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tl;dr The Sunshine List shows individual public sector salaries over $100,000.OPS statistics show workforce-wide data like headcounts, averages, and trends.They answer different questions and are often misunderstood as the same thing. If you’ve spent any time looking up public sector…
tl;dr Most $100k+ earners in Ontario aren’t spread evenly across the public sector. Education leads by a wide margin, followed by municipalities and healthcare. These sectors dominate because of workforce size, pay grids, and how seniority and overtime stack up…
Introduction If you’ve ever tried to search the Ontario Sunshine List and felt underwhelmed, you’re not alone. Most Sunshine List tools only offer a basic search box and a long table of names. That’s fine if you already know exactly…
The sunshine list threshold has been stuck at $100,000 since the mid-1990s, and that number hasn’t aged well. What once signaled a genuinely high-earning public-sector job now covers a huge range of roles — from senior administrators to teachers, nurses,…
If you’ve ever tried to wrap your head around how the Ontario Sunshine List works, you’re not alone. Every spring, the province drops a massive spreadsheet of public-sector salaries, and people scan it the way you might scan a restaurant…
If you’ve ever tried to make sense of Ontario government salary bands, you’ve probably noticed they’re not always explained in plain language. The numbers are public, yes—but the “why” behind them can feel a bit fuzzy. So, in this guide,…
Firefighting is one of those careers people often see from the outside — the rushing into danger, the long shifts, the firehall routines — but the salary details aren’t always as clear. If you’re trying to understand Ontario firefighter salaries…
If you’ve been trying to make sense of Ontario police salaries, you’re not alone. Whether you’re considering the career, comparing public-sector jobs, or simply curious where your tax dollars go, understanding how police pay works can feel surprisingly confusing. So…
If you’re asking, “How much do nurses make in Ontario?” you’re not alone—and the short answer has gotten more encouraging lately. In this guide I’ll walk you through current pay ranges, what overtime and premiums do to take-home pay, how…
If you’ve ever wondered about the advantages of working in the public sector, you’re not imagining the trend. Government employees in Canada continue to enjoy stronger wages, earlier retirement, better pensions, and more job stability than workers in the private…