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Where does $159,000 rank in Municipalities & Services on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Sunshine List for Municipalities & Services (public-sector salaries $100K+), a $159,000 salary beats 85% of the 92,492 Municipalities & Services salaries — 13,783 people were paid at least $1,000 more — and roughly 26% more than the Municipalities & Services median of $126,555.
Percentile
85thHigher than 85% of the list
Paid more
13,783of 92,492 on the 2025 list
Paid less
78,174535 within the same $1,000
Sector median
$126,555salary paid, 2025
Where it sits
2025 · Municipalities & Services
People per $5,000 band of salary paid; the last bar is everyone at $300,000 and above. The highlighted band holds $159,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 85th | 60,498 | 342,819 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 92nd | 856 | 10,049 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 79th | 3,864 | 15,132 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 9th | 650+ | 70+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | 68th | 252 | 543 | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 76th | 8,463 | 27,200 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 93rd | 5,184 | 69,419 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 85th | 13,783 | 78,174 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 48th | 5,483 | 5,072 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 84th | 2,518 | 13,145 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 95th | 5,455 | 106,985 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 85th | 20+ | 160+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 54th | 13,956 | 16,864 | $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 Municipalities & Services, 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 $159,000. 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.