Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2017

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 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, including:

2017 Ontario Sunshine List: Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board's 679 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $84,319,362.01 in 2016.

At the top of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board was Deputy Chief Operating Officer / Chef adjointe des opérations Donna Bain, who brought home $490,406.24 in 2016.

Following Donna Bain was President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Teahen, with annual earnings of $449,765.50. Chief Investment Officer / Chef des placements John Denham made $414,036.30, Chief Operating Officer / Chef de l'exploitation John Slinger made $390,662.40, and Deputy Chief Investment Officer / Chef adjoint des placements Michael Campbell round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $349,925.85 for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 2017 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2016, 333 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 269 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 44 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 20 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 3 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 10 received over $300,000 at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2017 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2017 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2017 Employers List.