What changed in 2025
Comparing the 2025 disclosure to 2024, the most recent year available before it.
$420 Billion paid out in salaries to Sunshine List employees since 1996 $54.4 Billion of that in 2025 alone
404,922 people disclosed in 2025 +27,041 (+7.2%) vs 2024
72,317 new names on the list this year people disclosed in 2025 but not 2024
$184,702 what the $100,000 threshold would be, inflation-adjusted the actual threshold is still $100,000, a gap of $84,702
New entrants
The highest-paid people who appear in the 2025 disclosure but not 2024, out of 72,317 new names in total.
- Katherine A Hay $729,754
- Si Truong $673,028
- Marcela Carena Lopez $650,000
- Dr. Kenneth Boss $641,139
- Michael Heenan $592,155
Biggest raises
The largest year-over-year salary increases at the same employer, 2024 to 2025.
- Nicolle Butcher $978,380 → $1,596,218 (+63.1%)
- Sharon Straus $136,761 → $574,832 (+320.3%)
- Julian Birkinshaw $254,167 → $656,640 (+158.4%)
- Paul Johnson $131,782 → $523,925 (+297.6%)
- Michael D'Souza $200,889 → $561,418 (+179.5%)