11,180 York Region public-sector employees earned $100,000 or more on the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List, with an average salary of $124,391 and a median of $117,174. The highest-paid was James Macsween (Chief of Police at Regional Municipality Of York Police Services) at $455,692. The Regional Municipality of York, York Regional Police, and the York Region District School Board.
These figures cover public-sector employers named for York 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 “York Region” (some hospitals and regional bodies) aren’t captured here. Records span 1996–2025.