Where does $156,000 rank in Universities on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Sunshine List for Universities (public-sector salaries $100K+), $156,000 sits above 53% of the 30,975 Universities salaries — about 14,455 people were paid more — and roughly 3% more than the Universities median of $151,306.
Percentile
53rdHigher than 53% of the list
Paid more
14,455of 30,975 on the 2025 list
Paid less
16,329191 within the same $1,000
Sector median
$151,306salary paid, 2025
Where it sits
2025 · Universities
People per $5,000 band of salary paid; the last bar is everyone at $300,000 and above. The highlighted band holds $156,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 83rd | 65,409 | 337,728 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 91st | 907 | 9,996 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 78th | 4,184 | 14,802 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 9th | 660+ | 70+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 65th | 260+ | 520+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 74th | 9,215 | 26,440 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 92nd | 5,718 | 68,838 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 83rd | 15,405 | 76,451 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 44th | 5,834 | 4,726 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 83rd | 2,689 | 12,979 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 94th | 6,047 | 106,414 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 79th | 20+ | 150+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 53rd | 14,455 | 16,329 | $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 filed under Universities, 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 $156,000. 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.