Where does $121,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $121,000 sits above 48% of the 404,922 salaries — roughly 204,224 were paid more — and about 1% under the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
48thHigher than 48% of the list
Paid more
204,224of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
194,1356,563 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 $121,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 48th | 204,224 | 194,135 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 33rd | 7,120 | 3,607 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 42nd | 10,735 | 8,084 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 6th | 680+ | 50+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | 32nd | 534 | 257 | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 35th | 22,879 | 12,591 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 57th | 30,439 | 42,569 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 41st | 52,710 | 38,359 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 12th | 9,266 | 1,333 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 50th | 7,596 | 7,869 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 63rd | 39,712 | 71,093 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 26th | 120+ | 50+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 27th | 22,424 | 8,262 | $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 $121,000. 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.