Andrew Backer
Chief Executive Officer at Row Ontario. On Ontario’s disclosure list 7 years between 2019 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $124,361.13
- Taxable benefits
- $8,203.38
- Total disclosed
- $132,564.51
Change from 2024: +$1,719 (+1.4%)7years on
the list
Among 440 people with the title “Chief Executive Officer” in 2025
Paid more than 8% of them. Their median: $183,126.
Among 2 people at Row Ontario in 2025
1st highest paid. Their median: $114,304.
Paid more than 53% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
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| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $109,250 | $126,380 |
| 2020 | $103,000 | $161,966 |
| 2021 | $110,543 | $163,964 |
| 2022 | $117,700 | $162,872 |
| 2023 | $121,573 | $168,040 |
| 2024 | $122,642 | $171,569 |
| 2025 | $124,361 | $183,126 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Row OntarioChief Executive Officer | $124,361 | $8,203 | +$1,719 |
| 2024 | Row OntarioChief Executive Officer | $122,642 | $7,480 | +$1,069 |
| 2023 | Row OntarioChief Executive Officer | $121,573 | $7,288 | +$3,873 |
| 2022 | Row OntarioChief Executive Officer | $117,700 | $6,474 | +$7,157 |
| 2021 | Row OntarioChief Executive Officer | $110,543 | $5,304 | +$7,543 |
| 2020 | Row OntarioChief Executive Officer | $103,000 | $4,520 | −$6,250 |
| 2019 | Row OntarioExecutive Director | $109,250 | $4,868 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Andrew Backer on the disclosure list?
Row Ontario paid Andrew Backer $124,361 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
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
What do the comparisons mean?
Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.
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Years are matched by name and employer. 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