8,507 Durham Region public-sector employees earned $100,000 or more on the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List, with an average salary of $124,609 and a median of $118,054. The highest-paid was Elaine Popp (President at Durham College Of Applied Arts and Technology) at $373,835. The Regional Municipality of Durham, the Durham school boards, and Durham College.
These figures cover public-sector employers named for Durham Region — its municipal government, police, transit, school boards, hospitals, and universities that carry the city’s name. Employees at organizations whose names don’t include “Durham Region” (some hospitals and regional bodies) aren’t captured here. Records span 1996–2025.