City Of Ottawa
Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
- Employees: 4,686
- Positions: 1,185
- Sum of all salaries: $573,982,548.96
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Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.
At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.
This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in City Of Ottawa, including:
Top Salaries at City Of Ottawa in the 2025 Sunshine List
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City Manager$452,626.25
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Associate Medical Officer of Health$364,139.84
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General Manager, Transit Services Department$355,629.37
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Medical Officer Health, Public Health$325,484.11
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General Manager, Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services$300,559.46
2025 Ontario Sunshine List: City Of Ottawa Top Earners
Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, City Of Ottawa's 4,686 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $573,982,548.96 in 2024.
At the top of the City Of Ottawa Sunshine List
Topping the list for the City Of Ottawa was City Manager Wendy Stephanson, who brought home $452,626.25 in 2024.
Following Wendy Stephanson was Associate Medical Officer of Health Laura Bourns, with annual earnings of $364,139.84. General Manager, Transit Services Department Renée Amilcar made $355,629.37, Medical Officer Health, Public Health Vera Etches made $325,484.11, and General Manager, Recreation, Cultural and Facility Services Daniel Chenier round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $300,559.46 for the City Of Ottawa 2025 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 1,435 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 2,823 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 385 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 30 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 8 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 5 received over $300,000 at the City Of Ottawa.
Salary breakdown
- 1,435 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
- 2,823 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
- 385 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
- 30 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
- 8 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
- 5 employees made more than $300,000
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2025 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employers List.