Royal Ontario Museum

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2023

Salary Name Position
$146,691.74
earned in 2022
Kim Tait Teck Chair of Mineralogy and Head, Natural History/Titulaire de la chaire Teck en minéralogie et directrice, Histoire naturelle
Royal Ontario Museum
$146,324.24
earned in 2022
Alexandra Palmer Senior Curator, Nora E Vaughan Fashion Costume Curatorship / Conservatrice principale, poste Nora E Vaughan en mode et costume
Royal Ontario Museum
$146,324.24
earned in 2022
Douglas Currie Senior Curator, Entomology/Conservateur principal, Entomologie
Royal Ontario Museum
$146,324.24
earned in 2022
Jean-Bernard Caron Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology/Conservateur Richard M Ivey de paléontologie des invertébrés
Royal Ontario Museum
$146,324.24
earned in 2022
Justin Jennings Senior Curator, New World Archaelogy/Conservateur principal, Archéologie du Nouveau Monde
Royal Ontario Museum
$146,324.24
earned in 2022
Wen-Chien Cheng Senior Curator, Louise Hawley Stone/Conservatrice principale, Louise Hawley Stone
Royal Ontario Museum
$145,012.56
earned in 2022
Silvia Forni Senior Curator, Global Africa and Deputy Head, Art and Culture/Conservatrice principale, Afrique globale, et sous-directrice, Art et culture
Royal Ontario Museum
$138,812.56
earned in 2022
Ascanio Odorico Assistant Vice President, Security and Risk Management/Vice-président adjoint, Sécurité et gestion des risques
Royal Ontario Museum
$138,812.56
earned in 2022
Ronald Speare Assistant Vice President, Maintenance and Capital Development/Vice-président adjoint, Entretien et développement des biens immobiliers
Royal Ontario Museum
$138,642.78
earned in 2022
Kelly Harper Assistant Vice President, Visitor Experience/Vice-présidente adjointe, Expérience des visiteurs
Royal Ontario Museum
$138,592.50
earned in 2022
Doug Mackenzie Assistant Vice President, Information Technology Services /Vice-président adjoint, Technologies de l’information
Royal Ontario Museum
$137,169.99
earned in 2022
Sarah Fee Senior Curator, Textiles and Costume/Conservatrice principale, Textiles et costume
Royal Ontario Museum
$134,331.92
earned in 2022
Christopher Kennedy Assistant Vice President, Event Sales/Vice-président adjoint, Événements
Royal Ontario Museum
$128,245.91
earned in 2022
Tamara Onyschuk Head, Exhibition Planning/Directrice, Planification des expositions
Royal Ontario Museum
$124,610.05
earned in 2022
Robert Murphy Senior Curator, Herpetology/Conservateur principal, Herpétologie
Royal Ontario Museum
$121,066.25
earned in 2022
Kathryn Medeiros Payroll Manager/Gestionnaire du service de la paie
Royal Ontario Museum
$113,265.65
earned in 2022
Alberto Caro Engineer/Ingénieur
Royal Ontario Museum
$112,401.47
earned in 2022
Colin Fleming Senior Communications Creative Strategist/Conseiller principal en stratégie de communications créatives
Royal Ontario Museum
$111,466.24
earned in 2022
Lori Boyd Senior Manager, Membership/Gestionnaire principale, Adhésions
Royal Ontario Museum
$110,232.64
earned in 2022
Burton Lim Assistant Curator III, Mammology /Conservateur adjoint III, Mammologie
Royal Ontario Museum
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Published March 2023

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2023

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 2023 Sunshine List
  • Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général
    $533,104.01
  • Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer/Sous-directeur et directeur des finances
    $311,239.96
  • Deputy Director, Engagement /Sous-directrice, Engagement des publics
    $311,239.96
  • Deputy Director, Museum Operations and Chief Operating Officer/Sous-directrice des opérations et cheffe de l’exploitation
    $311,239.96
  • Chief Facilities Officer/Directeur des installations
    $224,337.30

2023 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 67 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $9,958,303.70 in 2022.

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 $533,104.01 in 2022.

Following Joshua Basseches was Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer/Sous-directeur et directeur des finances Daniel Wright, with annual earnings of $311,239.96. Deputy Director, Engagement /Sous-directrice, Engagement des publics Jennifer Wild made $311,239.96, Deputy Director, Museum Operations and Chief Operating Officer/Sous-directrice des opérations et cheffe de l’exploitation Susan Fruchter made $311,239.96, and Chief Facilities Officer/Directeur des installations Brian Mccrady round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $224,337.30 for the Royal Ontario Museum 2023 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2022, 27 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 22 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 8 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 6 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 4 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Royal Ontario Museum.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 27 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 22 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 8 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 6 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 2023 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2023 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2023 Employers List.