Finance

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2016

Salary Name Position
$197,748.58
earned in 2015 		Patrick Deutscher Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Economist, Office of Economic Policy / Sous-ministre adjoint / économiste en chef, Bureau des politiques économiques
Finance
$161,820.01
earned in 2015 		Brian Lewis Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Economist, Office of Economic Policy / Sous-ministre adjoint / économiste en chef, Bureau des politiques économiques
Finance
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Published March 2016

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2016

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 Finance, including:

  • Top Salaries at Finance in the 2016 Sunshine List
  • D. Scott Thompson
    Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre
    $271,697.48
  • Mahmood Nanji
    Associate Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre associé
    $219,274.80
  • Thomas Abi-Rashed
    Director, Objections, Appeals and Services / Directeur, Oppositions, appels et services
    $210,640.84
  • Helmut Zisser
    Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Administrative Officer / Sous-ministre adjoint/directeur général de l'administration
    $208,161.34
  • J.Dave Lynch
    Associate Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre associé
    $203,423.73

2016 Ontario Sunshine List: Finance Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Finance's 238 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $27,731,582.19 in 2015.

At the top of the Finance Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Finance was Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre D. Scott Thompson, who brought home $271,697.48 in 2015.

Following D. Scott Thompson was Associate Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre associé Mahmood Nanji, with annual earnings of $219,274.80. Director, Objections, Appeals and Services / Directeur, Oppositions, appels et services Thomas Abi-Rashed made $210,640.84, Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Administrative Officer / Sous-ministre adjoint/directeur général de l'administration Helmut Zisser made $208,161.34, and Associate Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre associé J.Dave Lynch round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $203,423.73 for the Finance 2016 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2015, 152 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 61 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 19 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 5 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Finance.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 152 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 61 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 19 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 5 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1 employee made between $250,000 to $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2016 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2016 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2016 Employers List.