Tara Barry appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $186,283 plus $233 in taxable benefits (total $186,517). Tara is listed as Chief of Staff at Northern Economic Development and Growth, in the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector.
Tara has appeared on the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure every year from 2019 through 2025 — 7 consecutive years. Their reported salary has grown from $129,555 in 2019 to $186,283 in 2025 — a 43.8% change over 6 years.
Within the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector that year, Tara's $186,283 placed them in the 88th percentile (sector average: $144,785). Across the entire 2025 disclosure, this places them in the top 7% of all disclosed earners that year. Over their time on the list, Tara has had several role or employer changes: moved to Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation Et Affaires Rurales in 2023; moved to Mines in 2024; moved to Northern Economic Development and Growth in 2025.
The interactive timeline and year-by-year breakdown below show every year Tara has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.
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$186K
Current Salary
2025
$187K
Total Comp.
Incl. $233 benefits
7
Years on List
2019–2025
+43.8%
Salary Growth
2019–2025
+$12,380 vs previous year
Sector avg $144,785 · Range $100K\u2013$750K
Earns more than 93% of disclosed employees.
2025
Chief of Staff
Northern Economic Development and Growth
$186,283
+$12,380
2024
Chief of Staff
Mines
$173,903
+$9,697
2023
Chief of Staff / Chef de cabinet
Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation Et Affaires Rurales
$164,205
+$13,607
2022
Chief of Staff
Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs
$150,598
+$3,699
2021
Chief of Staff
Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs
$146,899
+$10,157
2020
Chief of Staff
Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs
$136,742
+$7,187
2019
Chief of Staff
Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs
$129,555