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Where does $261,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $261,000 is higher than 98% of the 404,922 salaries — about 6,217 people were paid more — and about 113% above the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
98thHigher than 98% of the list
Paid more
6,217of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
398,594111 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 $261,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 98th | 6,217 | 398,594 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | ≥ 99th | 70+ | 10,850+ | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | ≥ 97th | 390+ | 18,680+ | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | 54th | 340 | 393 | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 96th | 20+ | 770+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 96th | 1,390 | 34,497 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | ≥ 98th | 940+ | 73,820+ | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 99th | 392 | 92,087 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 95th | 481 | 10,176 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | ≥ 97th | 430+ | 15,260+ | $120,964 |
| School Boards | ≥ 99th | 40+ | 112,600+ | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 95th | <5 | 180+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 94th | 1,692 | 29,240 | $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 $261,000. 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.