Where does $172,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $172,000 is higher than 89% of the 404,922 salaries — roughly 41,683 were paid more — and roughly 41% more than the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
89thHigher than 89% of the list
Paid more
41,683of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
362,0431,196 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 $172,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 89th | 41,683 | 362,043 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 95th | 576 | 10,331 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 85th | 2,715 | 16,300 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 10th | 640+ | 80+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 80th | 150+ | 640+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 83rd | 5,920 | 29,797 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 95th | 3,685 | 71,002 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 91st | 7,935 | 84,224 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 61st | 4,015 | 6,554 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 87th | 1,930 | 13,751 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 98th | 2,413 | 110,061 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 90th | 10+ | 170+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 62nd | 11,677 | 19,124 | $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 $172,000. 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.