Career paths

The real road to $100K in Ontario

Not projections — 576,643 real public-sector careers, resolved across 30 years. For each track: the whole-market wage (Job Bank), what the disclosed $100K+ cohort earns, and the estimated climb from the market median to $100K at each track’s observed raise pace.

1. 1Nurse Practitionermarket median $120,900 · disclosed cohort $137,842already thereest. climb to $100K
2. 2University Professormarket median $124,995 · disclosed cohort $135,910already thereest. climb to $100K
3. 3Psychologistmarket median $101,049 · disclosed cohort $127,019already thereest. climb to $100K
4. 4Police Officermarket median $98,573 · disclosed cohort $138,741<1 yrest. climb to $100K
5. 5Firefightermarket median $94,634 · disclosed cohort $131,274~2 yrsest. climb to $100K
6. 6Teachermarket median $93,756 · disclosed cohort $118,059~2 yrsest. climb to $100K
7. 7Librarianmarket median $86,268 · disclosed cohort $133,218~4 yrsest. climb to $100K
8. 8Registered Nursemarket median $81,900 · disclosed cohort $118,597~7 yrsest. climb to $100K
9. 9Social Workermarket median $75,387 · disclosed cohort $112,911~11 yrsest. climb to $100K
10. 10Accountantmarket median $79,697 · disclosed cohort $131,985~14 yrsest. climb to $100K
11. 11Paramedicmarket median $82,232 · disclosed cohort $111,975~19 yrsest. climb to $100K

Market wages: Government of Canada Job Bank, Ontario, 2025 (hourly rates annualized at 37.5h/week). Cohort figures: Ontario Sunshine List disclosures.