Office of the Premier

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2016

Salary Name Position
$112,614.10
earned in 2015 		Kirsten Mercer Senior Policy Advisor, Justice / Conseillère principale en politiques, justice
Office of the Premier
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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 Office of the Premier, including:

  • Top Salaries at Office of the Premier in the 2016 Sunshine List
  • Andrew Bevan
    Principal Secretary / Premier secrétaire
    $274,058.98
  • Monique M. Smith
    Ontario's Representative in Washington / Représentante de l'Ontario à Washington
    $273,102.89
  • Patricia Sorbara
    Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations / Chef de cabinet adjointe des opérations
    $174,400.98
  • Shelley Potter
    Deputy Chief of Staff, Planning and Administration / Chef de cabinet adjointe, planification et administration
    $164,435.44
  • Karim M. El-Bardeesy
    Deputy Principal Secretary / Premier secrétaire adjoint
    $148,490.16

2016 Ontario Sunshine List: Office of the Premier 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 Premier's 15 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $2,198,419.81 in 2015.

At the top of the Office of the Premier Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Office of the Premier was Principal Secretary / Premier secrétaire Andrew Bevan, who brought home $274,058.98 in 2015.

Following Andrew Bevan was Ontario's Representative in Washington / Représentante de l'Ontario à Washington Monique M. Smith, with annual earnings of $273,102.89. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations / Chef de cabinet adjointe des opérations Patricia Sorbara made $174,400.98, Deputy Chief of Staff, Planning and Administration / Chef de cabinet adjointe, planification et administration Shelley Potter made $164,435.44, and Deputy Principal Secretary / Premier secrétaire adjoint Karim M. El-Bardeesy round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $148,490.16 for the Office of the Premier 2016 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2015, 2 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 9 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 2 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2 received between $200,001 and $250,000 at the Office of the Premier.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 2 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 9 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 2 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2 employees 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.