Highest-Paid Nurses in Ontario (2025)

In 2025, 39,314 nurse roles appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List, earning an average of $122,764 and a median of $119,092. The highest-paid was Jane Merkley (Executive Vice President, Chief Nurse Executive and Chief Operating Officer at Sinai Health System) at $450,001. Registered nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse managers, and other nursing roles in the public sector.

Figures cover disclosed public-sector employees only (those above Ontario’s $100,000 disclosure threshold). Records span 1996–2025.

Nurses disclosed (2025)
39,314
Average
$122,764
Median
$119,092
Highest
$450,001

Top 25 highest-paid nurses (2025)

#NameEmployerTotal
1Jane MerkleySinai Health System$450,001
2Jennifer PriceWomen's College Hospital$348,579
3Susan ConnertyPerth And Smiths Falls District Hospital$322,245
4Mohamed BadwilanCambridge Memorial Hospital$321,305
5Leslie MotzJoseph Brant Hospital$312,871
6Marilyn San PabloHôpital Général de Hawkesbury & District General Hospital$311,533
7Mary GeorgeWeeneebayko Area Health Authority$302,009
8Fengqin JiangLennox And Addington County General Hospital$288,726
9Mona BabbSolicitor General$287,710
10Lisa ShantzWaterloo Regional Health Network$285,838
11Lise LaframboiseBrockville General Hospital$284,691
12Ejehi IkpotokinWaterloo Regional Health Network$283,700
13Tracy DavisBrant Community Healthcare System$281,847
14Christian CalzarSolicitor General$281,687
15Harpreet KhairaSolicitor General$280,928
16Wendy FairsRoyal Ottawa Health Care Group$280,879
17Juliet AweleSolicitor General$278,572
18Candelaria BaylonBruyère Health$277,591
19Himbie MusafiriHôpital Montfort$276,524
20Roseena JoseSolicitor General$272,687
21Erwin BustosNorth York General Hospital$272,625
22Mylaine St-LaurentThe Ottawa Hospital$267,144
23Minerva HewettKingston Health Sciences Centre$267,020
24Kathleen CummingsQuinte Health$266,795
25Hailu WoldeselasieWilliam Osler Health System$266,518

Employers with the most nurses (2025)

London Health Sciences Centre1,953 · $122,756 avgUniversity Health Network1,931 · $123,848 avgHamilton Health Sciences1,621 · $121,566 avgThe Ottawa Hospital1,600 · $120,096 avgTrillium Health Partners1,530 · $121,694 avgUnity Health Toronto1,367 · $121,335 avgWilliam Osler Health System1,344 · $127,290 avgSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre1,317 · $126,676 avgScarborough Health Network1,095 · $122,161 avgLakeridge Health871 · $122,443 avgNiagara Health System871 · $121,480 avgSt. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton847 · $120,004 avg

Job titles included

Registered Nurse22,129Registered Nurse / Infirmière autorisée2,991Registered Nurse/Infirmière autorisée2,297Nurse, Registered1,587Nurse Practitioner1,401Registered Practical Nurse959Public Health Nurse627Registered Nurse\Infirmière autorisée528Registered Nurse / Infirmier autorisé405Resource Nurse312

Nurses in other provinces

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