Top 100 Ontario Sunshine List Salaries, 1998
The 1998 top 100 ranges from $3,731,047 down to $228,611 in total compensation. Hospitals accounts for 49% of this list, followed by Crown Agencies at 40%. Making the cut took $228,611 in total compensation this year, up 11.0% from $205,939 the year before.
These are the 1998 Ontario Sunshine List's 100 highest-paid public sector employees, as disclosed under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
#1R OSBORNE
$3,731,047
Ontario Hydro·President & CEO
Salary $1,150,000 + benefits $2,581,047
#2B DEBS
$1,354,580
Ontario Hydro·Vice President
Salary $1,344,860 + benefits $9,720
#3C ANDOGNINI
$1,305,448
Ontario Hydro·Exec VP & Chief Nuclear Officer
Salary $1,275,448 + benefits $30,000
#4W PEABODY
$1,231,316
Ontario Hydro·Vice President
Salary $948,188 + benefits $283,128
#5O.A. KUPCIS
$944,977
Ontario Hydro·President & CEO
Salary $942,959 + benefits $2,018
#6R MACHON
$809,742
Ontario Hydro·Vice President
Salary $789,625 + benefits $20,117
#7E PRESTON
$795,870
Ontario Hydro·Vice President - Naop Coordination
Salary $781,790 + benefits $14,080
#8MICHAEL STROFOLINO
$542,251
Hospital for Sick Children·President & CEO
Salary $458,888 + benefits $83,363
#9ALAN HUDSON
$537,219
Toronto Hospital·President & Chief Executive Officer
Salary $490,000 + benefits $47,219
#10E CLITHEROE
$523,376
Ontario Hydro·Exec VP & Managing Director
Salary $412,980 + benefits $110,396
#11C GYLES
$515,386
Ontario Hydro·Sr VP, Corporate Human Resources
Salary $305,600 + benefits $209,786
#12J FOX
$479,184
Ontario Hydro·Exec VP & Managing Director, GENCO
Salary $411,220 + benefits $67,964
#13R FERGUSON
$478,504
Ontario Hydro·Vice President
Salary $453,384 + benefits $25,120
#14G SANFORD
$450,654
Ontario Hydro·Director, Technical Services & Eng.
Salary $449,912 + benefits $742
#15JOHN H WEDGE
$433,045
Hospital for Sick Children·Surgeon-in-Chief
Salary $369,025 + benefits $64,020
#16DALE RICHMOND
$374,648
Ontario Mun. Empl. Retirement Bd.·President & CEO
Salary $353,785 + benefits $20,862
#17JE STOTHERS
$373,686
Ontario Hydro·Director, Internal Investments
Salary $308,612 + benefits $65,074
#18MICHAEL BAKER
$361,935
Toronto Hospital·VP Med. Directorate/Physician-in-Chief
Salary $335,670 + benefits $26,265
#19STEPHEN HERBERT
$352,126
Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $327,001 + benefits $25,126
#20TONY DAGNONE
$344,232
London Health Sciences Centre·President and CEO
Salary $325,000 + benefits $19,233
#21JEFFREY LOZON
$341,461
St. Michael's Hospital·President and CEO
Salary $331,500 + benefits $9,961
#22R. SCOTT ROWAND
$339,000
Hamilton Health Science Ctr.·President and CEO
Salary $328,426 + benefits $10,574
#23PAUL WALKER
$337,866
Toronto Hospital·VP Surg. Directorate/Surgeon-in-Chief
Salary $306,250 + benefits $31,616
#24R TAYLOR
$326,783
Ontario Hydro·Sr Vice-President, Network Asset Mgmt
Salary $275,600 + benefits $51,183
#25MICHAEL GUERRIERE
$326,242
Toronto Hospital·Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer
Salary $295,000 + benefits $31,242
#26DAVID BROWN
$321,345
Ontario Securities Commission·Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $316,098 + benefits $5,247
#27R DICERNI
$317,370
Ontario Hydro·Sr VP, Corp & Environmental Affairs
Salary $251,120 + benefits $66,250
#28G. TOM GUNN
$314,139
Ontario Mun. Empl. Retirement Bd.·Senior Vice President, Investments
Salary $309,567 + benefits $4,572
#29THEODORE FREEDMAN
$309,470
Mount Sinai Hospital·President & Chief Executive Officer
Salary $297,447 + benefits $12,023
#30MICHAEL LATIMER
$306,872
Ontario Mun. Empl. Retirement Bd.·Managing Director (ORC)
Salary $305,943 + benefits $929
#31L LEONOFF
$304,665
Ontario Hydro·Sr VP, General Counsel & Secretarial
Salary $246,720 + benefits $57,945
#32W FARLINGER
$302,729
Ontario Hydro·Chairman
Salary $291,667 + benefits $11,062
#33HUGH M O'BRODOVICH
$301,900
Hospital for Sick Children·Paediatrician-in-Chief
Salary $297,069 + benefits $4,831
#34WILLIAM SIBBALD
$301,799
London Health Sciences Centre·Physician
Salary $300,462 + benefits $1,337
#35PATRICIA M. CAMPBELL
$295,959
Sunnybrook & Women's College·President & CEO-Women's College Campus
Salary $288,317 + benefits $7,641
#36ARNOLD ABERMAN
$290,419
University of Toronto·Prof & Dean, Med/Vice-Provost, H.C. Inst
Salary $289,808 + benefits $610
#37CHRISTOPHER PAIGE
$285,486
Toronto Hospital·VP Research
Salary $265,050 + benefits $20,436
#38KENNETH PRITZKER
$282,916
Mount Sinai Hospital·Pathologist-in-Chief
Salary $279,362 + benefits $3,554
#39ALAN GOLDBLOOM
$281,741
Hospital for Sick Children·Vice President
Salary $258,914 + benefits $22,827
#40DG SHELTON
$280,923
Ontario Hydro·Gnrl Mgr, Transmission Network
Salary $161,090 + benefits $119,833
#41B BURPEE
$277,543
Ontario Hydro·General Manager, Fossil
Salary $212,500 + benefits $65,043
#42KENNETH WHITE
$274,371
Trillium Health Centre·Chief Executive Officer
Salary $272,531 + benefits $1,840
#43D GOULDING
$273,965
Ontario Hydro·Senior VP, Central Market Operations
Salary $223,200 + benefits $50,765
#44LAURENCE E BECKER
$273,190
Hospital for Sick Children·Chief, DPLM
Salary $272,412 + benefits $778
#45JON DELLANDREA
$272,280
University of Toronto·VP, Dev & Univ Relations & Chief Dev Off
Salary $260,500 + benefits $11,780
#46ALLAN DETSKY
$272,213
Mount Sinai Hospital·Physician in Chief
Salary $261,930 + benefits $10,283
#47ALLAN GREVE
$271,786
St. Joseph's Hospital Hamilton·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $267,769 + benefits $4,017
#48ROBERT MCMURTRY
$271,275
University of Western Ontario·Dean/Professor
Salary $271,167 + benefits $109
#49J SCHETAKIS
$266,679
Ontario Hydro·Manager, U.S. Equities
Salary $222,745 + benefits $43,934
#50DAVID WILLIAMS
$266,060
Workplace Safety and Ins. Board·President & Chief Executive Officer
Salary $265,877 + benefits $183
#51BERNARD J. CUMMINGS
$264,965
Toronto Hospital·Chief Radiation Oncology
Salary $264,333 + benefits $632
#52R STEWART
$264,181
Ontario Hydro·Exec VP, Transmission & Dist
Salary $209,831 + benefits $54,350
#53ROBERT VINSON
$263,887
Woodstock General Hospital·Radiologist
Salary $262,732 + benefits $1,156
#54DN CHOPRA
$263,029
Ontario Hydro·Vice-President, Finance
Salary $161,090 + benefits $101,939
#55K ROBINSON
$262,287
Ontario Hydro·Exec VP & Managing Director, Trans
Salary $198,000 + benefits $64,287
#56CHARLES HOLLENBERG
$261,003
Cancer Care Ontario·President & CEO
Salary $260,472 + benefits $531
#57J PRIOR
$260,597
Ontario Hydro·VP, General Counsel Services
Salary $217,211 + benefits $43,386
#58ERIC BUCHANAN
$259,515
Solicitor General & Correctional Svcs·Engineer
Salary $259,295 + benefits $220
#59DEAN CHAMBERLAIN
$256,769
Toronto Hospital·Chief of Lab. Medicine and Pathobiology
Salary $256,000 + benefits $770
#60ALLAN WHITING
$255,010
Rouge Valley Health System·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $244,140 + benefits $10,870
#61ALAN DANEMAN
$254,669
Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist
Salary $253,891 + benefits $778
#62I LONDON
$254,144
Ontario Hydro·Sr VP, Diversified Operations
Salary $210,600 + benefits $43,544
#63MARY FEDERAU
$253,692
Hospital for Sick Children·Vice President
Salary $239,862 + benefits $13,830
#64MANUEL BUCHWALD
$253,600
Hospital for Sick Children·Chief of Research
Salary $248,769 + benefits $4,831
#65P MCNEIL
$250,897
Ontario Hydro·Vice-President, Corporate Planning
Salary $179,900 + benefits $70,997
#66L DORAN
$250,186
Ontario Hydro·General Manager, Hydroelectric
Salary $204,571 + benefits $45,615
#67JOSEPH MAPA
$249,462
Mount Sinai Hospital·Executive Vice President & COO
Salary $238,042 + benefits $11,420
#68HUGH GRAHAM
$249,329
Hotel Dieu Hospital·Executive Director
Salary $227,630 + benefits $21,698
#69DAVID L GILDAY
$247,205
Hospital for Sick Children·Project Director/Radiologist
Salary $246,427 + benefits $778
#70TOM CLOSSON
$246,738
Sunnybrook & Women's College·President & CEO-Sunnybrook Campus
Salary $243,360 + benefits $3,378
#71M NG
$245,307
Ontario Hydro·Chief Financial Offcr, SERVCO
Salary $209,220 + benefits $36,087
#72AG HOLT
$245,096
Ontario Hydro·Director, Operations & Maintenance
Salary $137,943 + benefits $107,153
#73GLEN WRIGHT
$244,442
Workplace Safety and Ins. Board·Chair (Acting President/CEO)
Salary $244,442 + benefits $0
#74GERALD GILL
$242,944
Hamilton Health Science Ctr.·Radiologist
Salary $242,000 + benefits $944
#75ROBERT DURENO
$242,942
Greater Essex County DSB·Superintendent of Business
Salary $240,526 + benefits $2,416
#76CHRISTOPHER CACO
$242,510
Hamilton Health Science Ctr.·Radiologist
Salary $242,000 + benefits $510
#77CRAIG COBLENTZ
$242,510
Hamilton Health Science Ctr.·Radiologist
Salary $242,000 + benefits $510
#78PUI-LUNG PAK
$242,510
Hamilton Health Science Ctr.·Radiologist
Salary $242,000 + benefits $510
#79SAT SOMERS
$242,510
Hamilton Health Science Ctr.·Radiologist
Salary $242,000 + benefits $510
#80ALAN BERNSTEIN
$240,442
Mount Sinai Hospital·Director, Research Institute
Salary $237,500 + benefits $2,942
#81J ROBERT S PRICHARD
$239,751
University of Toronto·Prof, Law & President, Univ of Toronto
Salary $224,907 + benefits $14,844
#82CHARLES L COLLISON
$239,099
Solicitor General & Correctional Svcs·Engineer
Salary $238,820 + benefits $279
#83JOHN MORRISON
$237,283
Ontario Mun. Empl. Retirement Bd.·SR VP, Portfolio Mgmt.-Retail (ORC)
Salary $236,672 + benefits $611
#84RA SOGAWA
$235,884
Ontario Hydro·GM, Mtce Construction & Operations
Salary $151,702 + benefits $84,182
#85RONALD BODRUG
$235,755
Scarborough General Hospital·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $234,538 + benefits $1,217
#86LORNA MARSDEN
$235,679
York University·President & Vice-Chancellor
Salary $227,104 + benefits $8,575
#87KERRY MARSHALL
$235,337
Sunnybrook & Women's College·President, Acting CEO, Sunnybrook Campus
Salary $227,312 + benefits $8,025
#88DAVID MACKINNON
$234,147
Ontario Hospital Association·President & CEO
Salary $232,905 + benefits $1,242
#89BARRY T SMITH
$233,770
Queen's University·Dean & VP (Health Sci) & Prof, Paediat.
Salary $233,497 + benefits $274
#90DUNCAN COWIE
$233,585
Hospital for Sick Children·Vice President
Salary $216,709 + benefits $16,876
#91MARIAN WALSH
$233,202
Riverdale Hospital, Toronto·President and Chief Executive Officer
Salary $225,846 + benefits $7,356
#92CATHY E MACDONALD
$232,850
Hospital for Sick Children·Senior Scientist
Salary $232,072 + benefits $778
#93PETER J. GEORGE
$232,590
McMaster University·President
Salary $218,715 + benefits $13,875
#94RUSS WOODLAND
$232,335
Ortech Corporation·President
Salary $220,000 + benefits $12,335
#95GEOFFREY COATES
$231,710
Hamilton Health Science Ctr.·Physician/Nuclear Medicine
Salary $231,200 + benefits $510
#96SUSAN CONNER
$231,287
Toronto Hospital·VP Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Salary $209,600 + benefits $21,687
#97JOHN RAWLINSON
$230,760
Hamilton Health Science Ctr.·Radiologist
Salary $230,250 + benefits $510
#98ERIK JURRIAANS
$229,474
Hamilton Health Science Ctr.·Radiologist
Salary $229,000 + benefits $474
#99JOHN MERNAGH
$229,351
Hamilton Health Science Ctr.·Radiologist
Salary $229,000 + benefits $351
#100PAUL S BABYN
$228,611
Hospital for Sick Children·Radiologist-in-Chief
Salary $227,833 + benefits $778
Ranked by each person’s highest single disclosure in the year: a duplicate filing collapses to one row, and a person with two employers appears once, at their higher-paying role. Ties are broken alphabetically by name.