Royal Ontario Museum

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

Salary Name Position
$120,058.31
earned in 2020 		Wen-Chien Cheng Senior Curator, Louise Hawley Stone Chair/Conservatrice principale, chaire Louise Hawley Stone
Royal Ontario Museum
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Published March 2021

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2021

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 2021 Sunshine List
  • Joshua Basseches
    Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général
    $470,568.72
  • Mark Engstrom
    Deputy Director/Sous-directeur
    $311,345.42
  • Jennifer Czajkowski
    Deputy Director, Engagement/Sous-directrice, Engagement des publics
    $269,174.85
  • Susan Fruchter
    Deputy Director, Museum Operations and Chief Operating Officer/Sous-directrice des opération et cheffe de l'exploitation
    $220,039.00
  • Daniel Wright
    Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer/Sous-directeur et directeur des finances
    $217,375.21

2021 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 40 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $5,974,865.18 in 2020.

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 $470,568.72 in 2020.

Following Joshua Basseches was Deputy Director/Sous-directeur Mark Engstrom, with annual earnings of $311,345.42. Deputy Director, Engagement/Sous-directrice, Engagement des publics Jennifer Czajkowski made $269,174.85, Deputy Director, Museum Operations and Chief Operating Officer/Sous-directrice des opération et cheffe de l'exploitation Susan Fruchter made $220,039.00, and Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer/Sous-directeur et directeur des finances Daniel Wright round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $217,375.21 for the Royal Ontario Museum 2021 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2020, 7 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 23 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 4 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 3 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 1 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 2 received over $300,000 at the Royal Ontario Museum.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 7 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 23 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 4 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 3 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 1 employee 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 2021 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2021 Employers List.