Where does $189,000 rank in Universities on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Sunshine List for Universities (public-sector salaries $100K+), $189,000 is higher than 71% of the 30,975 Universities salaries — 8,864 people were paid at least $1,000 more — and roughly 25% more than the Universities median of $151,306.
Percentile
71stHigher than 71% of the list
Paid more
8,864of 30,975 on the 2025 list
Paid less
21,945166 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 $189,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 93rd | 26,810 | 377,501 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | ≥ 96th | 380+ | 10,530+ | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 90th | 1,787 | 17,265 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 49th | 370+ | 360+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 85th | 110+ | 680+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 89th | 4,016 | 31,827 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 97th | 2,465 | 72,265 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 95th | 4,141 | 88,176 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 75th | 2,645 | 7,956 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 91st | 1,374 | 14,315 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 99th | 644 | 111,989 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | 96th | 7 | 181 | $131,394 |
| Universities | 71st | 8,864 | 21,945 | $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 $189,000. 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.