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Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

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Published March 2021

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

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 Health, including:

  • Top Salaries at Health in the 2021 Sunshine List
  • Chief Medical Officer of Health, Public Health
    $444,344.12
  • Deputy Minister
    $411,683.94
  • Assistant Chief Medical Officer of Health, Communicable and Infectious Disease
    $296,641.52
  • Associate Deputy Minister Health Services
    $232,917.93
  • Assistant Deputy Minister, Population Health Initiatives
    $226,856.57

2021 Ontario Sunshine List: Health Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Health's 884 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $105,495,055.90 in 2020.

At the top of the Health Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Health was Chief Medical Officer of Health, Public Health David Williams, who brought home $444,344.12 in 2020.

Following David Williams was Deputy Minister Helen Angus, with annual earnings of $411,683.94. Assistant Chief Medical Officer of Health, Communicable and Infectious Disease Barbara Yaffe made $296,641.52, Associate Deputy Minister Health Services Melanie Bucking made $232,917.93, and Assistant Deputy Minister, Population Health Initiatives Rhonda Mcmichael round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $226,856.57 for the Health 2021 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2020, 422 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 395 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 52 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 12 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 2 received over $300,000 at the Health.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 422 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 395 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 52 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 12 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1 employee made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 2 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2021 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employers List.