2020 Sunshine List: top earners

Every year Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants, which includes nurses, teachers, police officers, and firefighters, with six-figure salaries. In Ontario, 166,977 staffers made the list this year, earning a total salary of $21,270,964,613.48 in 2019.

At the top of the Sunshine List

Topping the list for Ontario was President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Lyash who brought home $938,845.89 in 2019.

Following Jeffrey Lyash was President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Hartwick, who had annual earnings of $929,763.51. President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Smith made $844,992.19, Senior Vice President Nuclear Projects Dietmar E. Reiner made $837,074.77 and President and Chief Investment Officer, University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation Daren Smith round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $800,749.46 for the Ontario 2020 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among the 166,977 Ontario's employees, who received more than six-figure salaries 62,153 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 79,109 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 18,216 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 4,958 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1,093 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , 1,398 received over $300,000 at Ontario.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2020 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2020 Employees List. If you wish to analyse the list by employer go to Sunshine List 2020 Employers List.