Public Pay Pulse

We analyze the most challenging and specific long-tail questions regarding the Ontario Sunshine List, inflation impact, and union influence on public sector salaries. What is the equivalent salary needed to match the purchasing power of the $100,000 Sunshine List threshold…

Average Salary Calculated as: Example: If 9 employees earn $60k and 1 executive earns $600k → the average is $114k, which doesn’t represent the “typical” employee. Median Salary The middle value when all salaries are sorted from lowest to highest. Half of employees…

The Ontario Sunshine List predictions for 2026 are already shaping up to be unusually significant. And if you’ve been following public-sector pay trends, you can probably feel it too—that sense that we’re about to cross another milestone. The list has…

The Ontario Public Service (OPS) is one of the most unionized workforces in Canada, and collective bargaining agreements have a direct impact on salaries and benefits. Pay scales, cost-of-living adjustments, and incremental raises are negotiated centrally, shaping not only day-to-day…

From General Admin to Specialized Roles In the 1990s, many more OPS employees worked in broad administrative, clerical, and general policy support roles. Over time, as government operations have modernized, there’s been growth in specialized roles: analysts, technical specialists, healthcare…