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Top Earners

The province-wide leaderboard of the highest-paid disclosed employees*, filterable by sector and exact position. Looking for one specific employer's top earners? Its profile page has its own top-10 list.

Top earners by sector FY2017

SectorDisclosed Emp.*Share of top 1,000P90 salaryTop earner
Hospitals and Boards … 74,780 33.5% $150,616 Kevin Smith · University Health Network · $1,038,847
Government of Ontario… 733 30.5% $425,942 Juliana Martel · Ontario Court of Justice · $489,163
Universities 30,976 23.7% $236,878 Alan Aspuruguzik · University of Toronto · $684,041
Hydro One and Ontario… 10,672 8.3% $225,720 Kenneth Hartwick · Ontario Power Generation · $1,910,992
Government of Ontario… 35,897 6.5% $196,038 Kumar Gupta · Solicitor General · $750,440
Other Public Service 15,722 6.5% $182,944 Katherine Hay · Kids Help Phone · $730,444
Crown Agencies 19,087 6.4% $186,856 Matthew Anderson · Ontario Health · $836,803
Municipalities and Services 92,538 3.7% $169,418 Nishan Duraiappah · Regional Municipali… · $611,678
Colleges 10,926 0.8% $152,059 John Tibbits · Conestoga College I… · $606,445
Government of Ontario… 800 0.2% $209,749 Shelley Spence · Office of the Audit… · $478,513
School Boards 112,790 0.0% $137,636 Lyne Racine · Conseil Scolaire De… · $349,926

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Top 100 province-wide, FY2017

RankNameEmployerPositionTotal compYoY
#1 Jeffrey Lyash Ontario Power Generation President and Chief Executive Officer $1,561,321 +34.5%
#2 Daren Smith University of Toronto President and Chief Investment Officer University of Toront… $936,538 +82.8%
#3 Glenn Jager Ontario Power Generation Nuclear President and Chief Nuclear Officer $863,399 +3.1%
#4 Peter Pisters University Health Network President and Chief Executive Officer $791,458 -4.7%
#5 Bruce Campbell Independent Electricity System Operator President and Chief Executive Officer and President Et Chef… $750,118 +20.5%
#6 Mark Fuller Ontario Public Service Pension Board Ontario Pension Board President and Chief Executive Officer and President Et Chef… $745,894 +11.2%
#7 Catherine Zahn Centre for Addiction and Mental Health President and Chief Executive Officer and Presidentedirectr… $745,269 +0.1%
#8 Barry McLellan Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre President and Chief Executive Officer $743,875 -1.4%
#9 Scott Martin Ontario Power Generation Senior Vice President Business and Administration Services $742,289 +72.6%
#10 Michael Apkon The Hospital for Sick Children President and Chief Executive Officer $740,281 +4.2%
#11 William Reichman Baycrest Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer $730,310 +0.6%
#12 Kevin Smith St Josephs Healthcare Hamilton Chief Executive Officer St Josephs Health System $727,275 +0.0%
#13 Jill Pepall Ontario Public Service Pension Board Ontario Pension Board Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer and V… $721,671 -13.7%
#14 Dr Pichora Kingston Health Sciences Centre President and Chief Executive Officer and Presidentdirecteu… $716,677 +177.8%
#15 David Hillier Shepherd Village Inc President and Chief Executive Officer $711,972 +118.5%
#16 Maureen Jensen Ontario Securities Commission Chair and Chief Executive Officer and Presidente Et Chef De… $710,721 +10.3%
#17 John Kitts The Ottawa Hospital President and President $699,593 +0.0%
#18 Ozhand Ganjavi Laurentian University of Sudbury Full Professor $686,966 +315.0%
#19 Stephen Rigby Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer and President Et Chef… $685,150 +27.0%
#20 Robert Howard Unity Health Toronto President and Chief Executive Officer $681,711 +19.7%
#21 Michelle Diemanuele Trillium Health Partners President and Chief Executive Officer $663,166 +0.0%
#22 Gadi Mayman Ontario Financing Authority Chief Executive Officer and Directeur General $640,874 +10.6%
#23 Robert Macisaac Hamilton Health Sciences President and Chief Executive Officer $630,837 -0.7%
#24 Gary Newton Sinai Health System President and Chief Executive Officer $628,408 +53.5%
#25 Dietmar Reiner Ontario Power Generation Senior Vice President Nuclear Projects $611,370 +1.7%
#26 Mike Martelli Ontario Power Generation President Renewable Generation $595,196 +7.1%
#27 Murray Glendining London Health Sciences Centre President and Chief Executive Officer $593,178 +0.8%
#28 Robert Vinson Woodstock Hospital Radiologist and Radiologue $578,978 -5.9%
#29 Andy Smith Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Executive Vice President Chief Medical Executive Chief Exec… $575,524 +17.8%
#30 Dante Morra Trillium Health Partners Chief of Staff $573,408 -1.1%
#31 Charles Oreilly University of Toronto Senior Portfolio Manager Investments University of Toronto … $571,756 +70.5%
#32 Arthur Slutsky Unity Health Toronto Vice President Research $561,202 +17.2%
#33 Tom Mikkelsen Ontario Brain Institute President and Scientific Director and President Et Directeu… $558,728 -9.9%
#34 Linda Rabeneck Ontario Health Vice President and Vicepresidente $555,991 -0.8%
#35 Altaf Stationwala Mackenzie Health President and Chief Executive Officer $554,634 +4.9%
#36 Christopher Ginther Ontario Power Generation Chief Administrative Officer $552,126 +2.8%
#37 Raphael Hofstein Mars Innovation President and Chief Executive Officer $549,392 -10.4%
#38 Ilse Treurnicht Mars Discovery District Chief Executive Officer and Chef De La Direction $543,309 -0.0%
#39 Michael Sherar Ontario Health Chief Executive Officer and President and President Et Dire… $542,546 +1.2%
#40 Kenneth Hartwick Ontario Power Generation Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President Finance $539,782 +26.1%
#41 Duncan Stewart The Ottawa Hospital Executive Vice President Research and Vicepresident Executi… $534,504 +1.9%
#42 Manohar Shroff The Hospital for Sick Children Radiologistinchief $533,077 +0.0%
#43 Amit Chakma University of Western Ontario President and Vicechancellor $531,417 +9.7%
#44 Alan Bernstein Canadian Institute for Advanced Research President and Chief Executive Officer $530,061 +16.0%
#45 Sean Granville Ontario Power Generation Deputy Chief Nuclear Officer $529,285 +0.6%
#46 Brian Whibbs Ontario Public Service Pension Board Ontario Pension Board Managing Director Real Estate and Directeur General Immobilier $524,117 -14.1%
#47 Neil Turok Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Director $521,578 +4.0%
#48 William Fleissig Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation Chief Executive Officer $518,561 +17.5%
#49 Johanne Belanger Toronto Convention and Visitors Association President and Chief Executive Officer $517,470 +24.8%
#50 Douglas Sinclair Unity Health Toronto Executive Vice President Programs and Chief Medical Officer $517,120 +13.8%
#51 Shaf Keshavjee University Health Network Surgeoninchief $516,201 +0.4%
#52 Edward Brown Ontario Telemedicine Network Chief Executive Officer and Chef De La Direction $516,151 +3.8%
#53 Shoo Lee Sinai Health System Neonatologistinchief $515,111 -0.8%
#54 Joshua Basseches Royal Ontario Museum Director and Chief Executive Officer and Directeur General $510,520 +33.4%
#55 Barbara Collins Humber River Health President and Chief Executive Officer $510,254 +20.4%
#56 David Higgins St Josephs Healthcare Hamilton President St Josephs Healthcare Hamilton $510,146 +0.0%
#57 Andree Robichaud Scarborough Health Network Interim President and Chief Executive Officer $508,408 +0.1%
#58 Rosemarie Leclair Ontario Energy Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer and Presidentdirecteur General $502,356 -0.7%
#59 Charles Chan University Health Network Executive Vice President $502,263 +13.1%
#60 David Williams Southlake Health Chief Executive Officer and President $501,974 -0.0%
#61 Michael Temple The Hospital for Sick Children Radiologist $501,311 -1.9%
#62 Lisa Becker University of Toronto Chief Operating Officer Chief Compliance Officer University… $499,903 +79.9%
#63 Adrian Hussey University of Toronto Managing Director Portfolio and Risk Analysis University of… $499,159 +28.5%
#64 Bruce McCuaig Metrolinx President and Chief Executive Officer and President Et Chef… $498,520 +32.4%
#65 Meric Gertler University of Toronto President University of Toronto $495,745 -0.0%
#66 Joao Amaral The Hospital for Sick Children Radiologist $493,311 -4.1%
#67 Franco Vaccarino University of Guelph President and Vicechancellor $492,533 +0.0%
#68 Matthew Anderson Lakeridge Health Chief Executive Officer $491,756 +4.9%
#69 Mamdouh Shoukri York University President Emeritus $491,238 +5.1%
#70 George Soleas Liquor Control Board of Ontario President and Chief Executive Officer and Presidentdirecteu… $488,671 +21.2%
#71 Jeffrey Turnbull The Ottawa Hospital Chief of Staff and Medecinchef $485,678 -12.9%
#72 Mary Walsh Unity Health Toronto President and Chief Executive Officer and President Et Chef… $485,544 +25.1%
#73 Barbara Keenan Ontario Power Generation Senior Vice President People Culture and Communications $485,504 +2.4%
#74 Grant Cleary Ontario Power Generation First Line Manager Control and Mechanical $484,143 +229.3%
#75 Tim Rutledge North York General Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer $483,252 -0.5%
#76 David Vingoe Ontario Securities Commission Vice Chair and Vicepresident $481,481 +7.5%
#77 Ehren Cory Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation Infrastructure… President and Chief Executive Officer and Presidentdirecteu… $480,950 +14.7%
#78 Dimitri Parra The Hospital for Sick Children Radiologist $480,311 +0.5%
#79 Julia Hanigsberg Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer $478,364 +0.5%
#80 Kenneth Boss North Bay Regional Health Centre Psychiatrist and Psychiatre $477,469 +27.3%
#81 Denise Hardenne Halton Healthcare Services Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer $474,820 +1.1%
#82 David Palmer University of Toronto Vice President Advancement $474,256 +0.0%
#83 Paul Obyrne McMaster University Dean and Vice President Health Sciences and Professor $473,938 +24.9%
#84 Julius Michael Sunnybrook Research Institute Vice President Research $473,934 n/a
#85 Kumar Gupta Ontario Provincial Police Coroner and Coroner $472,397 -4.5%
#86 Michael Strong University of Western Ontario Dean and Professor and Medical Doctor $472,234 -0.7%
#87 Mihnea Moldoveanu University of Toronto Vice Dean Learning and Innovation and Professor of Business… $467,748 -0.3%
#88 John Denham Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Chief Investment Officer and Chef Des Placements $467,641 +12.8%
#89 Sean Macaulay Ontario Public Service Pension Board Ontario Pension Board Managing Director Private Markets and Directeur General Mar… $467,193 -14.0%
#90 Rima Alawar Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Director and Senior Principal Investigator $467,125 +1.6%
#91 John Veinot Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association Eorla Pathologist and Pathologiste $466,221 -0.5%
#92 Michael Allen Ontario Power Generation Senior Vice President Nuclear Refurbishment $465,970 -11.9%
#93 John Hull University of Toronto Professor of Finance $465,324 +6.0%
#94 Gillian Kernaghan St Josephs Health Care London President and Chief Executive Officer $464,642 +0.0%
#95 Marilyn Monk The Hospital for Sick Children Executive Vice President Clinical $463,890 +1.7%
#96 Gregory McKenzie Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Chief Operating Officer and Chef De Lexploitation $463,569 +4.3%
#97 Helen Branson The Hospital for Sick Children Neuroradiologist $463,313 +1.2%
#98 Salim Yusuf McMaster University Professor $462,846 +19.2%
#99 Valerie Adamo Ontario Public Service Pension Board Ontario Pension Board Chief Technology Officer and Chef De La Technologie $462,624 +9.7%
#99 Peter Shena Ontario Public Service Pension Board Ontario Pension Board Executive Vice President and Chief Pension Officer and Vice… $462,624 +8.1%