2,273 Kingston public-sector employees earned $100,000 or more on the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List, with an average salary of $129,235 and a median of $119,915. The highest-paid was David Pichora (President and Chief Executive Officer \ Président-directeur Générale at Kingston Health Sciences Centre) at $606,171. The City of Kingston, Kingston Police, and Kingston Health Sciences Centre.
These figures cover public-sector employers named for Kingston — its municipal government, police, transit, school boards, hospitals, and universities that carry the city’s name. Employees at organizations whose names don’t include “Kingston” (some hospitals and regional bodies) aren’t captured here. Records span 1996–2025.