Ontario’s 2025 salary disclosure is in
Who gets paid what in Canada’s public sector
Public pay in context: every disclosed salary set against the same job, the same employer and the years before. Starting with Ontario’s disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), 30 years, 1996 to 2025.
Same job, different employer
Median pay for the most common jobs on the 2025 list, at the lowest- and highest-paying employers with 10 or more people in the job.
All jobslowest-paying employermedian for the jobhighest-paying employer
TeacherNorthern Nishnawbe Education Council $111,139James Bay Lowlands Secondary School Board $129,309
Secondary TeacherYork Region District School Board $117,192Toronto Catholic District School Board $132,153
3,271,569 rows, every one checked against the official file it came from (checksums and release log).
No guessing at gender or anything else not on the list, and no look-ups of people elsewhere.
Free removal for anyone at risk, answered by a person (policy).
Fair context for every salary: the same job, the same employer, the years before.
The list, year by year
The $100,000 line was set in 1996 and never indexed to inflation, so every year it catches more people.
Explore Ontario1996: the $100K line is set
Show as a table
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 4,501 |
| 1997 | 5,378 |
| 1998 | 6,296 |
| 1999 | 8,125 |
| 2000 | 10,352 |
| 2001 | 13,144 |
| 2002 | 16,691 |
| 2003 | 20,368 |
| 2004 | 23,253 |
| 2005 | 27,461 |
| 2006 | 34,199 |
| 2007 | 42,766 |
| 2008 | 53,817 |
| 2009 | 64,218 |
| 2010 | 71,684 |
| 2011 | 79,714 |
| 2012 | 88,542 |
| 2013 | 97,916 |
| 2014 | 111,655 |
| 2015 | 115,920 |
| 2016 | 124,445 |
| 2017 | 131,909 |
| 2018 | 151,375 |
| 2019 | 167,098 |
| 2020 | 205,855 |
| 2021 | 244,456 |
| 2022 | 266,948 |
| 2023 | 300,680 |
| 2024 | 377,881 |
| 2025 | 404,922 |
Biggest employers
School Boards
Toronto District School Board
14,085
people · median $127,496
Municipalities & Services
City Of Toronto
13,079
people · median $128,018
Ontario Power Generation
Ontario Power Generation
10,346
people · median $161,066
Municipalities & Services
City Of Toronto – Toronto Transit Commission
9,614
people · median $114,939
School Boards
Peel District School Board
8,462
people · median $118,059
Government of Ontario – Ministries
Ontario Provincial Police
7,684
people · median $155,704
Universities
University Of Toronto
7,392
people · median $147,726
Municipalities & Services
City Of Toronto – Police Service
7,083
people · median $145,865
What common jobs pay
Median, 2025
Elementary Teacher
$118,051
35,892 people
Median, 2025
Registered Nurse
$118,605
27,436 people
Median, 2025
Teacher
$118,059
23,346 people
Median, 2025
Secondary Teacher
$118,166
17,109 people
Median, 2025
Professor
$135,910
9,117 people
Median, 2025
Constable
$138,741
5,289 people
Median, 2025
Police Constable
$135,837
4,175 people
Median, 2025
Operator
$109,447
3,992 people
Highest paid
Across Canada
Every province and territory that discloses public pay, one province at a time. Each list is checked against its official source before it goes live.
Live
Ontario
Sunshine List, every year since 1996.
Next
British Columbia
Statements of financial information (over $75,000).
Next
Alberta
Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act disclosures.
Planned
Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan
Provincial disclosure lists and public accounts.
Planned
Federal
Pay scales and executive salary ranges.
Planned
Cities and universities
Where provinces leave disclosure to each employer.
Schools too
Our sister site school-ranking.com ranks schools, daycares and colleges in every province. School board pages link to it.