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 University Of Toronto, including:
Top Salaries at University Of Toronto in the 2025 Sunshine List
2025 Ontario Sunshine List: University Of Toronto Top Earners
Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries.
According to the document, University Of Toronto's
6,872 staffers
made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $1,121,231,640.18 in 2024.
At the top of the University Of Toronto Sunshine List
Topping the list for the University Of Toronto was
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science Alan Aspuru-Guzik, who brought home $671,856.73 in 2024.
Following Alan Aspuru-Guzik was President; Professor of Geography and Planning Meric Gertler, with annual earnings of $555,449.76.Professor of Finance David Goldreich made $554,829.06,Associate Professor of Finance Mikhail Simutin made $543,015.46, and Professor of Strategic Management Brian Golden round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $526,238.88 for the University Of Toronto 2025 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024,
1,210 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000
followed by 2,574 who received between $110,001 and $150,000
, 1,552 received between $150,001 and $200,000
, 925 received between $200,001 and $250,000
, 320 received between $250,001 and $300,000
, and 291 received over $300,000
at the University Of Toronto.
