City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2019

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 City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission, including:

2019 Ontario Sunshine List: City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission's 2,734 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $316,982,474.25 in 2018.

At the top of the City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission Sunshine List

Topping the list for the City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission was Chief Executive Officer Richard Leary, who brought home $337,085.72 in 2018.

Following Richard Leary was Chief Transit Expansion Officer Gary Downie, with annual earnings of $284,993.80. Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Customer Officer Kirsten Watson made $260,776.60, Chief Capital Officer Susan Reed Tanaka made $259,458.24, and Chief People Officer Gemma Piemontese round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $253,592.69 for the City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission 2019 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2018, 1,302 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 1,302 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 111 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 14 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 4 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 1 received over $300,000 at the City of Toronto - Toronto Transit Commission.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2019 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2019 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2019 Employers List.