Where does $205,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $205,000 sits above 95% of the 404,922 salaries — 18,864 people were paid at least $1,000 more — and about 68% above the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
95thHigher than 95% of the list
Paid more
18,864of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
385,640418 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 $205,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 95th | 18,864 | 385,640 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | ≥ 97th | 250+ | 10,660+ | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 93rd | 1,226 | 17,835 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 50th | 350+ | 370+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 87th | 90+ | 700+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 91st | 3,039 | 32,812 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 97th | 1,838 | 72,905 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 97th | 2,374 | 90,020 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 83rd | 1,773 | 8,857 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 93rd | 1,051 | 14,650 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 99th | 293 | 112,342 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | 97th | 5 | 183 | $131,394 |
| Universities | 78th | 6,558 | 24,291 | $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 $205,000. 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.