22,087 Ottawa public-sector employees earned $100,000 or more on the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List, with an average salary of $129,985 and a median of $119,436. The highest-paid was Cameron Love (President/Président at The Ottawa Hospital) at $744,249. The City of Ottawa, Ottawa Police, The Ottawa Hospital, and the University of Ottawa.
These figures cover public-sector employers named for Ottawa — its municipal government, police, transit, school boards, hospitals, and universities that carry the city’s name. Employees at organizations whose names don’t include “Ottawa” (some hospitals and regional bodies) aren’t captured here. Records span 1996–2025.