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Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

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 Solicitor General, including:

2021 Ontario Sunshine List: Solicitor 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, Solicitor General's 2,552 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $312,494,547.26 in 2020.

At the top of the Solicitor General Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Solicitor General was Chief Coroner Dirk Huyer, who brought home $437,564.35 in 2020.

Following Dirk Huyer was Chief Forensic Pathologist Michael Pollanen, with annual earnings of $422,004.94. Deputy Chief Forensic Pathologist Jayantha Herath made $415,309.33, Deputy Chief Forensic Pathologist Kristopher Cunningham made $403,288.57, and Deputy Chief Coroner James Sproule round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $401,908.93 for the Solicitor General 2021 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2020, 1,037 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 1,292 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 167 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 23 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 2 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 31 received over $300,000 at the Solicitor General.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2021 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employers List.