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Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

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 Attorney General, including:

2006 Ontario Sunshine List: Attorney General Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Attorney General's 1,103 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $152,996,021.31 in 2005.

At the top of the Attorney General Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Attorney General was Small Claims Court Judge PAMELA THOMSON, who brought home $211,594.45 in 2005.

Following PAMELA THOMSON was Small Claims Court Judge MICHAEL GODFREY, with annual earnings of $211,594.45. Master RICHARD PETERSON made $211,594.45, Asst. Deputy Attorney General, Policy MARK LEACH made $193,736.98, and Deputy Attorney General MURRAY SEGAL round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $191,737.26 for the Attorney General 2006 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2005, 136 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 542 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 422 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3 received between $200,001 and $250,000 at the Attorney General.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2006 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employers List.