Where does $150,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), a $150,000 salary beats 80% of the 404,922 salaries — about 77,542 people were paid more — and roughly 23% more than the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
80thHigher than 80% of the list
Paid more
77,542of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
325,1502,230 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 $150,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 80th | 77,542 | 325,150 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 89th | 1,130 | 9,762 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 73rd | 4,958 | 13,998 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 8th | 660+ | 60+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 61st | 290+ | 490+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 69th | 10,711 | 24,923 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 90th | 7,346 | 67,032 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 78th | 19,653 | 72,059 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 36th | 6,673 | 3,889 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 79th | 3,137 | 12,490 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 93rd | 7,382 | 105,043 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 74th | 30+ | 140+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 49th | 15,553 | 15,247 | $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 $150,000. 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.