3,546 Essex County public-sector employees earned $100,000 or more on the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List, with an average salary of $121,316 and a median of $118,276. The highest-paid was Jonathon State (Physician at Windsor Essex Community Health Centre) at $378,613. The County of Essex, the Greater Essex County District School Board, and Windsor-Essex public bodies.
These figures cover public-sector employers named for Essex County — its municipal government, police, transit, school boards, hospitals, and universities that carry the city’s name. Employees at organizations whose names don’t include “Essex County” (some hospitals and regional bodies) aren’t captured here. Records span 1996–2025.