Office of the Provincial Auditor

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2002

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 Office of the Provincial Auditor, including:

2002 Ontario Sunshine List: Office of the Provincial Auditor Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Office of the Provincial Auditor's 8 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $1,015,375.02 in 2001.

At the top of the Office of the Provincial Auditor Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Office of the Provincial Auditor was Provincial Auditor ERIK PETERS, who brought home $208,840.64 in 2001.

Following ERIK PETERS was Assistant Provincial Auditor JIM MCCARTER, with annual earnings of $140,794.42. Director N. MISHCHENKO made $110,956.66, Director JOHN MCDOWELL made $110,956.66, and Director GERARD FITZMAURICE round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $110,956.66 for the Office of the Provincial Auditor 2002 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2001, 7 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 1 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 at the Office of the Provincial Auditor.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2002 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2002 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2002 Employers List.