Where does $117,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $117,000 sits above 34% of the 404,922 salaries — roughly 254,664 were paid more — and about 4% under the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
34thHigher than 34% of the list
Paid more
254,664of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
135,65514,603 within the same $1,000
Provincial median
$122,262salary paid, 2025
Where it sits
2025 · all of Ontario
People per $5,000 band of salary paid; the last bar is everyone at $300,000 and above. The highlighted band holds $117,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 34th | 254,664 | 135,655 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 27th | 7,858 | 2,927 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 37th | 11,775 | 6,990 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 6th | 680+ | 50+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | 28th | 564 | 227 | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 30th | 24,674 | 10,676 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 46th | 38,121 | 34,458 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 35th | 58,632 | 32,244 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 10th | 9,568 | 1,044 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 43rd | 8,676 | 6,775 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 29th | 70,401 | 33,145 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | 15th | 152 | 28 | $131,394 |
| Universities | 23rd | 23,562 | 7,090 | $151,306 |
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Method. Percentiles are computed on salary paid (not salary plus taxable benefits) for every record on the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List, in $1,000 bands. The list only includes public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more, so a rank here is a rank among the top of the public sector — not among all Ontario workers, and not among private-sector pay. “Paid more” counts people paid at least $1,000 above $117,000. Counts under five are shown as “<5”, and whenever one figure is that small the others are rounded down (“404,910+”) so it cannot be recovered by subtraction. Nobody is named on this page.