Ontario public compensation intelligence2025 disclosure data
Ontario Sunshine List 2025: Public Compensation Intelligence
Ontario’s public sector salary disclosure, commonly known as the Sunshine List, reports salary paid and taxable benefits for disclosed public-sector records. SunshineList.org organizes the 2025 disclosure into employer, sector, role-family, salary-band, and responsible-use views so readers can understand the data with context.
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Annual overview
What does the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List show?
The 2025 disclosure shows public-sector salary paid and taxable benefits for disclosed records. These are disclosure rows, not necessarily unique full-time employees or total compensation packages.
Sectors
Which sectors account for the largest disclosed payroll?
Sector totals are best read as scale-and-mix signals: larger disclosed payroll can reflect employer scale, occupational mix, and disclosed-record counts.
| Sector | Disclosed records | Salary paid | Share of disclosed salary paid | Median disclosed salary | Taxable benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Boards | 112,654 | $13,855,970,239 | 25.5% | $118,125 | $26,633,471 |
| Municipalities & Services | 92,492 | $12,319,366,372 | 22.7% | $126,555 | $92,669,875 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 74,777 | $9,468,068,517 | 17.4% | $118,359 | $36,769,038 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 35,897 | $5,197,355,047 | 9.6% | $130,215 | $7,671,952 |
| Universities | 30,975 | $5,116,972,372 | 9.4% | $151,306 | $24,578,289 |
| Crown Agencies | 19,087 | $2,653,155,063 | 4.9% | $126,260 | $14,113,212 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 15,721 | $2,131,814,863 | 3.9% | $120,964 | $39,746,564 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 10,672 | $1,819,139,948 | 3.3% | $161,162 | $39,603,178 |
| Colleges | 10,926 | $1,437,594,395 | 2.6% | $131,035 | $3,914,709 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | 733 | $208,363,507 | 0.4% | $198,433 | $1,179,901 |
Employers
Which employers have the largest disclosed footprint?
Employer footprint combines disclosed salary paid, disclosed-record count, and median disclosed salary; employer names link to generated profiles. Large totals often reflect organizational scale and the number or mix of disclosed roles.
Largest employers by disclosed footprint
| Employer | Disclosed records | Salary paid | Share of disclosed salary paid | Median disclosed salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto District School Board | 14,085 | $1,783,916,032 | 3.3% | $127,496 |
| City Of Toronto | 13,079 | $1,768,534,471 | 3.3% | $128,018 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 10,346 | $1,760,906,442 | 3.2% | $161,066 |
| University Of Toronto | 7,392 | $1,270,953,077 | 2.3% | $147,726 |
| Ontario Provincial Police | 7,684 | $1,210,196,813 | 2.2% | $155,704 |
| City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission | 9,614 | $1,169,836,292 | 2.2% | $114,939 |
| City Of Toronto – Police Service | 7,083 | $1,059,419,798 | 1.9% | $145,865 |
| Peel District School Board | 8,462 | $1,019,323,431 | 1.9% | $118,059 |
| York Region District School Board | 6,571 | $787,906,497 | 1.4% | $116,943 |
| Solicitor General | 5,958 | $782,642,994 | 1.4% | $122,057 |
| Toronto Catholic District School Board | 5,592 | $731,570,725 | 1.3% | $131,223 |
| Attorney General | 3,127 | $666,265,392 | 1.2% | $188,366 |
| Metrolinx | 4,713 | $653,751,583 | 1.2% | $127,736 |
| City Of Ottawa | 5,181 | $647,692,020 | 1.2% | $117,638 |
| University Health Network | 4,581 | $600,403,421 | 1.1% | $121,737 |
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Role families
What role families appear most often in the disclosure?
Role-family analysis helps readers understand broad position-title patterns. Role family is a platform-generated heuristic, not an official Ontario field.
| Role family | Disclosed records | Salary paid | Share of disclosed salary paid | Median disclosed salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching and school administration | 102,287 | $12,555,868,892 | 23.1% | $118,072 |
| Other disclosed roles | 84,122 | $11,128,999,630 | 20.5% | $120,320 |
| Clinical health | 56,683 | $7,073,869,935 | 13.0% | $119,134 |
| Corporate administration and operations | 46,015 | $6,063,399,665 | 11.2% | $124,840 |
| Academic and research | 29,313 | $4,797,002,952 | 8.8% | $144,781 |
| Protective services | 31,203 | $4,433,529,766 | 8.2% | $138,109 |
| Executive and senior leadership | 11,613 | $2,327,050,995 | 4.3% | $182,905 |
| Engineering, planning and infrastructure | 13,021 | $1,733,785,447 | 3.2% | $125,767 |
| Digital, data and technology | 11,302 | $1,455,072,357 | 2.7% | $123,924 |
| Finance, procurement and audit | 6,569 | $868,876,830 | 1.6% | $124,415 |
| Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | 5,260 | $681,143,796 | 1.3% | $121,176 |
| Legal and judiciary | 3,175 | $677,757,295 | 1.2% | $178,015 |
Salary bands
How are disclosed salaries distributed across salary bands?
Salary bands summarize salary-paid records inside the disclosure threshold. They are not a full labour-market distribution.
| Salary band | Disclosed records | Share of disclosed records | Salary paid | Share of disclosed salary paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100–125k | 221,210 | 54.6% | $25,019,472,154 | 46.0% |
| 125–150k | 103,940 | 25.7% | $14,014,323,353 | 25.8% |
| 150–200k | 58,307 | 14.4% | $9,830,143,737 | 18.1% |
| 200–300k | 17,642 | 4.4% | $4,074,697,601 | 7.5% |
| 300–500k | 3,635 | 0.9% | $1,300,125,210 | 2.4% |
| 500k+ | 188 | 0.0% | $113,638,081 | 0.2% |
Taxable benefits
What do taxable benefits show in the disclosure?
Taxable benefits are reported taxable benefits, not total benefits, pension value, or a complete compensation package.
| Sector | Taxable benefits | Salary paid | Benefits-to-salary ratio | Disclosed records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipalities & Services | $92,669,875 | $12,319,366,372 | 0.75% | 92,492 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | $39,746,564 | $2,131,814,863 | 1.86% | 15,721 |
| Ontario Power Generation | $39,603,178 | $1,819,139,948 | 2.18% | 10,672 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | $36,769,038 | $9,468,068,517 | 0.39% | 74,777 |
| School Boards | $26,633,471 | $13,855,970,239 | 0.19% | 112,654 |
| Universities | $24,578,289 | $5,116,972,372 | 0.48% | 30,975 |
| Crown Agencies | $14,113,212 | $2,653,155,063 | 0.53% | 19,087 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | $7,671,952 | $5,197,355,047 | 0.15% | 35,897 |
| Colleges | $3,914,709 | $1,437,594,395 | 0.27% | 10,926 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | $1,179,901 | $208,363,507 | 0.57% | 733 |
Concentration
How concentrated is disclosed salary paid across employers and sectors?
Concentration metrics show how much of disclosed salary paid appears in the largest employer and sector groups. They should be interpreted as disclosure concentration, not workforce concentration.
Medians
Which sectors have higher median disclosed salaries?
Median disclosed salary reflects only disclosed records within a sector and is affected by role mix, threshold effects, overtime, specialized occupations, and employer composition.
| Sector | Median disclosed salary | Average disclosed salary | Disclosed records | Salary paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seconded (Health)* | $324,538 | $347,894 | 4 | $1,391,576 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | $198,433 | $284,261 | 733 | $208,363,507 |
| Seconded (Children, Community and Social Services)* | $168,905 | $168,905 | 1 | $168,905 |
| Seconded (Tourism, Culture and Gaming)* | $163,306 | $163,306 | 1 | $163,306 |
| Ontario Power Generation | $161,162 | $170,459 | 10,672 | $1,819,139,948 |
| Universities | $151,306 | $165,197 | 30,975 | $5,116,972,372 |
| Seconded (Solicitor General)* | $145,391 | $146,576 | 42 | $6,156,177 |
| Seconded (Citizenship and Multiculturalism)* | $136,496 | $142,809 | 7 | $999,666 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | $134,436 | $147,995 | 800 | $118,395,921 |
| Colleges | $131,035 | $131,576 | 10,926 | $1,437,594,395 |
Responsible use
What should readers not conclude from the Sunshine List alone?
Responsible interpretation: context before conclusions.
Disclosure improves transparency, but single figures need source attribution, methodology, and context before interpretation.
Disclosed records are not necessarily employees
A disclosure row may not equal one unique full-time employee.
Salary paid is not total compensation
Salary paid can include timing effects and should not be read as a complete compensation package.
Taxable benefits are not total benefits
The taxable benefits field is not pension value or a full benefits measure.
Role family is a platform-generated heuristic
Role-family labels are added for analysis and are not official Ontario fields.
Large totals often reflect scale and occupational mix
Employer and sector totals can reflect size, staffing composition, and disclosed role mix.
Single-year data should not be treated as a trend
A single disclosure year should not be read as a multi-year pattern.
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