Where does $280,000 rank in Colleges on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Sunshine List for Colleges (public-sector salaries $100K+), $280,000 is higher than at least 99% of the 10,926 Colleges salaries — roughly 40+ were paid more — and roughly 114% more than the Colleges median of $131,035.
Percentile
≥ 99thHigher than at least 99% of the list
Paid more
40+of 10,926 on the 2025 list
Paid less
10,880+Sector median
$131,035salary paid, 2025
Where it sits
2025 · Colleges
People per $5,000 band of salary paid; the last bar is everyone at $300,000 and above. The highlighted band holds $280,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | 99th | 4,812 | 400,050 | $122,262 |
| Colleges | ≥ 99th | 40+ | 10,880+ | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 98th | 294 | 18,787 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | ≥ 53rd | 330+ | 390+ | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | ≥ 97th | 10+ | 780+ | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | ≥ 96th | 1,170+ | 34,710+ | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 99th | 809 | 73,960 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | ≥ 99th | 260+ | 92,220+ | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 97th | 329 | 10,337 | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | ≥ 97th | 360+ | 15,350+ | $120,964 |
| School Boards | ≥ 99th | 20+ | 112,620+ | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | ≥ 95th | <5 | 180+ | $131,394 |
| Universities | 96th | 1,154 | 29,804 | $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 Colleges, 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 $280,000. 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.