Ontario’s 2025 sunshine list: every disclosed public-sector salary for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2025, 404,922 employees at 2,285 Ontario public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s sunshine list. The average disclosed salary was $134,229 and the median was $122,262 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $100,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2024, the list grew by 27,041 names (+7.2%, from 377,881 to 404,922), and the average disclosed salary rose 1.3% from $132,497.
The highest-paid person on the 2025 list was Kenneth Hartwick (Special Advisor) at Ontario Power Generation, at $1,907,409. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 404,922 records, use the data explorer or see the Ontario dashboard for the latest year.
Top 25 by salary on the 2025 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| # | Name | Position | Employer | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Hartwick | Special Advisor | Ontario Power Generation | $1,907,409 |
| 2 | Nicolle Butcher | President and Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,596,218 |
| 3 | Steve Gregoris | Chief Nuclear Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,092,855 |
| 4 | Aida Cipolla | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,013,496 |
| 5 | Subo Sinnathamby | Chief Projects Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $981,476 |
| 6 | Kevin Smith | President and Chief Executive Officer | University Health Network | $939,603 |
| 7 | Ronald Cohn | President and Chief Executive Officer | The Hospital For Sick Children | $880,013 |
| 8 | Mark Knutson | Chief Enterprise Engineering and Chief Nuclear Engineer | Ontario Power Generation | $856,947 |
| 9 | Jon Franke | Senior Vice President Nuclear | Ontario Power Generation | $826,655 |
| 10 | Mark Fuller | President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) | $826,236 |
| 11 | Matthew Anderson | Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur général | Ontario Health | $826,000 |
| 12 | Gadi Mayman | Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Financing Authority | $801,046 |
| 13 | Tracey Macarthur | President and Chief Executive Officer | Hamilton Health Sciences | $773,658 |
| 14 | Darwin Louis Bozek | President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) | $760,411 |
| 15 | Barbara Collins | President and Chief Executive Officer | Humber River Health | $760,359 |
| 16 | Andy Smith | President, Chief Executive Officer | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $757,366 |
| 17 | Kumar Gupta | Coroner | Solicitor General | $750,440 |
| 18 | Shelley Babin | Chief Operations Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $748,469 |
| 19 | Cameron Love | President/Président | The Ottawa Hospital | $744,249 |
| 20 | Katherine A Hay | President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Retired Designate | Kids Help Phone | $729,754 |
| 21 | Brenda Macdonald | Chief Commercial Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $727,479 |
| 22 | Lesley Gallinger | President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Independent Electricity System Operator | $708,319 |
| 23 | David Graham | President and Chief Executive Officer | Scarborough Health Network | $705,941 |
| 24 | Sarah Downey | President and Chief Executive Officer / Présidente-directrice générale | Centre For Addiction And Mental Health | $703,615 |
| 25 | David Kaposi | Executive Vice President Investment Strategy and Business Development | Ontario Power Generation | $701,432 |
| Sector | Employees | Avg Salary | Top Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Boards | 112,654 | $122,996 | $343,926 |
| Municipalities & Services | 92,492 | $133,194 | $604,449 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 74,777 | $126,617 | $939,603 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 35,897 | $144,785 | $750,440 |
| Universities | 30,975 | $165,197 | $656,640 |
| Crown Agencies | 19,087 | $139,003 | $826,236 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 15,721 | $135,603 | $729,754 |
| Colleges | 10,926 | $131,576 | $601,684 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 10,672 | $170,459 | $1,907,409 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | 800 | $147,995 | $466,589 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | 733 | $284,261 | $485,572 |
| Seconded (Education)* | 132 | $130,296 | $209,025 |
| Seconded (Solicitor General)* | 42 | $146,576 | $217,205 |
| Seconded (Citizenship and Multiculturalism)* | 7 | $142,809 | $177,586 |
| Seconded (Health)* | 4 | $347,894 | $556,520 |
| Seconded (Cabinet Office)* | 1 | $125,205 | $125,205 |
| Seconded (Children, Community and Social Services)* | 1 | $168,905 | $168,905 |
| Seconded (Tourism, Culture and Gaming)* | 1 | $163,306 | $163,306 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2025.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto District School Board | School Boards | 14,085 | $126,654 |
| City Of Toronto | Municipalities & Services | 13,079 | $135,219 |
| Ontario Power Generation | Ontario Power Generation | 10,346 | $170,202 |
| City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission | Municipalities & Services | 9,614 | $121,680 |
| Peel District School Board | School Boards | 8,462 | $120,459 |
| Ontario Provincial Police | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 7,684 | $157,496 |
| University Of Toronto | Universities | 7,392 | $171,936 |
| City Of Toronto – Police Service | Municipalities & Services | 7,083 | $149,572 |
| York Region District School Board | School Boards | 6,571 | $119,907 |
| Solicitor General | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 5,958 | $131,360 |
| Toronto Catholic District School Board | School Boards | 5,592 | $130,825 |
| City Of Ottawa | Municipalities & Services | 5,181 | $125,013 |
| Metrolinx | Crown Agencies | 4,713 | $138,712 |
| University Health Network | Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 4,581 | $131,064 |
| Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board | School Boards | 4,239 | $124,627 |
Ontario’s Sunshine List is the original Canadian salary disclosure: the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, passed under the Harris government, requires every organization that receives provincial funding — ministries, municipalities, hospitals, school boards, universities, and Crown corporations — to publish the name, position, salary, and taxable benefits of every employee paid $100,000 or more. This site carries the complete disclosure record from 1996 through 2025, including the inaugural 1996 list of just 4,501 names.
The $100,000 threshold has never been adjusted for inflation. In today’s dollars it would sit near $185,000 — which is why the list has grown from 4,501 people in 1996 to 404,922 in 2025 — roughly 90× more. What began as a register of senior executives now includes nurses, teachers, police constables, and transit operators. Track that expansion year by year in 30 years of Sunshine List growth or search every disclosed record in the data explorer.
Ontario’s disclosure is also one of seven this site covers — compare public-sector pay with British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick, and Saskatchewan, each with its own threshold and disclosure rules. For how the Ontario list works — who is included, when it comes out, and what counts as salary — see the Sunshine List FAQ.