Government

20202025 · 25,983 total records

Data sourced from the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure. This site is independent and not affiliated with the Government of Ontario. Always verify against the official source.

The Government sector had 6,072 employees on the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List, with an average salary of $114,486 and a total disclosed payroll of $695M — up 32.3% from 2024. The highest-paid employee on record in this sector was R Zloty (Manitoba Government), earning $893,863 in 2021.

6,072

Employees

In 2025

$114,486

Avg Salary

2025

$695.2M

Total Payroll

2025 disclosed

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Headcount & Salary Trends

Employees earning $100k+ per year · bars = headcount, lines = salary

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+32.3% headcount

Employees

6,072

Avg Salary

$114,486

Median

$103,790

Total Payroll

$695.2M

2024-9.7% headcount

Employees

4,591

Avg Salary

$109,704

Median

$99,323

Total Payroll

$503.7M

2023-3.3% headcount

Employees

5,082

Avg Salary

$110,240

Median

$100,244

Total Payroll

$560.2M

2021+5.5% headcount

Employees

5,257

Avg Salary

$98,412

Median

$88,609

Total Payroll

$517.3M

2020

Employees

4,981

Avg Salary

$96,246

Median

$87,317

Total Payroll

$479.4M