About David Barnes

David Barnes appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $319,744 plus $311 in taxable benefits (total $320,055). David is listed as Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Industries at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector.

David has been disclosed in 9 of the 13 years between 2013 and 2025. Their reported salary has grown from $101,651 in 2013 to $319,744 in 2025 — a 214.6% change over 12 years.

Within the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector that year, David's $319,744 placed them in the 98th percentile (sector average: $144,785). Across the entire 2025 disclosure, this places them in the top 1% of all disclosed earners that year.

The interactive timeline and year-by-year breakdown below show every year David has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.