Government Services

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2009

Salary Name Position
$106,248.03
earned in 2008 		ABIGAIL KATZ STARR Director, Corporate Policy Branch
Government Services
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Published March 2009

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2009

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 Government Services, including:

  • Top Salaries at Government Services in the 2009 Sunshine List
  • MICHELLE DIEMANUELE
    Deputy Minister
    $360,009.89
  • RONALD MCKERLIE
    Deputy Minister
    $343,768.64
  • WILLIAM STARK
    Deputy Minister/Chief Executive Officer, ServiceOntario
    $252,971.32
  • DAVID NICHOLL
    Corp. Chief Info. & Info. Technology Officer, Chief Strategist Service Delivery
    $250,646.35
  • DAVID HALLETT
    Associate Deputy Minister, Ontario Shared Services
    $229,179.06

2009 Ontario Sunshine List: Government Services Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Government Services's 443 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $52,727,052.29 in 2008.

At the top of the Government Services Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Government Services was Deputy Minister MICHELLE DIEMANUELE, who brought home $360,009.89 in 2008.

Following MICHELLE DIEMANUELE was Deputy Minister RONALD MCKERLIE, with annual earnings of $343,768.64. Deputy Minister/Chief Executive Officer, ServiceOntario WILLIAM STARK made $252,971.32, Corp. Chief Info. & Info. Technology Officer, Chief Strategist Service Delivery DAVID NICHOLL made $250,646.35, and Associate Deputy Minister, Ontario Shared Services DAVID HALLETT round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $229,179.06 for the Government Services 2009 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2008, 227 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 181 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 28 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 2 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 2 received over $300,000 at the Government Services.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 227 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 181 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 28 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 3 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 2 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 2 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2009 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2009 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2009 Employers List.