Where does $175,000 rank in Universities on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Sunshine List for Universities (public-sector salaries $100K+), $175,000 is higher than 63% of the 30,975 Universities salaries — roughly 11,201 were paid more — and about 16% above the Universities median of $151,306.
Percentile
63rdHigher than 63% of the list
Paid more
11,201of 30,975 on the 2025 list
Paid less
19,618156 within the same $1,000
Sector median
$151,306salary paid, 2025
Where it sits
2025 · Universities
People per $5,000 band of salary paid; the last bar is everyone at $300,000 and above. The highlighted band holds $175,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 90th | 38,193 | 365,645 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 95th | 521 | 10,390 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 87th | 2,488 | 16,511 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 12th | 640+ | 90+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 80th | 140+ | 640+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 84th | 5,467 | 30,298 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 95th | 3,423 | 71,272 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 92nd | 6,958 | 85,222 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 64th | 3,775 | 6,820 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 88th | 1,812 | 13,867 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 98th | 1,748 | 110,732 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 90th | 10+ | 170+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 63rd | 11,201 | 19,618 | $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 filed under Universities, 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 $175,000. 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.