Education
Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
- Employees: 895
- Positions: 402
- Sum of all salaries: $115,914,441.46
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Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.
At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.
This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Education, including:
Top Salaries at Education in the 2025 Sunshine List
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Deputy Minister$340,898.29
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Deputy Minister$292,517.89
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Executive Director, Education Finance Office$243,700.11
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Education Labour and Finance Division$236,303.06
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Chief Information Officer$236,127.06
2025 Ontario Sunshine List: Education Top Earners
Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Education's 895 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $115,914,441.46 in 2024.
At the top of the Education Sunshine List
Topping the list for the Education was Deputy Minister Denise Cole, who brought home $340,898.29 in 2024.
Following Denise Cole was Deputy Minister Kate Manson-Smith, with annual earnings of $292,517.89. Executive Director, Education Finance Office Doreen Lamarche made $243,700.11, Assistant Deputy Minister, Education Labour and Finance Division Andrew Davis made $236,303.06, and Chief Information Officer Rocco Passero round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $236,127.06 for the Education 2025 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 156 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 636 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 91 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 10 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1 received over $300,000 at the Education.
Salary breakdown
- 156 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
- 636 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
- 91 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
- 10 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
- 1 employee made between $250,000 to $300,000
- 1 employee made more than $300,000
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2025 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employers List.