Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

2019–2025 · 1,736 total records

377 employees (2025)$129,202 avg salary$53.2M total payroll (2025)7 years on list

Highest paid all-time

Jean Paul Cadeau

Deputy Minister

$501,209

2025

Giles Gherson

Deputy Minister

$370,314

2021

David Paterson

Special Advisor, Agent General

$364,901

2024

David Paterson

Special Advisor, Agent General

$362,218

2025

Ian Todd

Special Advisor, Agent General

$349,256

2020

Ian Todd

Special Advisor, Agent General

$349,226

2019

Giles Gherson

Deputy Minister

$346,748

2020

Stephen Rhodes

Deputy Minister

$377,967

2024

Bernard Derible

Special Advisor, Agent General

$345,459

2025

Stephen Rhodes

Deputy Minister

$344,193

2022

Headcount & Salary Trends

Employees earning $100k+ per year · bars = headcount, lines = salary

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+12.5% headcount

Employees

377

Avg Salary

$141,145

Median

$129,341

Total Payroll

$53.2M

2024+3250.0% headcount

Employees

335

Avg Salary

$128,493

Median

$124,135

Total Payroll

$43.0M

2023-96.3% headcount

Employees

10

Avg Salary

$100,843

Median

$100,283

Total Payroll

$1.0M

2022+7.1% headcount

Employees

273

Avg Salary

$126,082

Median

$116,741

Total Payroll

$34.4M

2021+9.9% headcount

Employees

255

Avg Salary

$127,293

Median

$115,469

Total Payroll

$32.5M

2020-8.7% headcount

Employees

232

Avg Salary

$124,205

Median

$113,202

Total Payroll

$28.8M

2019

Employees

254

Avg Salary

$123,365

Median

$111,959

Total Payroll

$31.3M

Data sourced from the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure. This site is independent and not affiliated with the Government of Ontario. Always verify against the official source.