Where does $153,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), a $153,000 salary beats 82% of the 404,922 salaries — 71,461 people were paid at least $1,000 more — and about 25% above the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
82ndHigher than 82% of the list
Paid more
71,461of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
331,4901,971 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 $153,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 82nd | 71,461 | 331,490 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 90th | 1,014 | 9,869 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 75th | 4,591 | 14,374 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 8th | 660+ | 60+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 63rd | 280+ | 510+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 71st | 10,008 | 25,642 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 91st | 6,519 | 68,001 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 80th | 17,568 | 74,251 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 41st | 6,193 | 4,344 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 81st | 2,884 | 12,761 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 94th | 6,716 | 105,715 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 79th | 30+ | 150+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 51st | 14,992 | 15,795 | $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 $153,000. 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.