Where does $650,000 rank on the Ontario Sunshine List?
On the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List (public-sector salaries $100K+), $650,000 is higher than at least 99% of the 404,922 salaries — about 30+ people were paid more — and roughly 5.3 times the provincial median of $122,262.
Percentile
≥ 99thHigher than at least 99% of the list
Paid more
30+of 404,922 on the 2025 list
Paid less
404,880+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 $650,000.
By sector
the same salary, each list
| List | Percentile | Paid more | Paid less | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Ontario | ≥ 99th | 30+ | 404,880+ | $122,262 |
| Colleges | 100th | 0 | 10,926 | $131,035 |
| Crown Agencies | 99th | 7 | 19,080 | $126,260 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | 100th | 0 | 733 | $198,433 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | 100th | 0 | 800 | $134,436 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | ≥ 99th | <5 | 35,890+ | $130,215 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 99th | 16 | 74,761 | $118,359 |
| Municipalities & Services | 100th | 0 | 92,492 | $126,555 |
| Ontario Power Generation | ≥ 99th | 10+ | 10,650+ | $161,162 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | ≥ 99th | <5 | 15,710+ | $120,964 |
| School Boards | 100th | 0 | 112,654 | $118,125 |
| Seconded to Ministries | 100th | 0 | 188 | $131,394 |
| Universities | ≥ 99th | <5 | 30,970+ | $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 $650,000. 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.