7,812 Niagara public-sector employees earned $100,000 or more on the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List, with an average salary of $127,906 and a median of $119,495. The highest-paid was Lynn Guerriero (President and Chief Executive Officer/Président et chef de la direction at Niagara Health System) at $638,451. Niagara Region, the Niagara Regional Police, the Niagara Health System, and Niagara school boards.
These figures cover public-sector employers named for Niagara — its municipal government, police, transit, school boards, hospitals, and universities that carry the city’s name. Employees at organizations whose names don’t include “Niagara” (some hospitals and regional bodies) aren’t captured here. Records span 1996–2025.