Ken Nakahara appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $294,239 plus $292 in taxable benefits (total $294,531). Ken is listed as Assistant Deputy Minister, Mining Policy and Sector Development at Energy and Mines, in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector.
Ken has appeared on the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure every year from 2009 through 2025 — 17 consecutive years. Their reported salary has grown from $103,221 in 2009 to $294,239 in 2025 — a 185.1% change over 16 years.
Within the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector that year, Ken's $294,239 placed them in the 97th 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 Ken has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.
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$294K
Current Salary
2025
$295K
Total Comp.
Incl. $292 benefits
17
Years on List
2009–2025
+185.1%
Salary Growth
2009–2025
+$75,250 vs previous year
Sector avg $144,785 · Range $100K\u2013$750K
Earns more than 99% of disclosed employees.
2025
Assistant Deputy Minister, Mining Policy and Sector Development
Energy and Mines
$294,239
+$75,250
2024
Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Training
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
$218,988
+$3,354
2023
Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Training / Sous-ministre adjoint, Division de l'emploi et de la formation
Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development / Travail, de l’Immigration, de la Formation et du Développement des compétences
$215,635
+$18,861
2022
Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Talent and Settlement Services Division
Labour, Training and Skills Development
$196,774
+$16,634
2021
Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Talent and Settlement Services Division
Labour, Training and Skills Development
$180,140
+$715
2020
Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Division
Labour, Training and Skills Development
$179,425
+$13,732
2019
Director, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Delivery Branch
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
$165,692
+$13,019
2018
Director, Program Management and Business Services
Citizenship and Immigration
$152,674
+$9,264
2017
Director, Program Management and Business Services / Directeur, gestion de programmes et services opérationnels
Citizenship and Immigration / Affaires civiques et Immigration
$143,410
+$9,373
2016
Deputy Director, Energy Networks and Indigenous Policy / Sous-directeur, Direction des politiques relatives aux réseaux d'énergie et aux affaires autochtones
Energy
$134,037
+$4,506
2015
Deputy Director, Energy Networks & Innovation Policy / Sous-directeur, politiques relatives aux réseaux d'énergie et à l'innovation
Energy
$129,530
+$3,287
2014
Director, Energy Networks and Partnerships / Directeur, réseaux d'énergie et partenariats
Energy
$126,243
+$6,231
2013
Director, Transmission and Distribution Policy
Energy
$120,012
+$6,797
2012
Senior Manager, Smart Grid and Network Policy
Energy
$113,215
+$204
2011
Senior Manager, Smart Grid and Network Policy / Chef, politiques relatives au réseau intelligent et au réseau de distribution
Energy / Énergie
$113,011
-$951
2010
Manager, Energy Conservation
Energy
$113,962
+$10,742
2009
Manager, Energy Conservation
Energy & Infrastructure
$103,221