Royal Ontario Museum
Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
- Employees: 75
- Positions: 73
- Sum of all salaries: $11,119,796.99
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Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025
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 2025 Sunshine List
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Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général$533,110.98
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Deputy Director, Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer / Sous-directrice des collections et de la recherche, et directrice de l’innovation$311,246.92
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Deputy Director, Engagement /Sous-directrice, Engagement des publics$311,246.92
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Chief Digital Officer/Directeur de la stratégie numérique$250,097.22
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Deputy Director, Museum Operations and Chief Operating Officer/Sous-directrice des opérations et cheffe de l’exploitation$237,163.69
2025 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 75 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $11,119,796.99 in 2024.
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 $533,110.98 in 2024.
Following Joshua Basseches was Deputy Director, Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer / Sous-directrice des collections et de la recherche, et directrice de l’innovation Valerie Huaco, with annual earnings of $311,246.92. Deputy Director, Engagement /Sous-directrice, Engagement des publics Jennifer Wild made $311,246.92, Chief Digital Officer/Directeur de la stratégie numérique Shyam Oberoi made $250,097.22, and Deputy Director, Museum Operations and Chief Operating Officer/Sous-directrice des opérations et cheffe de l’exploitation Susan Fruchter round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $237,163.69 for the Royal Ontario Museum 2025 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 20 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 35 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 9 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 7 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 3 received over $300,000 at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Salary breakdown
- 20 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
- 35 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
- 9 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
- 7 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
- 1 employee made between $250,000 to $300,000
- 3 employees made more than $300,000
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2025 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employers List.