Royal Ontario Museum

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2020

Salary Name Position
$138,115.94
earned in 2019
Silvia Forni Deputy Head, World Cultures/Sous-directrice, Cultures du monde
Royal Ontario Museum
$134,640.04
earned in 2019
David Evans Deputy Head, Natural History/Sous-directeur, Histoire naturelle
Royal Ontario Museum
$131,921.67
earned in 2019
Justin Jennings Senior Curator, New World Archaelogy/Conservateur principal, Archéologie du Nouveau Monde
Royal Ontario Museum
$131,033.19
earned in 2019
Alan Hurst Assistant Vice President, Membership, Brand Strategy/Vice-président adjoint, Adhésion, stratégie de marque
Royal Ontario Museum
$128,473.89
earned in 2019
Kathryn Brownlie Assistant Vice President, Marketing/Vice-présidente adjointe, Marketing
Royal Ontario Museum
$128,473.89
earned in 2019
Sally Tindal Assistant Vice President, Communications and Publishing/Vice-présidente adjointe, Relations publiques et publications
Royal Ontario Museum
$127,579.96
earned in 2019
Kim Tait Senior Curator, Teck Chair of Mineralogy/Conservatrice principale, chaire Teck en minéralogie
Royal Ontario Museum
$123,535.07
earned in 2019
Sascha Priewe Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships/Vice-président ajoint, Initiatives stratégiques et partenariats
Royal Ontario Museum
$119,425.66
earned in 2019
Brendan Edwards Head, Library and Archives/Directeur, Bibliothèque et archives
Royal Ontario Museum
$118,754.07
earned in 2019
Doug Mackenzie Head, Information Technology Services / Directeur, Technologies de l’information
Royal Ontario Museum
$118,754.07
earned in 2019
Christopher Kennedy Senior Manager, Festival Programs/ Directeur, Festivals
Royal Ontario Museum
$118,754.07
earned in 2019
David Hollands Head, Creative / Directeur artistique
Royal Ontario Museum
$118,754.07
earned in 2019
Ascanio Odorico Head, Security/Directeur de la sécurité
Royal Ontario Museum
$118,754.07
earned in 2019
Ronald Speare Head, Housekeeping and Maintenance/ Directeur, Entretien des locaux
Royal Ontario Museum
$118,753.86
earned in 2019
Tamara Onyschuk Head, Exhibitions and Interpretive Planning/Directrice, Expositions et interprétation muséologique
Royal Ontario Museum
$118,456.52
earned in 2019
Sarah Fee Curator, Textiles and Costume/Conservatrice, Textiles et costume
Royal Ontario Museum
$113,993.21
earned in 2019
Burton Lim Assistant Curator III, Mammology /Conservateur adjoint III, Mammologie
Royal Ontario Museum
$111,483.16
earned in 2019
Kevin Seymour Assistant Curator III, Vertebrate Palaeontology /Conservateur adjoint III, Paléontologie des vertébrés
Royal Ontario Museum
$111,024.22
earned in 2019
Deborah Metsger Assistant Curator III, Botany /Conservatrice adjointe III, Botanique
Royal Ontario Museum
$109,689.17
earned in 2019
Paul Denis Assistant Curator III, Greek and Roman/Conservateur adjoint III, Culture gréco-romainaine
Royal Ontario Museum
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Published March 2020

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2020

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Royal Ontario Museum, including:

  • Top Salaries at Royal Ontario Museum in the 2020 Sunshine List
  • Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général
    $533,078.48
  • Deputy Director, Operations and Chief Financial Officer/Sous-directeur, Exploitation et directeur des finances
    $320,901.98
  • Deputy Director, Collections and Research/Sous-directeur, Collections et recherche
    $311,214.69
  • Deputy Director, Engagement /Sous-directrice, Engagement des publics
    $303,464.44
  • Chief Marketing and Communications Officer/Directrice, Marketing et communications
    $224,311.97

2020 Ontario Sunshine List: Royal Ontario Museum Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Royal Ontario Museum's 57 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $8,443,801.29 in 2019.

At the top of the Royal Ontario Museum Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Royal Ontario Museum was Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général Joshua Basseches, who brought home $533,078.48 in 2019.

Following Joshua Basseches was Deputy Director, Operations and Chief Financial Officer/Sous-directeur, Exploitation et directeur des finances Nick Bobrow, with annual earnings of $320,901.98. Deputy Director, Collections and Research/Sous-directeur, Collections et recherche Mark Engstrom made $311,214.69, Deputy Director, Engagement /Sous-directrice, Engagement des publics Jennifer Czajkowski made $303,464.44, and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer/Directrice, Marketing et communications Sandra Bourne round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $224,311.97 for the Royal Ontario Museum 2020 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2019, 18 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 21 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 10 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 4 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 4 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Royal Ontario Museum.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 18 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 21 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 10 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 4 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 4 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2020 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2020 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2020 Employers List.