Where does $169,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $169,000 is higher than 89% of the 404,922 salaries — roughly 45,362 were paid more — and about 38% above the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
89thHigher than 89% of the list
Paid more
45,362of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
358,3811,179 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 $169,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 89th | 45,362 | 358,381 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 94th | 639 | 10,265 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 84th | 2,925 | 16,104 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 10th | 640+ | 80+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 75th | 190+ | 600+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 81st | 6,505 | 29,233 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 95th | 3,961 | 70,723 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 90th | 9,007 | 83,090 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 59th | 4,308 | 6,264 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 87th | 2,054 | 13,633 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 97th | 2,924 | 109,601 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 85th | 10+ | 160+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 60th | 12,181 | 18,609 | $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 $169,000. 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.