Ontario public pay
Ali Veshkini
Deputy Minister at Infrastructure. On Ontario’s disclosure list 7 years between 2019 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $392,842.48
- Taxable benefits
- $19,782.30
- Total disclosed
- $412,624.78
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$74,828 (+23.5%)7years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$74,828 (+23.5%)7years on
the list
Among 34 people with the title “Deputy Minister” in 2025
Paid more than 64% of them. Their median: $372,709.
$392,842$125,577$537,390
Among 275 people at Infrastructure in 2025
1st highest paid. Their median: $128,246.
$392,842$100,044$392,842
Paid more than 99% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$393K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $198,571 | |
| 2020 | $209,226 | $238,658 |
| 2021 | $245,774 | |
| 2022 | $264,159 | |
| 2023 | $275,495 | $307,728 |
| 2024 | $318,015 | $320,994 |
| 2025 | $392,842 | $372,709 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | InfrastructureDeputy Minister | $392,842 | $19,782 | +$74,828 |
| 2024 | InfrastructureDeputy Minister · moved here | $318,015 | $14,770 | +$42,520 |
| 2023 | Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade / Développement économique, Création d'emplois et CommerceDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre · moved here | $275,495 | $297 | +$11,336 |
| 2022 | Treasury Board SecretariatAssociate Deputy Minister, Office of the Treasury Board | $264,159 | $285 | +$18,385 |
| 2021 | Treasury Board SecretariatAssociate Deputy Minister, Office of the Treasury Board · moved here | $245,774 | $0 | +$36,548 |
| 2020 | Solicitor GeneralAssociate Deputy Minister | $209,226 | $0 | +$10,655 |
| 2019 | Solicitor GeneralAssistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services | $198,571 | $0 |
Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal