Ontario Arts Council

1996–2025 · 173 total records

28 employees (2025)$128,966 avg salary$3.7M total payroll (2025)22 years on list

Highest paid all-time

Michael A Murray

Chief Executive Officer / Directrice générale

$250,072

2025

Carolyn Vesely

Chief Executive Officer / Directrice générale

$248,183

2022

Peter Caldwell

Director and Chief Executive Officer / Directeur général

$237,099

2018

Carolyn Vesely

Chief Executive Officer / Directrice générale

$235,310

2021

Carolyn Vesely

Chief Executive Officer / Directrice générale

$235,310

2020

Peter Caldwell

Director and Chief Executive Officer / Directeur g�n�ral

$233,337

2019

Michael A Murray

Chief Executive Officer / Directrice générale

$232,543

2024

Peter Caldwell

Director and Chief Executive Officer

$211,371

2016

Peter Caldwell

Director and Chief Executive Officer / Directeur général

$210,400

2015

Peter Caldwell

Director and Chief Executive Officer / Directeur général

$191,338

2014

Headcount & Salary Trends

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

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+47.4% headcount

Employees

28

Avg Salary

$131,592

Median

$125,405

Total Payroll

$3.7M

2024+18.8% headcount

Employees

19

Avg Salary

$126,739

Median

$127,813

Total Payroll

$2.4M

2022+23.1% headcount

Employees

16

Avg Salary

$127,834

Median

$119,201

Total Payroll

$2.0M

2021-7.1% headcount

Employees

13

Avg Salary

$127,900

Median

$118,229

Total Payroll

$1.7M

2020+7.7% headcount

Employees

14

Avg Salary

$132,911

Median

$123,115

Total Payroll

$1.9M

2019+0.0% headcount

Employees

13

Avg Salary

$128,775

Median

$126,462

Total Payroll

$1.7M

2018+62.5% headcount

Employees

13

Avg Salary

$128,133

Median

$121,350

Total Payroll

$1.7M

2016-50.0% headcount

Employees

8

Avg Salary

$134,742

Median

$122,126

Total Payroll

$1.1M

2015+220.0% headcount

Employees

16

Avg Salary

$121,615

Median

$111,849

Total Payroll

$1.9M

2014+0.0% headcount

Employees

5

Avg Salary

$127,217

Median

$117,000

Total Payroll

$636K

2013+0.0% headcount

Employees

5

Avg Salary

$125,582

Median

$109,300

Total Payroll

$628K

2012+66.7% headcount

Employees

5

Avg Salary

$124,316

Median

$125,040

Total Payroll

$622K

2010+0.0% headcount

Employees

3

Avg Salary

$138,961

Median

$121,371

Total Payroll

$417K

2009+0.0% headcount

Employees

3

Avg Salary

$135,836

Median

$119,578

Total Payroll

$408K

2008+0.0% headcount

Employees

3

Avg Salary

$131,439

Median

$114,806

Total Payroll

$394K

2007+200.0% headcount

Employees

3

Avg Salary

$121,425

Median

$102,710

Total Payroll

$364K

2006+0.0% headcount

Employees

1

Avg Salary

$155,519

Median

$155,519

Total Payroll

$156K

2005+0.0% headcount

Employees

1

Avg Salary

$149,945

Median

$149,945

Total Payroll

$150K

2004+0.0% headcount

Employees

1

Avg Salary

$142,792

Median

$142,792

Total Payroll

$143K

2003+0.0% headcount

Employees

1

Avg Salary

$137,250

Median

$137,250

Total Payroll

$137K

2002+0.0% headcount

Employees

1

Avg Salary

$131,667

Median

$131,667

Total Payroll

$132K

1996

Employees

1

Avg Salary

$100,435

Median

$100,435

Total Payroll

$100K

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.