Where does $257,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $257,000 sits above 98% of the 404,922 salaries — about 6,631 people were paid more — and roughly 110% more than the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
98thHigher than 98% of the list
Paid more
6,631of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
398,171120 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 $257,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 98th | 6,631 | 398,171 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | ≥ 99th | 70+ | 10,840+ | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 98th | 419 | 18,659 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | 53rd | 341 | 392 | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | 97th | 27 | 773 | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 96th | 1,429 | 34,457 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 99th | 991 | 73,767 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 99th | 449 | 92,027 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 95th | 523 | 10,136 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 97th | 472 | 15,244 | $120,964 |
| School Boards | ≥ 99th | 40+ | 112,590+ | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 95th | <5 | 180+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 94th | 1,854 | 29,083 | $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 $257,000. 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.