Where does $179,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $179,000 sits above 91% of the 404,922 salaries — roughly 33,989 were paid more — and about 46% above the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
91stHigher than 91% of the list
Paid more
33,989of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
369,967966 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 $179,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 91st | 33,989 | 369,967 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 95th | 487 | 10,431 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 88th | 2,255 | 16,784 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 45th | 390+ | 330+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 82nd | 130+ | 660+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 86th | 4,959 | 30,815 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 96th | 3,092 | 71,592 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 93rd | 5,947 | 86,319 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 67th | 3,419 | 7,149 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 89th | 1,662 | 14,025 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 99th | 1,142 | 111,373 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | 94th | 11 | 177 | $131,394 |
| Universities | 66th | 10,490 | 20,304 | $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 $179,000. 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.