Ontario’s 2023 sunshine list: every disclosed public-sector salary for the year, with top earners, sectors, and employers.
In 2023, 300,680 employees at 2,359 Ontario public-sector employers were disclosed on the province’s sunshine list. The average disclosed salary was $126,933 and the median was $115,292 — the disclosure covers only employees above the $100,000 threshold in force that year, not the entire public-sector workforce.
Compared with 2022, the list grew by 33,732 names (+13%, from 266,948 to 300,680), and the average disclosed salary rose 1.6% from $124,938.
The highest-paid person on the 2023 list was Kenneth Hartwick (President and Chief Executive Officer) at Ontario Power Generation, at $1,925,372. The full top 25 is below; for interactive filtering of all 300,680 records, use the data explorer or see the Ontario dashboard for the latest year.
Top 25 by salary on the 2023 disclosure. Click a name for their full year-by-year profile.
| # | Name | Position | Employer | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Hartwick | President and Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,925,372 |
| 2 | Dominique Miniere | Chief Strategy Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $1,194,533 |
| 3 | Michael Martelli | Chief Projects Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $972,747 |
| 4 | Nicolle Butcher | Chief Operations Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $894,783 |
| 5 | Christopher Ginther | Executive Vice President Business Strategy and Commercial Management | Ontario Power Generation | $889,925 |
| 6 | Ronald Cohn | President and Chief Executive Officer | The Hospital For Sick Children | $851,414 |
| 7 | Kevin Smith | President and Chief Executive Officer | University Health Network | $844,992 |
| 8 | Phil Verster | President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Metrolinx / Metrolinx | $838,097 |
| 9 | Mark Fuller | President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) / Commission Du Régime De Retraite Des Fonctionnaires De L'Ontario (Commission Du Régime De Retraite D) | $826,539 |
| 10 | Matthew Anderson | Chief Executive Officer/Président-directeur général | Ontario Health / Santé Ontario | $821,000 |
| 11 | Steve Gregoris | Chief Nuclear Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $809,566 |
| 12 | Jon Franke | Senior Vice President Pickering A | Ontario Power Generation | $803,730 |
| 13 | Jackie Schleifer Taylor | President and Chief Executive Officer | London Health Sciences Centre | $786,003 |
| 14 | Timothy Rutledge | President and Chief Executive Officer | Unity Health Toronto | $771,236 |
| 15 | Andy Smith | President, Chief Executive Officer | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $715,125 |
| 16 | Alfred Hannay | President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Ontario Lottery And Gaming Corporation / Société des loteries et des jeux de l'Ontario | $709,582 |
| 17 | Gary Newton | President and Chief Executive Officer | Sinai Health System | $705,928 |
| 18 | David G. Vingoe | Chief Executive Officer / Chef de la direction | Ontario Securities Commission / Commission des valeurs mobilières de l'Ontario | $697,972 |
| 19 | David Graham | President and Chief Executive Officer | Scarborough Health Network | $689,226 |
| 20 | Lesley Gallinger | President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et chef de la direction | Independent Electricity System Operator / Opérateur indépendant de réseau d'électricité | $689,059 |
| 21 | Robert Macisaac | President and Chief Executive Officer | Hamilton Health Sciences | $687,201 |
| 22 | Birgit Betina Ertl-Wagner | Radiologist | The Hospital For Sick Children | $682,450 |
| 23 | Mark Knutson | Chief Enterprise Engineering and Chief Nuclear Engineer | Ontario Power Generation | $682,378 |
| 24 | Aida Cipolla | Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President - Finance | Ontario Power Generation | $679,657 |
| 25 | Altaf Stationwala | President and Chief Executive Officer | MacKenzie Health | $679,466 |
| Sector | Employees | Avg Salary | Top Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Boards | 80,281 | $107,102 | $344,798 |
| Municipalities & Services | 65,815 | $127,764 | $562,326 |
| Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 58,701 | $125,852 | $851,414 |
| Universities | 26,231 | $160,883 | $650,860 |
| Government of Ontario – Ministries | 23,106 | $130,133 | $477,361 |
| Crown Agencies | 13,585 | $134,250 | $838,097 |
| Other Public Sector Employers | 11,853 | $133,430 | $650,625 |
| Colleges | 10,332 | $127,350 | $494,716 |
| Ontario Power Generation | 9,489 | $165,512 | $1,925,372 |
| Government of Ontario – Judiciary | 645 | $255,750 | $403,154 |
| Government of Ontario – Legislative Assembly and Offices | 508 | $139,626 | $420,881 |
| Seconded (Education)* | 90 | $116,839 | $227,545 |
| Seconded (Solicitor General)* | 31 | $132,704 | $162,584 |
| Seconded (Health)* | 5 | $153,955 | $287,924 |
| Seconded (Attorney General)* | 2 | $156,026 | $166,018 |
| Seconded (Children, Community and Social Services)* | 2 | $115,730 | $117,350 |
| Seconded (Citizenship and Multiculturalism)* | 2 | $115,064 | $122,014 |
| Seconded (Cabinet Office)* | 1 | $663,841 | $663,841 |
| Seconded (Energy)* | 1 | $153,877 | $153,877 |
The 15 employers with the most disclosed employees in 2023.
| Employer | Sector | Employees | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Power Generation | Ontario Power Generation | 9,310 | $165,515 |
| City Of Toronto | Municipalities & Services | 9,256 | $130,389 |
| Toronto District School Board | School Boards | 8,826 | $105,951 |
| Peel District School Board | School Boards | 6,557 | $106,690 |
| University Of Toronto | Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 5,946 | $169,607 |
| City Of Toronto - Police Service | Municipalities & Services | 5,588 | $138,422 |
| Ontario Provincial Police | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 5,327 | $133,612 |
| York Region District School Board | School Boards | 4,973 | $107,126 |
| City Of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission | Municipalities & Services | 4,784 | $116,763 |
| Toronto Catholic District School Board | School Boards | 4,231 | $107,408 |
| City Of Ottawa | Municipalities & Services | 3,913 | $121,688 |
| University Health Network | Hospitals & Boards of Public Health | 3,346 | $128,092 |
| Solicitor General / Solliciteur général | Government of Ontario – Ministries | 3,312 | $123,884 |
| Metrolinx / Metrolinx | Crown Agencies | 3,037 | $135,040 |
| Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board | School Boards | 3,001 | $105,003 |