Ontario Arts Council salaries
28 people paid $100,000 or more in 2025. On the disclosure list every year from 1996 to 2025 (with gaps).
Highest paid in 2025
| # | Name | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael A MurrayChief Executive Officer / Directrice générale | $249,760 | $312 | +$17,518 (+7.5%) |
| 2 | Jaspreet SandhuDirector of Public Affairs, Communications and Research / Directrice des Affaires Publiques, Communications et Recherche | $165,896 | $211 | +$17,619 (+11.9%) |
| 3 | Mariya Afzal RaufDirector of Granting / Directrice des subventions | $161,710 | $209 | +$14,523 (+9.9%) |
| 4 | Hong XuDirector of Finance and Corporate Services / Directeur des Finances et des services corporatifs | $161,710 | $209 | +$31,479 (+24.2%) |
| 5 | Mao Sheng LiManager of Information Systems, Technology / Chef, systèmes et technologies de l'information | $143,110 | $182 | +$9,932 (+7.5%) |
| 6 | Nina SmallDirector of Human Resources / Directrice des ressources humaines | $141,654 | $177 | +$9,336 (+7.1%) |
| 7 | Zhe GuAssociate Director of Granting / Directrice adjointe des subventions | $139,165 | $174 | +$10,760 (+8.4%) |
| 8 | Elise ChalmersAssociate Director of Granting / Adjointe des subventions | $138,997 | $180 | +$4,139 (+3.1%) |
| 9 | David ParsonsProgram Officer / Responsable de programmes | $136,730 | $151 | +$28,865 (+26.8%) |
| 10 | Katherine Elena BirdAssociate Director of Research and Analysis, Directrice adjointe de la recherche et de l’analyse | $133,096 | $172 | +$5,283 (+4.1%) |
| 11 | Soraya PeerbayeProgram Officer / Responsable de programmes | $131,759 | $146 | +$29,452 (+28.8%) |
| 12 | Jessica DeljouraveshGranting Project Officer / Responsable de projet de subventions | $131,329 | $145 | +$29,489 (+29.0%) |
| 13 | Carolyn GloudeProgram Officer / Responsable de programmes | $130,047 | $143 | +$29,415 (+29.2%) |
| 14 | Maura BroadhurstProgram Officer / Responsable de programmes | $126,522 | $140 | new |
| 15 | Shani KipangManager of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility/Responsable de l’équité, de la diversité,de l’inclusion et de l’accessibilité | $124,288 | $161 | new |
| 16 | Shoshana WasserAssociate Director of Public Affairs and Communications /Directrice adjointe des affaires publiques et des communications | $123,641 | $155 | +$9,452 (+8.3%) |
| 17 | Lisa WohrleAssociate Program Officer / Responsable adjointe de programmes | $123,007 | $126 | |
| 18 | Jing GuoInformation System Analyst / Analyste de système informatique | $122,056 | $145 | +$19,956 (+19.5%) |
| 19 | Barbara GilbertProgram Officer / Responsable de programmes | $120,026 | $133 | new |
| 20 | David ChenManager of Finance, Risk and Compliance/Responsable des Finances, des risques et de la conformité | $115,425 | $149 | +$2,949 (+2.6%) |
| 21 | David BirenbaumProcurement Specialist / Spécialiste de l’approvisionnement | $113,516 | $125 | new |
| 22 | Patrick SarichLocal Area Network Administrator / Administrateur du réseau local | $113,434 | $125 | new |
| 23 | Alana ForslundNorthern Arts Representative / Représentante des arts du Nord | $110,513 | $123 | new |
| 24 | Kim KinnearGranting Project Officer / Responsable de projet de subventions | $108,287 | $121 | new |
| 25 | Nahed MansourProgram Officer / Responsable de programmes | $108,241 | $138 | |
| 26 | Simon DamdarFinance Coordinator / Coordinateur des finances | $104,590 | $116 | new |
| 27 | Georgia SteeleProgram Data Coordinator / Coordonnatrice des données sur les programmmes | $103,240 | $114 | new |
| 28 | Tao YuanAccounting Specialist / Spécialiste en comptabilité | $102,840 | $114 | new |
People on the list by year
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1999 | |
| 2000 | |
| 2001 | |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2025 | 28 |
Median salary by year
What each job pays at Ontario Arts Council, 2025
The most common jobs, with their median salary against the same title across the list.
| Job | People | Median | Ontario median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Officer / Responsable de programmes | 6 | $128,285 | $114,133 | +12.4% |
| Associate Director of Granting / Directrice adjointe des subventions | 2 | — | — | |
| Granting Project Officer / Responsable de projet de subventions | 2 | — | — | |
| Accounting Specialist / Spécialiste en comptabilité | 1 | — | — | |
| Associate Director of Public Affairs and Communications /Directrice adjointe des affaires publiques et des communications | 1 | — | — | |
| Associate Director of Research and Analysis, Directrice adjointe de la recherche et de l’analyse | 1 | — | — | |
| Associate Program Officer / Responsable adjointe de programmes | 1 | — | — | |
| Chief Executive Officer | 1 | — | $183,126 | |
| Director of Finance and Corporate Services | 1 | — | $130,500 | |
| Director of Granting / Directrice des subventions | 1 | — | — | |
| Director of Human Resources | 1 | — | $136,979 | |
| Director of Public Affairs, Communications and Research / Directrice des Affaires Publiques, Communications et Recherche | 1 | — | — | |
| Finance Coordinator | 1 | — | $113,082 | |
| Information System Analyst / Analyste de système informatique | 1 | — | — | |
| Local Area Network Administrator / Administrateur du réseau local | 1 | — | — | |
| Manager of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility/Responsable de l’équité, de la diversité,de l’inclusion et de l’accessibilité | 1 | — | — | |
| Manager of Finance, Risk and Compliance/Responsable des Finances, des risques et de la conformité | 1 | — | — | |
| Manager of Information Systems, Technology / Chef, systèmes et technologies de l'information | 1 | — | — | |
| Northern Arts Representative / Représentante des arts du Nord | 1 | — | — | |
| Procurement Specialist | 1 | — | $114,917 | |
| Program Data Coordinator / Coordonnatrice des données sur les programmmes | 1 | — | — |
Medians where 3 or more people share the title. Ontario median: everyone with the title on the 2025 list, at any employer.
Salary bands
People by salary, 2025.
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Questions and answers
How many people at Ontario Arts Council were paid $100,000 or more in 2025?
28, +47.4% on 2024 (19 people).
What is the median salary at Ontario Arts Council?
$125,405 among the people on the 2025 list, against $126,260 for crown agencies as a whole.
Who is the highest-paid employee at Ontario Arts Council?
In 2025, Michael A Murray, Chief Executive Officer / Directrice générale at Ontario Arts Council, with a salary of $249,760.
What is the most common job at Ontario Arts Council on the list?
Program Officer / Responsable de programmes, with 6 people in 2025.
How much does a Program Officer / Responsable de programmes at Ontario Arts Council make?
The median salary of the 6 people with this title at Ontario Arts Council was $128,285 in 2025, 12.4% above the $114,133 median for the title across Ontario.
How long has Ontario Arts Council been on the list?
Since 1996: 22 of the years from 1996 to 2025.
Where can I see everyone at Ontario Arts Council on the list?
The full 2025 list has every name, job, salary and taxable benefit; earlier years are linked from the chart above.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.
How do I report a mistake or ask for a record to be removed?
See Privacy and corrections. Figures are shown exactly as Ontario published them; we fix matching mistakes and handle removal requests there.