Office of the Premier

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2017

Salary Name Position
$173,504.07
earned in 2016 		Karim M. El-Bardeesy Deputy Principal Secretary / Premier secrétaire adjoint
Office of the Premier
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Published March 2017

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2017

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 2017 Sunshine List
  • Andrew Bevan
    Chief of Staff and Principal Secretary / Chef de cabinet et premier secrétaire de la première ministre
    $312,542.05
  • Monique M. Smith
    Ontario's Representative in Washington / Représentante de l'Ontario à Washington
    $274,144.56
  • Shelley Potter
    Deputy Chief of Staff, Planning and Administration / Chef de cabinet adjointe, planification et administration
    $174,056.09
  • Karim M. El-Bardeesy
    Deputy Principal Secretary / Premier secrétaire adjoint
    $173,504.07
  • Patricia Sorbara
    Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer / Chef de cabinet adjointe et chef de l'exploitation
    $156,290.17

2017 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 17 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $2,588,878.28 in 2016.

At the top of the Office of the Premier Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Office of the Premier was Chief of Staff and Principal Secretary / Chef de cabinet et premier secrétaire de la première ministre Andrew Bevan, who brought home $312,542.05 in 2016.

Following Andrew Bevan was Ontario's Representative in Washington / Représentante de l'Ontario à Washington Monique M. Smith, with annual earnings of $274,144.56. Deputy Chief of Staff, Planning and Administration / Chef de cabinet adjointe, planification et administration Shelley Potter made $174,056.09, Deputy Principal Secretary / Premier secrétaire adjoint Karim M. El-Bardeesy made $173,504.07, and Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer / Chef de cabinet adjointe et chef de l'exploitation Patricia Sorbara round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $156,290.17 for the Office of the Premier 2017 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2016, 2 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 10 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 3 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 1 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the Office of the Premier.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 2 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 10 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 3 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 1 employee made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 1 employee made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2017 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2017 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2017 Employers List.