David S-M Wai appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $335,605 plus $9,666 in taxable benefits (total $345,271). David S-M is listed as Deputy Minister at Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security, in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector.
David S-M has appeared on the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure every year from 2019 through 2025 — 7 consecutive years. Their reported salary has grown from $190,702 in 2019 to $335,605 in 2025 — a 76.0% change over 6 years.
Within the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector that year, David S-M's $335,605 placed them in the 99th 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 S-M has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.
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$336K
Current Salary
2025
$345K
Total Comp.
Incl. $9,666 benefits
7
Years on List
2019–2025
+76.0%
Salary Growth
2019–2025
+$54,084 vs previous year
Sector avg $144,785 · Range $100K\u2013$750K
Earns more than 99% of disclosed employees.
2025
Deputy Minister
Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
$335,605
+$54,084
2024
Deputy Minister
Colleges and Universities
$281,522
+$13,041
2023
Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre
Colleges and Universities / Collèges et Universités
$268,480
+$11,336
2022
Deputy Minister
Citizenship and Multiculturalism
$257,144
+$27,939
2021
Deputy Minister
Labour, Training and Skills Development
$229,206
+$15,820
2020
Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Services Policy
Finance
$213,386
+$22,684
2019
Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Services Policy Division
Finance
$190,702