Who earns what

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It’s been a grey and dreary weekend, but the provincial government has a bright spot for us in the form of the annual Sunshine List — and it’s bigger than ever.

This year’s list of public servants earning $100,000 or more clocked in at a record 377,666, sparking Ontario’s age-old debate over whether the threshold is relevant anymore thanks to inflation. Taking inflation into account, the bar for disclosure would be somewhere around $185,000 today — but the Ford government hasn’t been keen on raising it.

Still, it’s worthwhile to dig into the numbers and take a peek at how your public sector colleagues stack up. Highlights:

One big reason this year’s list ballooned: Retroactive pay from wage-capping Bill 124. “Nearly half the growth on the list was driven by the school board sector, with teachers contributing to 87 per cent of this increase,” said Treasury Board Pre…