	13,079	$15,072,044	$1,768,534,471
City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission	9,614	$10,410,892	$1,169,836,292
City Of Toronto – Police Service	7,083	$7,946,987	$1,059,419,798
University Of Toronto	7,392	$7,278,468	$1,270,953,077
Governing Council Of The Salvation Army In Canada	338	$4,815,713	$54,005,685
McMaster University	1,966	$4,120,885	$326,268,297
City Of Ottawa	5,181	$3,799,111	$647,692,020
Toronto District School Board	14,085	$3,037,170	$1,783,916,032
Regional Municipality Of Durham	2,933	$2,921,928	$387,355,007
Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services	2,639	$2,866,588	$399,125,705
Metrolinx	4,713	$2,717,295	$653,751,583
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre	2,747	$2,672,469	$353,619,303
City Of Hamilton	3,382	$2,654,648	$449,975,074

Employers by benefits-to-salary ratio

Taxable benefits divided by salary paid. Limited to employers with at least 25 disclosed records.

Employers by benefits-to-salary ratio
Employer	Records	Ratio	Taxable benefits
Ontario Trillium Foundation	44	9.2%	$514,703
Governing Council Of The Salvation Army In Canada	338	8.9%	$4,815,713
Vector Institute	72	8.7%	$1,020,352
Unison Health and Community Services	39	8.2%	$565,518
Pikangikum First Nation	58	7.7%	$540,002
Centre Franco-Ontarien De Ressources Pedagogiques	31	6.8%	$276,381
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority	114	6.5%	$1,081,365
Workers Health and Safety Centre	38	6.4%	$325,680
International Union Of Operating Engineers	38	6.4%	$371,491
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation	56	5.7%	$603,374
Nature Conservancy Of Canada	45	5.6%	$344,421
Algoma University	164	5.6%	$1,292,226
Karis Disability Services	67	5.4%	$462,995
Accessible Community Counselling And Employment Services (ACCES)	29	5.0%	$227,494
Skilled Trades Ontario	42	4.9%	$278,896

Sectors by taxable benefits

Sectors ranked by disclosed taxable-benefits totals.

Sectors by taxable benefits
Sector	Records	Taxable benefits	Salary paid
Municipalities & Services	92,492	$92,669,875	$12,319,366,372
Other Public Sector Employers	15,721	$39,746,564	$2,131,814,863
Ontario Power Generation	10,672	$39,603,178	$1,819,139,948
Hospitals & Boards of Public Health	74,777	$36,769,038	$9,468,068,517
School Boards	112,654	$26,633,471	$13,855,970,239
Universities	30,975	$24,578,289	$5,116,972,372
Crown Agencies	19,087	$14,113,212	$2,653,155,063
Government of Ontario – Ministries	35,897	$7,671,952	$5,197,355,047
Colleges	10,926	$3,914,709	$1,437,594,395
Government of Ontario – Judiciary	733	$1,179,901	$208,363,507
Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices	800	$313,092	$118,395,921
Seconded (Solicitor General)*	42	$76,012	$6,156,177
Seconded (Education)*	132	$30,104	$17,199,058
Seconded (Health)*	4	$10,754	$1,391,576
Seconded (Citizenship and Multiculturalism)*	7	$4,906	$999,666

Sectors by benefits-to-salary ratio

Taxable benefits divided by salary paid.

Sectors by benefits-to-salary ratio
Sector	Records	Ratio	Taxable benefits
Ontario Power Generation	10,672	2.2%	$39,603,178
Other Public Sector Employers	15,721	1.9%	$39,746,564
Seconded (Solicitor General)*	42	1.2%	$76,012
Seconded (Health)*	4	0.8%	$10,754
Municipalities & Services	92,492	0.8%	$92,669,875
Government of Ontario – Judiciary	733	0.6%	$1,179,901
Crown Agencies	19,087	0.5%	$14,113,212
Seconded (Citizenship and Multiculturalism)*	7	0.5%	$4,906
Universities	30,975	0.5%	$24,578,289
Hospitals & Boards of Public Health	74,777	0.4%	$36,769,038
Seconded (Tourism, Culture and Gaming)*	1	0.3%	$460
Colleges	10,926	0.3%	$3,914,709
Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices	800	0.3%	$313,092
School Boards	112,654	0.2%	$26,633,471
Seconded (Education)*	132	0.2%	$30,104

Role families by taxable benefits

Platform-generated role families ranked by taxable-benefits totals.

Role families by taxable benefits
Role family	Records	Taxable benefits	Salary paid
Other disclosed roles	84,122	$69,082,063	$11,128,999,630
Corporate administration and operations	46,015	$41,903,841	$6,063,399,665
Executive and senior leadership	11,613	$32,920,931	$2,327,050,995
Protective services	31,203	$30,992,634	$4,433,529,766
Clinical health	56,683	$28,758,054	$7,073,869,935
Teaching and school administration	102,287	$24,188,390	$12,555,868,892
Academic and research	29,313	$20,032,908	$4,797,002,952
Engineering, planning and infrastructure	13,021	$14,895,494	$1,733,785,447
Digital, data and technology	11,302	$7,637,298	$1,455,072,357
Finance, procurement and audit	6,569	$6,444,727	$868,876,830
Human resources, labour relations and total rewards	5,260	$4,470,889	$681,143,796
Communications, marketing and public affairs	4,359	$3,123,512	$556,042,576
Legal and judiciary	3,175	$2,864,856	$677,757,295

Concentration rankings

Concentration summarizes disclosed salary paid within a sector and should not be read as a measure of performance or value.

Sectors by top-5 employer concentration

Share of each sector’s salary paid represented by its five largest employers by salary paid.

Sectors by top-5 employer concentration
Sector	Top-5 salary share	Top-5 salary paid	Sector salary paid
Ontario Power Generation	100.0%	$1,819,139,948	$1,819,139,948
Government of Ontario – Judiciary	100.0%	$208,363,507	$208,363,507
Seconded (Health)*	100.0%	$1,391,576	$1,391,576
Seconded (Children, Community and Social Services)*	100.0%	$168,905	$168,905
Seconded (Tourism, Culture and Gaming)*	100.0%	$163,306	$163,306
Seconded (Cabinet Office)*	100.0%	$125,205	$125,205
Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices	95.1%	$112,602,817	$118,395,921
Seconded (Citizenship and Multiculturalism)*	75.7%	$756,753	$999,666
Government of Ontario – Ministries	65.9%	$3,424,205,848	$5,197,355,047
Universities	56.5%	$2,890,445,804	$5,116,972,372
Crown Agencies	55.5%	$1,472,004,068	$2,653,155,063
Seconded (Solicitor General)*	54.0%	$3,322,524	$6,156,177
Colleges	42.2%	$606,765,800	$1,437,594,395
Municipalities & Services	41.4%	$5,094,660,249	$12,319,366,372
Seconded (Education)*	39.5%	$6,796,386	$17,199,058

University snapshot

Conservative sector match: sector name includes “Universit”.

Universities by salary paid

Universities snapshot using conservative sector-name matching.

Universities by salary paid
Employer	Salary paid	Disclosed records	Taxable benefits
University Of Toronto	$1,270,953,077	7,392	$7,278,468
University Of Ottawa	$452,598,329	2,861	$110,810
York University	$436,424,849	2,557	$1,678,795
University Of Waterloo	$397,176,303	2,376	$1,366,114
Toronto Metropolitan University	$333,293,247	2,039	$2,031,713
University Of Western Ontario	$326,385,411	1,963	$886,251
McMaster University	$326,268,297	1,966	$4,120,885
Queen's University	$256,392,077	1,468	$455,598
University Of Guelph	$248,155,651	1,504	$1,152,046
Carleton University	$222,256,148	1,390	$75,596

Universities by disclosed records

Universities snapshot using conservative sector-name matching.

Universities by disclosed records
Employer	Disclosed records	Salary paid	Taxable benefits
University Of Toronto	7,392	$1,270,953,077	$7,278,468
University Of Ottawa	2,861	$452,598,329	$110,810
York University	2,557	$436,424,849	$1,678,795
University Of Waterloo	2,376	$397,176,303	$1,366,114
Toronto Metropolitan University	2,039	$333,293,247	$2,031,713
McMaster University	1,966	$326,268,297	$4,120,885
University Of Western Ontario	1,963	$326,385,411	$886,251
University Of Guelph	1,504	$248,155,651	$1,152,046
Queen's University	1,468	$256,392,077	$455,598
Carleton University	1,390	$222,256,148	$75,596

Universities by academic and research salary paid

Universities snapshot using conservative sector-name matching.

Universities by academic and research salary paid
Employer	Academic and research salary paid	Records	Total salary paid
University Of Toronto	$767,533,948	7,392	$1,270,953,077
York University	$297,982,895	2,557	$436,424,849
University Of Waterloo	$290,976,941	2,376	$397,176,303
University Of Ottawa	$235,246,717	2,861	$452,598,329
University Of Western Ontario	$233,608,023	1,963	$326,385,411
McMaster University	$233,408,719	1,966	$326,268,297
Toronto Metropolitan University	$194,053,762	2,039	$333,293,247
Queen's University	$186,158,636	1,468	$256,392,077
Carleton University	$164,142,736	1,390	$222,256,148
University Of Guelph	$159,284,235	1,504	$248,155,651

Universities by executive and senior leadership salary paid

Universities snapshot using conservative sector-name matching.

Universities by executive and senior leadership salary paid
Employer	Executive and senior leadership salary paid	Records	Total salary paid
University Of Toronto	$89,366,332	7,392	$1,270,953,077
York University	$30,300,306	2,557	$436,424,849
Toronto Metropolitan University	$29,811,045	2,039	$333,293,247
University Of Western Ontario	$28,832,506	1,963	$326,385,411
University Of Ottawa	$26,380,344	2,861	$452,598,329
Queen's University	$23,024,827	1,468	$256,392,077
McMaster University	$21,569,139	1,966	$326,268,297
University Of Guelph	$17,152,385	1,504	$248,155,651
Carleton University	$15,639,201	1,390	$222,256,148
University Of Waterloo	$12,777,297	2,376	$397,176,303

Hospital and public-health snapshot

Conservative sector match: sector name includes “Hospital” or “Boards of Public Health”.

Hospitals and boards of public health by salary paid

Hospitals and boards of public health snapshot using conservative sector-name matching.

Hospitals and boards of public health by salary paid
Employer	Salary paid	Disclosed records	Taxable benefits
University Health Network	$599,754,345	4,579	$1,286,056
London Health Sciences Centre	$491,787,605	3,924	$903,435
Hamilton Health Sciences	$446,329,386	3,553	$1,372,127
Trillium Health Partners	$410,563,441	3,289	$1,415,311
The Ottawa Hospital	$391,399,429	3,195	$1,436,480
Unity Health Toronto	$362,308,483	2,896	$1,304,116
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre	$353,619,303	2,747	$2,672,469
The Hospital For Sick Children	$312,934,512	2,249	$155,125
William Osler Health System	$279,749,308	2,220	$1,569,650
Scarborough Health Network	$230,035,028	1,843	$549,577

Hospitals and boards of public health by clinical health salary paid

Hospitals and boards of public health snapshot using conservative sector-name matching.

Hospitals and boards of public health by clinical health salary paid
Employer	Clinical health salary paid	Records	Total salary paid
University Health Network	$347,074,069	4,579	$599,754,345
London Health Sciences Centre	$284,501,461	3,924	$491,787,605
Hamilton Health Sciences	$275,657,219	3,553	$446,329,386
Trillium Health Partners	$272,133,889	3,289	$410,563,441
The Ottawa Hospital	$233,417,323	3,195	$391,399,429
Unity Health Toronto	$220,668,890	2,896	$362,308,483
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre	$213,821,210	2,747	$353,619,303
William Osler Health System	$202,381,918	2,220	$279,749,308
Scarborough Health Network	$157,755,203	1,843	$230,035,028
Niagara Health System	$137,532,318	1,629	$200,871,003

Municipality snapshot

Conservative sector match: sector name includes “Municipal”.

Municipalities by salary paid

Municipalities snapshot using conservative sector-name matching.

Municipalities by salary paid
Employer	Salary paid	Disclosed records	Taxable benefits
City Of Toronto	$1,768,348,491	13,078	$15,070,392
City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission	$1,169,836,292	9,614	$10,410,892
City Of Toronto – Police Service	$1,058,959,862	7,080	$7,943,727
City Of Ottawa	$647,692,020	5,181	$3,799,111
City Of Hamilton	$449,823,585	3,381	$2,654,092
Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services	$398,345,259	2,634	$2,840,776
Regional Municipality Of Durham	$387,212,711	2,932	$2,921,001
Regional Municipality Of Peel	$365,681,240	2,779	$1,106,453
City Of Mississauga	$317,164,480	2,449	$1,742,272
Regional Municipality Of York	$303,386,018	2,400	$1,020,045

Municipalities by protective services salary paid

Municipalities snapshot using conservative sector-name matching.

Municipalities by protective services salary paid
Employer	Protective services salary paid	Records	Total salary paid
City Of Toronto – Police Service	$774,739,401	7,080	$1,058,959,862
City Of Toronto	$406,134,208	13,078	$1,768,348,491
Regional Municipality Of Peel Police Services	$292,680,473	2,634	$398,345,259
City Of Ottawa – Police Services	$219,564,737	1,778	$261,644,690
Regional Municipality Of York Police Services	$193,697,108	2,069	$280,840,994
City Of Hamilton	$186,253,451	3,381	$449,823,585
Regional Municipality Of Durham	$157,921,506	2,932	$387,212,711
City Of Ottawa	$124,478,361	5,181	$647,692,020
Regional Municipality Of Niagara – Niagara Reg. Police	$119,930,926	956	$143,018,431
Regional Municipality Of Waterloo – Police	$106,484,530	1,050	$145,339,761

School-board snapshot

Conservative sector match: sector name includes “School Board”.

School boards by salary paid

School boards snapshot using conservative sector-name matching.

School boards by salary paid
Employer	Salary paid	Disclosed records	Taxable benefits
Toronto District School Board	$1,781,668,251	14,069	$3,034,208
Peel District School Board	$1,017,840,942	8,451	$17,113,275
York Region District School Board	$786,701,231	6,562	$0
Toronto Catholic District School Board	$730,855,903	5,587	$627,700
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board	$527,939,814	4,236	$577,639
Thames Valley District School Board	$497,372,138	4,175	$161,601
Durham District School Board	$469,188,362	3,941	$3,125
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board	$463,128,566	3,844	$11,500
Halton District School Board	$398,924,289	3,332	$168,165
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	$395,936,774	3,043	$0

School boards by disclosed records

School boards snapshot using conservative sector-name matching.

School boards by disclosed records
Employer	Disclosed records	Salary paid	Taxable benefits
Toronto District School Board	14,069	$1,781,668,251	$3,034,208
Peel District School Board	8,451	$1,017,840,942	$17,113,275
York Region District School Board	6,562	$786,701,231	$0
Toronto Catholic District School Board	5,587	$730,855,903	$627,700
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board	4,236	$527,939,814	$577,639
Thames Valley District School Board	4,175	$497,372,138	$161,601
Durham District School Board	3,941	$469,188,362	$3,125
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board	3,844	$463,128,566	$11,500
Halton District School Board	3,332	$398,924,289	$168,165
Waterloo Region District School Board	3,298	$390,831,622	$334,088

Record-level snapshot

Selected top disclosed salary records

These are disclosed salary records, not person profiles. A disclosed row may reflect timing, overtime, retroactive payments, partial-year service, or role circumstances.

Top disclosed salary records, 2025

These rows are included for source-context analysis. They are not individual profile pages and should not be treated as standalone judgments.

Top disclosed salary records, 2025
Employer	Sector	Position	Role family	Salary paid	Taxable benefits
Ontario Power Generation	Ontario Power Generation	Special Advisor	Other disclosed roles	$1,907,409	$3,583
Ontario Power Generation	Ontario Power Generation	President and Chief Executive Officer	Executive and senior leadership	$1,596,218	$2,091
Ontario Power Generation	Ontario Power Generation	Chief Nuclear Officer	Executive and senior leadership	$1,092,855	$3,796
Ontario Power Generation	Ontario Power Generation	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer	Executive and senior leadership	$1,013,496	$2,623
Ontario Power Generation	Ontario Power Generation	Chief Projects Officer	Executive and senior leadership	$981,476	$3,777
University Health Network	Hospitals & Boards of Public Health	President and Chief Executive Officer	Executive and senior leadership	$939,603	$99,244
The Hospital For Sick Children	Hospitals & Boards of Public Health	President and Chief Executive Officer	Executive and senior leadership	$880,013	$17,725
Ontario Power Generation	Ontario Power Generation	Chief Enterprise Engineering and Chief Nuclear Engineer	Executive and senior leadership	$856,947	$2,845
Ontario Power Generation	Ontario Power Generation	Senior Vice President Nuclear	Executive and senior leadership	$826,655	$1,981
Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)	Crown Agencies	President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction	Executive and senior leadership	$826,236	$0
Ontario Health	Crown Agencies	Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur général	Executive and senior leadership	$826,000	$10,802
Ontario Financing Authority	Crown Agencies	Chief Executive Officer	Executive and senior leadership	$801,046	$859
Hamilton Health Sciences	Hospitals & Boards of Public Health	President and Chief Executive Officer	Executive and senior leadership	$773,658	$12,917
Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board)	Crown Agencies	President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction	Executive and senior leadership	$760,411	$572
Humber River Health	Hospitals & Boards of Public Health	President and Chief Executive Officer	Executive and senior leadership	$760,359	$17,319

Responsible-use notes

Use these rankings as public-interest entry points for employer, sector, and role-family context. They do not replace custom benchmark reports, employer peer comparison briefs, board or media readiness work, annual monitoring, or full analytical interpretation.