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Where does $278,000 rank in Government of Ontario – Ministries on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Sunshine List for Government of Ontario – Ministries (public-sector salaries $100K+), a $278,000 salary beats 97% of the 35,897 Government of Ontario – Ministries salaries — 1,193 people were paid at least $1,000 more — and about 113% above the Government of Ontario – Ministries median of $130,215.
Percentile
97thHigher than 97% of the list
Paid more
1,193of 35,897 on the 2025 list
Paid less
34,6977 within the same $1,000
Sector median
$130,215salary paid, 2025
Where it sits
2025 · Government of Ontario – Ministries
People per $5,000 band of salary paid; the last bar is everyone at $300,000 and above. The highlighted band holds $278,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 99th | 4,935 | 399,919 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | ≥ 99th | 40+ | 10,870+ | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | ≥ 98th | 300+ | 18,770+ | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | 54th | 338 | 395 | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 97th | 10+ | 780+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 97th | 1,193 | 34,697 | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | ≥ 98th | 820+ | 73,940+ | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | ≥ 99th | 270+ | 92,210+ | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 97th | 343 | 10,321 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | ≥ 97th | 360+ | 15,340+ | $120,964 |
| School Boards | ≥ 99th | 20+ | 112,620+ | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 95th | <5 | 180+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 96th | 1,196 | 29,748 | $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 filed under Government of Ontario – Ministries, 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 $278,000. 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.