Where does $161,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $161,000 sits above 85% of the 404,922 salaries — roughly 57,133 were paid more — and about 32% above the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
85thHigher than 85% of the list
Paid more
57,133of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
345,9351,854 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 $161,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 85th | 57,133 | 345,935 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 92nd | 813 | 10,092 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 80th | 3,645 | 15,309 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 9th | 650+ | 70+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 68th | 240+ | 550+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 77th | 8,040 | 27,634 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 93rd | 4,878 | 69,750 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 86th | 12,623 | 79,235 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 50th | 5,213 | 5,319 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 84th | 2,418 | 13,259 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 95th | 4,981 | 107,355 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 85th | 20+ | 160+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 55th | 13,599 | 17,189 | $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 $161,000. 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.