Ontario Public-Sector Salaries by Job

Explore Ontario’s Sunshine List by occupation. Each page ranks the highest-paid employees in that role and shows the average and median pay, plus the employers hiring the most of them. Figures cover disclosed public-sector employees (those above Ontario’s $100,000 threshold).

Nurses
Registered nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse managers, and other nursing roles in the public sector.
39,314
Teachers
Elementary, secondary, and other classroom teachers employed by public school boards.
87,808
Professors
Full, associate, and assistant professors and lecturers at public universities and colleges.
22,317
Police Officers
Constables, sergeants, and other sworn police and law-enforcement officers.
21,474
Firefighters
Firefighters, fire captains, and fire chiefs in municipal fire services.
7,799
Principals
School principals and vice-principals at public school boards.
13,757
Engineers
Professional, power, and stationary engineers across the public sector.
6,159
Paramedics
Primary-care, advanced-care, and other paramedics in emergency services.
6,682
Executives (CEOs & Presidents)
Chief executive officers, presidents, and executive directors of public bodies.
4,565
Managers
Managers across the public sector, from front-line to senior management.
38,830