Colleges and Universities
Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
- Employees: 182
- Positions: 102
- Sum of all salaries: $23,149,214.32
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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 Colleges and Universities, including:
Top Salaries at Colleges and Universities in the 2025 Sunshine List
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Deputy Minister$281,521.91
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning Division$227,775.66
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sustainability, Performance and Oversight Division$227,300.43
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Division$217,592.17
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Chief Executive Officer and Director, Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Branch$185,511.77
2025 Ontario Sunshine List: Colleges and Universities Top Earners
Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Colleges and Universities's 182 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $23,149,214.32 in 2024.
At the top of the Colleges and Universities Sunshine List
Topping the list for the Colleges and Universities was Deputy Minister David S-M Wai, who brought home $281,521.91 in 2024.
Following David S-M Wai was Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning Division Zoe Kroeker, with annual earnings of $227,775.66. Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sustainability, Performance and Oversight Division Joshua Paul made $227,300.43, Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Division Jeff Butler made $217,592.17, and Chief Executive Officer and Director, Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Branch James Brown round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $185,511.77 for the Colleges and Universities 2025 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 33 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 130 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 15 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Colleges and Universities.
Salary breakdown
- 33 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
- 130 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
- 15 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
- 3 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
- 1 employee made between $250,000 to $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.