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Where does $242,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?

On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $242,000 sits above 98% of the 404,922 salaries — roughly 8,661 were paid more — and about 98% above the provincial median of $122,262.

Percentile

98th

Higher than 98% of the list

Paid more

8,661

of 404,922 on the 2025 list

Paid less

396,124

137 within the same $1,000

Provincial median

$122,262

salary paid, 2025

Where it sits
2025 · all of Ontario

Salaries on the 2025 Sunshine List, by $5K bandBar chart of 404,922 salaries in 2025 from $100K to $300K and above; the $240K–$245K band, which holds $242K, is highlighted.025,00050,00075,000$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K+$242K

People per $5,000 band of salary paid; the last bar is everyone at $300,000 and above. The highlighted band holds $242,000.

By sector
the same salary, each list

ListPercentilePaid morePaid lessMedian
All of Ontario98th8,661396,124$122,262
Colleges≥ 98th110+10,810+$131,035
Crown Agencies97th58318,496$126,260
Government of Ontario – Judiciary53rd344389$198,433
Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices≥ 95th30+760+$134,436
Government of Ontario – Ministries95th1,67434,205$130,215
Hospitals & Boards of Public Health98th1,16573,604$118,359
Municipalities & Services99th68691,790$126,555
Ontario Power Generation93rd7379,928$161,162
Other Public Sector Employers96th57715,136$120,964
School Boards≥ 99th70+112,570+$118,125
Seconded to Ministries≥ 95th<5180+$131,394
Universities91st2,67728,229$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 $242,000. 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.