Where does $160,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $160,000 is higher than 85% of the 404,922 salaries — roughly 58,987 were paid more — and roughly 31% more than the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
85thHigher than 85% of the list
Paid more
58,987of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
344,4241,511 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 $160,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 85th | 58,987 | 344,424 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 92nd | 834 | 10,070 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 80th | 3,778 | 15,223 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 9th | 650+ | 70+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 67th | 240+ | 540+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 76th | 8,263 | 27,434 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 93rd | 5,027 | 69,593 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 85th | 13,257 | 78,709 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 49th | 5,353 | 5,189 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 84th | 2,462 | 13,203 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 95th | 5,299 | 107,199 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 85th | 20+ | 160+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 55th | 13,786 | 17,019 | $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 $160,000. 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.