Where does $197,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $197,000 is higher than 94% of the 404,922 salaries — about 22,412 people were paid more — and roughly 61% more than the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
94thHigher than 94% of the list
Paid more
22,412of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
382,022488 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 $197,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 94th | 22,412 | 382,022 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | ≥ 97th | 300+ | 10,610+ | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 92nd | 1,478 | 17,564 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 49th | 360+ | 360+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 87th | 90+ | 700+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 90th | 3,470 | 32,381 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 97th | 2,097 | 72,632 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 96th | 3,171 | 89,227 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 79th | 2,183 | 8,426 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 92nd | 1,203 | 14,498 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 99th | 435 | 112,202 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | 97th | 6 | 182 | $131,394 |
| Universities | 75th | 7,598 | 23,232 | $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 $197,000. 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.