Crown Agencies
Royal Ontario Museum salaries
200 people paid $100,000 or more in 2025. On the disclosure list every year from 1996 to 2025 (with gaps).
People on the 2025 list
200
+166.7% vs 2024
Median salary
$117,784
−6.1% vs 2024
Highest salary
$519,780
Total disclosed
$27.1M
Highest paid in 2025
Top 100 of 200
| # | Name | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua BassechesDirector and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général | $519,780 | $2,910 | −$13,331 (−2.5%) |
| 2 | Joe AschaiekDeputy Director and Chief Financial Officer/ Sous-directeur et directeur financier | $311,251 | $637 | +$88,904 (+40.0%) |
| 3 | Valerie HuacoDeputy Director, Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer / Sous-directrice des collections et de la recherche, et directrice de l'innovation | $311,251 | $11,704 | +$4 (+0.0%) |
| 4 | Jennifer WildDeputy Director, Engagement /Sous-directrice, Engagement des publics | $311,251 | $637 | +$4 (+0.0%) |
| 5 | Deepali DewanDan Mishra Curator and Head, Art and Culture/Cheffe et conservatrice Dan Mishra, Art et culture | $258,054 | $353 | +$71,722 (+38.5%) |
| 6 | Shyam OberoiChief Digital Officer/Directeur de la stratégie numérique | $250,102 | $536 | +$4 (+0.0%) |
| 7 | Kim TaitTeck Chair of Mineralogy and Head, Natural History/Titulaire de la chaire Teck en minéralogie et directrice, Histoire naturelle | $239,190 | $353 | +$62,859 (+35.6%) |
| 8 | Chen ShenCo-Chief Curator, Art and Culture/Co-conservateur en chef, Art et culture | $227,695 | $482 | +$3,351 (+1.5%) |
| 9 | Manuelita CherizardChief Human Resources Officer/ Cheffe des ressources humaines | $224,349 | $482 | +$4 (+0.0%) |
| 10 | Alexis EastonChief of Public Affairs, Board Secretary and Privacy Officer/ Cheffe des affaires publiques, secrétaire du conseil d'administration et responsable de la confidentialité | $224,349 | $482 | +$26,008 (+13.1%) |
| 11 | Brian MccradyChief Facilities Officer/Directeur des installations | $224,349 | $482 | +$4 (+0.0%) |
| 12 | Sally TindalChief Marketing and Communications Officer/Directrice, Marketing et communications | $224,349 | $482 | +$651 (+0.3%) |
| 13 | David EvansCo-Chief Curator, Natural History/Co-conservateur en chef, Histoire naturelle | $217,707 | $461 | +$2,610 (+1.2%) |
| 14 | Justin JenningsSenior Curator, New World Archaelogy/Conservateur principal, Archéologie du Nouveau Monde | $217,648 | $353 | +$71,316 (+48.7%) |
| 15 | Jean-Bernard CaronRichard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology/Conservateur Richard M Ivey de paléontologie des invertébrés | $217,458 | $353 | +$71,127 (+48.6%) |
| 16 | Wen-Chien ChengSenior Curator, Louise Hawley Stone/Conservatrice principale, Louise Hawley Stone | $217,052 | $353 | +$70,721 (+48.3%) |
| 17 | Sarah FeeSenior Curator, Textiles and Costume/Conservatrice principale, Textiles et costume | $216,400 | $353 | +$70,069 (+47.9%) |
| 18 | Yoke ChungDeputy Director, Museum Operations and Chief Operating Officer/Sous-directrice des opérations et cheffe de l'exploitation | $215,954 | $462 | new |
| 19 | Leela OutcaltChief Collections Care/ Cheffe de l'entretien des collections | $200,102 | $429 | +$7,697 (+4.0%) |
| 20 | Tamara OnyschukAssistant Vice President, Exhibition and Gallery Planning/ Vice-présidente adjointe, Planification des expositions et des galeries | $187,297 | $314 | +$54,899 (+41.5%) |
| 21 | Ascanio OdoricoVice President, Security and Risk Management/ Vice-président, securité et gestion des risques | $182,911 | $332 | +$43,873 (+31.6%) |
| 22 | Fahmida SulemanSenior Curator of Islamic World/ Conservatrice principale des arts et cultures du monde islamique | $179,793 | $298 | +$63,677 (+54.8%) |
| 23 | Christopher KennedyAssistant Vice President, Event Sales/Vice-président adjoint, Événements | $179,715 | $314 | +$47,317 (+35.7%) |
| 24 | Maria PiacenteChief, Exhibition and Gallery Planning/Cheffe, Planification des expositions et des galeries | $178,467 | $377 | +$3,370 (+1.9%) |
| 25 | Douglas CurrieSenior Curator, Entomology/Conservateur principal, Entomologie | $177,786 | $260 | +$31,455 (+21.5%) |
| 26 | Stephanie AltmanExecutive Project Director/ Gestionnaire de projet d'opération | $175,102 | $375 | +$50,581 (+40.6%) |
| 27 | Durga Swarupa AnilaSenior Vice President, Exhibition and Gallery Development / Vice-présidente directrice des expositions et galeries | $175,102 | $375 | new |
| 28 | Constance MacdonaldSenior Vice President, Commercial Enterprises/ Vice-présidente principale, entreprises commerciales | $175,102 | $375 | +$17,945 (+11.4%) |
| 29 | Rhéanne ChartrandHatch Senior Curator of Indigenous Art and Cultures/ Conservatrice principal Hatch des arts et des cultures autochtones | $167,900 | $315 | +$42,425 (+33.8%) |
| 30 | Kathryn MedeirosSenior Manager, Payroll/Gestionnaire principal du service de la paie | $165,043 | $278 | +$47,915 (+40.9%) |
| 31 | Kelly HarperVice President, Visitor Experience/ Vice-présidente, Expérience des visiteurs | $163,906 | $328 | +$17,360 (+11.8%) |
| 32 | Jason FrenchAssistant Vice President, Project Management/ Vice-président adjoint, gestion de projet | $162,651 | $286 | +$40,389 (+33.0%) |
| 33 | Soren BrothersAllan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change/ Conservateur Allan et Helaine Shiff du changement climatique | $161,322 | $260 | +$54,354 (+50.8%) |
| 34 | Burton LimAssistant Curator III, Mammology /Conservateur adjoint III, Mammologie | $160,747 | $247 | +$50,508 (+45.8%) |
| 35 | Arlene GehmacherCurator, Canadian Art/Conservatrice, Art canadien | $160,708 | $260 | +$52,982 (+49.2%) |
| 36 | Deborah MetsgerAssistant Curator III, Botany /Conservatrice adjointe III, Botanique | $159,684 | $247 | +$50,806 (+46.7%) |
| 37 | Mary BurridgeAssistant Curator III, Ichthyology/Conservatrice adjointe III, ichtyologie | $157,639 | $247 | +$50,210 (+46.7%) |
| 38 | Cheryl Nichols MacleanManager, Tourism and Promotions/Gestionnaire, Tourisme et promotion | $155,945 | $217 | new |
| 39 | Charlotte ChaffeyArchivist/Records Manager/Gestionnaire des archives | $154,607 | $247 | +$37,144 (+31.6%) |
| 40 | Loredana DrusianVice President, Major Project Management/Vice-présidente, Gestion des grands projets | $154,259 | $332 | +$5 (+0.0%) |
| 41 | Steven LaurieSenior Project Manager/ Gestionnaire principal de projet | $153,976 | $264 | +$45,840 (+42.4%) |
| 42 | Kathryn BrownlieVice President, Brand, Marketing and Research /Vice-présidente, Image de marque, marketing et recherche | $152,480 | $328 | +$5,934 (+4.0%) |
| 43 | Colin FlemingExecutive Writer and Creative Communications Strategist/ Rédacteur de direction et stratège de communications | $151,535 | $277 | +$35,508 (+30.6%) |
| 44 | Doug MackenzieAssistant Vice President, Information Technology Services /Vice-président adjoint, Technologies de l'information | $149,331 | $285 | +$16,934 (+12.8%) |
| 45 | Ahmed IsmailSenior Security Duty Manager/Gestionnaire de service principal de la sécurité | $149,324 | $249 | new |
| 46 | Randy DreagerManager, Media Productions/Gestionnaire, Multimédia | $147,247 | $249 | +$42,836 (+41.0%) |
| 47 | Mara GunnerHuman Resources Manager / Gestionnaire, Ressources humaines | $147,208 | $249 | +$42,798 (+41.0%) |
| 48 | Adam MathesonAssistant Vice President, Membership/ Vice-président adjoint, Adhésions | $147,187 | $291 | +$20,781 (+16.4%) |
| 49 | Jeanette BraundManager, Housekeeping/ Gestionnaire, services d'entretien | $147,172 | $249 | +$42,762 (+41.0%) |
| 50 | Eva TolkunowManager, Audience Insight/Gestionnaire, Perception des publics | $147,139 | $249 | +$42,728 (+40.9%) |
| 51 | Sheeza SarfrazManager, Publishing/Gestionnaire, Publications | $146,579 | $249 | +$42,168 (+40.4%) |
| 52 | Fahd AnsariSenior Project Manager, Information Technology Services/ Gestionnaire principal de projet – Services informatiques | $145,249 | $265 | +$28,152 (+24.0%) |
| 53 | Juline ChevalierAssistant Vice President, Interpretation/ Vice-présidente adjointe, interprétation | $144,227 | $287 | +$16,572 (+13.0%) |
| 54 | Susan SivricAssistant Board Secretary and Manager of Compliance, Public Affairs/Secrétaire adjointe du conseil d'administration et gestionnaire de confirmité aux affaires publiques | $143,071 | $247 | new |
| 55 | Melissa SmithAssistant Vice President, Gallery Engagement/Vice-présidente adjointe, Mobilisation en galerie | $142,154 | $304 | new |
| 56 | James NixonProject Manager/Chef de projets | $141,329 | $241 | +$36,918 (+35.4%) |
| 57 | Diane BanksVice President, Learning and Public Programs/Vice-présidente, Apprentissage et programmes publics | $140,679 | $301 | +$27,720 (+24.5%) |
| 58 | Andres ToboSenior Manager, Talent Initiatives/ Gestionnaire principal, capital intellectuel | $140,665 | $251 | +$40,568 (+40.5%) |
| 59 | Joshua GloverAssistant Vice President, Communications/ Vice-présidente adjoint, communications | $139,271 | $292 | +$8,765 (+6.7%) |
| 60 | Jamie NaessensManager, Procurement and Policy Administration / Gestionnaire, Approvisionnement et gestion des politiques | $139,089 | $236 | |
| 61 | Tina Sarkar-ThompsonAssistant Vice President, Human Resources/ Vice-présidente adjointe, Ressources humaines | $138,909 | $288 | +$8,812 (+6.8%) |
| 62 | Lori BoydSenior Manager, Membership/ Gestionnaire principal, adhésions | $138,372 | $261 | +$23,274 (+20.2%) |
| 63 | Carly SmithSenior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis/ Gestionnaire principal, planification et analyse financières | $138,325 | $276 | +$28,227 (+25.6%) |
| 64 | Joe MedeirosCertified Control Room Guard/Agent de sécurité certifié de la salle de contrôle | $135,333 | $134 | new |
| 65 | Steven SilverEngineer/Ingénieur | $135,151 | $213 | +$18,554 (+15.9%) |
| 66 | Corey DahlSenior Manager, Visitor Experience/ Gestionnaire principal, expérience des visiteurs | $133,830 | $245 | +$28,596 (+27.2%) |
| 67 | Julie LofthouseManager, Collection Information Systems/Gestionnaire, Systèmes d'information des collections | $133,469 | $225 | new |
| 68 | Shahid NaeemAssistant Vice President, Maintenance and Capital Development/Vice-président adjoint, Entretien et développement des biens immobiliers | $132,102 | $283 | +$5,235 (+4.1%) |
| 69 | Norma HenryTravelling Exhibitions Manager/ Gestionnaire, Expositions itinérantes | $131,563 | $247 | +$27,153 (+26.0%) |
| 70 | Heidi SobolSenior Manager, Conservation/ Gestionnaire principale, Restauration | $131,554 | $249 | +$26,456 (+25.2%) |
| 71 | Paul ShepherdControl Room Guard/Agent de sécurité de la salle de contrôle | $130,932 | $131 | new |
| 72 | Guennadi LavineEngineer/Ingénieur | $130,315 | $196 | +$26,632 (+25.7%) |
| 73 | Katlyn OloManager, Marketing/Gestionnaire, Marketing | $130,296 | $220 | new |
| 74 | Henry IngManager, Procurement and Operational Administration / Gestionnaire, Approvisionnement et production | $129,909 | $238 | +$24,573 (+23.3%) |
| 75 | Woong Jae ChungSenior Application Developer – Full Stack/ Créateur principal d'application | $126,728 | $229 | +$16,030 (+14.5%) |
| 76 | Janet CowanSenior Conservator/Restauratrice principale | $126,371 | $214 | new |
| 77 | Helen CoxonSenior Conservator, Preventive Conservation/Conservation préventive | $125,970 | $214 | new |
| 78 | Jaclyn Qua-HiansenManager, Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning/Gestionnaire, Mobilisation de la communauté et de l'apprentissage continu | $125,701 | $234 | new |
| 79 | Perry SheppardManager, Web/ Gestionnaire du site web | $125,371 | $239 | +$10,274 (+8.9%) |
| 80 | Rahul BhardwajSenior Manager, Financial Systems and Operations/ Gestionnaire principal, systèmes financiers et opérations | $124,906 | $253 | +$7,778 (+6.6%) |
| 81 | Lucie ChevalierManager, French Translation Services/Gestionnaire, Services de traduction | $124,903 | $223 | new |
| 82 | Roberto DiosoSecurity Guard/Agent de sécurité | $124,548 | $127 | new |
| 83 | Timothy EdeyCertified Control Room Guard/Agent de sécurité certifié de la salle de contrôle | $124,089 | $134 | new |
| 84 | Katherine DunnellManager, Collections Care, Natural History/Gestionnaire, conservation des collections (Histoire naturelle) | $123,049 | $212 | new |
| 85 | Nathan LujanAssociate Curator of Fishes/Conservateur associé des poissons | $122,378 | $203 | new |
| 86 | Akiko TakesueAssociate Curator, Bishop White Committee Curator of Japanese Art/Conservatrice associée et conservatrice Comité White de l'art japonais | $122,324 | $203 | new |
| 87 | Anne-Marie GuchardiSenior Conservator/Restauratrice principale | $122,044 | $210 | |
| 88 | Benyam TesfasionSecurity Guard/Agent de sécurité | $121,270 | $127 | new |
| 89 | Adam MoffattManager, Performance Programs/Gestionnaire des programmes publics | $120,777 | $210 | new |
| 90 | Kristina TurnerExecutive Assistant, Chief Executive Officer/Adjointe de direction | $120,094 | $202 | new |
| 91 | Bill HodgkinsonManager, Exhibit Preparation and Maintenance/Gestionnaire, Préparation et entretien des expositions | $119,818 | $234 | +$15,408 (+14.8%) |
| 92 | Oliver HaddrathCollections Technician, 2/Technicien des collections, 2 | $119,402 | $201 | new |
| 93 | Leslie Crowley-MccueManager, Indigenous Learning and Programs/Gestionnaire, Apprentissage et programmes autochtones | $119,216 | $222 | new |
| 94 | Nithiyanantham SollananthamService Worker 1/Employé de service | $119,087 | $133 | new |
| 95 | Simona MargaritescuCollections Specialist, 2/Spécialiste des collections, 2 | $119,057 | $201 | new |
| 96 | H. Barry HigginsAssistant Manager, Special Projects/Gestionnaire adjoint, Projets spéciaux | $119,030 | $188 | new |
| 97 | Walid NawazSenior Systems Architect/ architecte technique principal | $118,399 | $233 | +$16,307 (+16.0%) |
| 98 | Jean Adair DendySenior Conservator/Restauratrice principale | $118,316 | $198 | new |
| 99 | Ian MorrisonCollections Technician, 2/Technicien des collections, 2 | $118,287 | $201 | new |
| 100 | Don StaceyCollections Technician, 2/Technicien des collections, 2 | $118,287 | $201 | new |
People on the list by year
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 9 |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2001 | |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 23 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 20 |
| 2007 | 23 |
| 2008 | 25 |
| 2009 | 35 |
| 2010 | 32 |
| 2011 | |
| 2012 | 31 |
| 2013 | 35 |
| 2014 | 31 |
| 2015 | 44 |
| 2016 | 44 |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | 58 |
| 2019 | 57 |
| 2020 | 40 |
| 2021 | 55 |
| 2022 | 67 |
| 2023 | |
| 2024 | 75 |
| 2025 | 200 |
Median salary by year
What each job pays at Royal Ontario Museum, 2025
The most common jobs, with their median salary against the same title across the list.
| Job | People | Median | Ontario median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collections Specialist, 1/Spécialiste des collections, 1 | 10 | $111,860 | $111,860 | +0.0% |
| Security Guard/Agent de sécurité | 8 | $114,059 | $114,059 | +0.0% |
| Preparator/Technicien | 7 | $106,490 | $106,490 | +0.0% |
| Certified Control Room Guard/Agent de sécurité certifié de la salle de contrôle | 5 | $106,558 | $106,558 | +0.0% |
| Collections Specialist, 2/Spécialiste des collections, 2 | 4 | $117,117 | — | |
| Maintenance Mechanic 1/Mécanicien d'entretien 1 | 4 | $102,152 | — | |
| Registrar/Registraire | 4 | $110,173 | $112,075 | −1.7% |
| Senior Conservator/Restauratrice principale | 4 | $120,180 | — | |
| Collections Technician, 2/Technicien des collections, 2 | 3 | $118,287 | — | |
| Experiential Graphic Designer/Graphisme expérientiel | 3 | $112,467 | — | |
| Experiential Spatial Designer/Graphisme expérientiel | 3 | $108,594 | — | |
| Assistant Manager, Visitor Experience/Gestionnaire adjointe, Expérience des visiteurs | 2 | — | — | |
| Collections Technician, 2/Technicienne des collections, 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Engineer/Ingénieur | 2 | — | $108,118 | |
| Lead Hand – Service Worker 1/Chef d'équipe – employé de service, 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| Preparator/Technicienne | 2 | — | — | |
| Security Duty Manager/Chef de permanence de la sécurité | 2 | — | — | |
| Senior Application Developer – Full Stack/ Créateur principal d'application | 2 | — | — | |
| Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change/ Conservateur Allan et Helaine Shiff du changement climatique | 1 | — | — | |
| Archivist/Records Manager/Gestionnaire des archives | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Board Secretary and Manager of Compliance, Public Affairs/Secrétaire adjointe du conseil d'administration et gestionnaire de confirmité aux affaires publiques | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Curator III, Botany /Conservatrice adjointe III, Botanique | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Curator III, Ichthyology/Conservatrice adjointe III, ichtyologie | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Curator III, Mammology /Conservateur adjoint III, Mammologie | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Manager, Special Projects/Gestionnaire adjoint, Projets spéciaux | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Vice President, Communications/ Vice-présidente adjoint, communications | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Vice President, Event Sales/Vice-président adjoint, Événements | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Vice President, Exhibition and Gallery Planning/ Vice-présidente adjointe, Planification des expositions et des galeries | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Vice President, Gallery Engagement/Vice-présidente adjointe, Mobilisation en galerie | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Vice President, Human Resources/ Vice-présidente adjointe, Ressources humaines | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Vice President, Information Technology Services /Vice-président adjoint, Technologies de l'information | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Vice President, Interpretation/ Vice-présidente adjointe, interprétation | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Vice President, Maintenance and Capital Development/Vice-président adjoint, Entretien et développement des biens immobiliers | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Vice President, Membership/ Vice-président adjoint, Adhésions | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Vice President, Project Management/ Vice-président adjoint, gestion de projet | 1 | — | — | |
| Associate Curator, Bishop White Committee Curator of Japanese Art/Conservatrice associée et conservatrice Comité White de l'art japonais | 1 | — | — | |
| Associate Curator, Korean Arts and Culture/Conservatrice associée, Arts et cultures de la Corée | 1 | — | — | |
| Associate Curator of Fishes/Conservateur associé des poissons | 1 | — | — | |
| Bilingual Teacher/Enseignante bilingue | 1 | — | — | |
| Chief Collections Care/ Cheffe de l'entretien des collections | 1 | — | — |
Medians where 3 or more people share the title. Ontario median: everyone with the title on the 2025 list, at any employer.
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People by salary, 2025.
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Questions and answers
How many people at Royal Ontario Museum were paid $100,000 or more in 2025?
200, +166.7% on 2024 (75 people).
What is the median salary at Royal Ontario Museum?
$117,784 among the people on the 2025 list, against $126,260 for crown agencies as a whole.
Who is the highest-paid employee at Royal Ontario Museum?
In 2025, Joshua Basseches, Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général at Royal Ontario Museum, with a salary of $519,780.
What is the most common job at Royal Ontario Museum on the list?
Collections Specialist, 1/Spécialiste des collections, 1, with 10 people in 2025.
How much does a Collections Specialist, 1/Spécialiste des collections, 1 at Royal Ontario Museum make?
The median salary of the 10 people with this title at Royal Ontario Museum was $111,860 in 2025.
How much does a Security Guard/Agent de sécurité at Royal Ontario Museum make?
The median salary of the 8 people with this title at Royal Ontario Museum was $114,059 in 2025.
How much does a Preparator/Technicien at Royal Ontario Museum make?
The median salary of the 7 people with this title at Royal Ontario Museum was $106,490 in 2025.
How long has Royal Ontario Museum been on the list?
Since 1996: 26 of the years from 1996 to 2025.
Where can I see everyone at Royal Ontario Museum 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.
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