Where does $199,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), a $199,000 salary beats 95% of the 404,922 salaries — roughly 21,465 were paid more — and about 63% above the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
95thHigher than 95% of the list
Paid more
21,465of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
382,994463 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 $199,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 95th | 21,465 | 382,994 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | ≥ 97th | 290+ | 10,620+ | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 92nd | 1,412 | 17,640 | $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 | 91st | 3,354 | 32,493 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 97th | 2,031 | 72,718 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 97th | 2,946 | 89,421 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 80th | 2,065 | 8,554 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 93rd | 1,158 | 14,545 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 99th | 399 | 112,237 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | 97th | 6 | 182 | $131,394 |
| Universities | 76th | 7,336 | 23,511 | $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 $199,000. 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.