Government of Ontario – Ministries

The 1996–2002 figures are the Ontario Public Service sector, which also included the judiciary (roughly 250–420 judges a year) and the Legislative Assembly offices; both became separate sectors in 2003.

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

35,897

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$5.2B

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$144,785

Median: $130,215

Salary Trend

Average salary among disclosed records by yearLine chart of 30 yearly values of average salary among disclosed records, from $120,231 in 1996 to $144,785 in 2025.$100K$110K$120K$130K$140K$150K199620022008201320192025
Average salary among disclosed records, 1996–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. That threshold has never been indexed to inflation, so this line can fall over time simply because more people newly cross it — not necessarily because pay fell.

Top Earners
2025

#1Kumar Gupta
$750,440
Solicitor General·Coroner
#2Michelle DiEmanuele
$720,554
Cabinet Office·Secretary of the Cabinet
#3Greg Meredith
$571,045
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development·Deputy Minister
#4Deborah Richardson
$522,433
Health·Deputy Minister
#5David Corbett
$519,176
Attorney General·Deputy Attorney General
#6Jean Paul Cadeau
$501,209
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade·Deputy Minister
#7Kieran Moore
$483,798
Health·Chief Medical Officer of Health and Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Health
#8Dirk Huyer
$483,482
Solicitor General·Chief Coroner
#9Douglas Jones
$480,342
Transportation·Deputy Minister
#10Michael Pickup
$470,513
Solicitor General·Deputy Chief Forensic Pathologist

Top Positions
2025

Top Employers
2025

Top employers in Government of Ontario – Ministries, 2025
EmployerAvg Salary
Ontario Provincial Police$157,496
Solicitor General$131,360
Attorney General$213,069
Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement$131,794
Children, Community and Social Services$127,978
Transportation$135,202
Health$130,822
Environment, Conservation and Parks$129,308
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development$129,406
Treasury Board Secretariat$136,882
Natural Resources and Forestry$126,900
Education$132,926
Finance$136,822
Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness$130,670
Long-Term Care$134,145
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade$141,145
Cabinet Office$143,226
Energy and Mines$137,679
Municipal Affairs and Housing$139,122
Infrastructure$139,339
Tourism, Culture and Gaming$134,750
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security$135,829
Emergency Preparedness and Response$135,960
Citizenship and Multiculturalism$144,118
Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation$139,182
Seniors and Accessibility$136,493
Northern Economic Development and Growth$130,343
Office of the Premier$162,895
Sport$146,508
Rural Affairs$138,485
Francophone Affairs$154,458