Where does $168,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $168,000 sits above 88% of the 404,922 salaries — roughly 46,541 were paid more — and roughly 37% more than the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
88thHigher than 88% of the list
Paid more
46,541of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
357,0251,356 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 $168,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 88th | 46,541 | 357,025 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 94th | 661 | 10,250 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 84th | 2,983 | 16,027 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 10th | 640+ | 80+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 73rd | 190+ | 590+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 81st | 6,664 | 29,017 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 94th | 4,054 | 70,624 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 89th | 9,402 | 82,680 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 58th | 4,408 | 6,138 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 86th | 2,088 | 13,591 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 97th | 3,053 | 109,383 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 85th | 10+ | 160+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 60th | 12,366 | 18,465 | $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 $168,000. 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.