Ontario public pay
Ben Davies
Chief Information Officer at Vector Institute. On Ontario’s disclosure list 13 years between 2013 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $238,513.53
- Taxable benefits
- $18,931.10
- Total disclosed
- $257,444.63
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$11,634 (+5.1%)13years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$11,634 (+5.1%)13years on
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Among 56 people with the title “Chief Information Officer” in 2025
Paid more than 80% of them. Their median: $193,228.
$238,514$103,080$470,577
Among 72 people at Vector Institute in 2025
8th highest paid. Their median: $136,772.
$238,514$100,223$534,172
Paid more than 97% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
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Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$239K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $147,659 | $156,796 |
| 2014 | $149,419 | $124,262 |
| 2015 | $158,239 | $117,247 |
| 2016 | $156,011 | $133,961 |
| 2017 | $159,118 | $115,978 |
| 2018 | $161,954 | $122,556 |
| 2019 | $164,374 | $122,626 |
| 2020 | $166,488 | $130,558 |
| 2021 | $173,630 | $130,523 |
| 2022 | $173,178 | $131,429 |
| 2023 | $181,346 | $185,548 |
| 2024 | $226,880 | $188,930 |
| 2025 | $238,514 | $193,228 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vector InstituteChief Information Officer | $238,514 | $18,931 | +$11,634 |
| 2024 | Vector InstituteChief Information Officer | $226,880 | $17,845 | +$45,534 |
| 2023 | Vector InstituteChief Information Officer · moved here | $181,346 | $15,023 | +$8,168 |
| 2022 | Perimeter Institute For Theoretical PhysicsDirector of Information Technology | $173,178 | $769 | −$451 |
| 2021 | Perimeter Institute For Theoretical PhysicsDirector of Information Technology | $173,630 | $741 | +$7,142 |
| 2020 | Perimeter Institute For Theoretical PhysicsDirector of Information Technology | $166,488 | $1,302 | +$2,114 |
| 2019 | Perimeter Institute For Theoretical PhysicsDirector of Information Technology | $164,374 | $2,218 | +$2,420 |
| 2018 | Perimeter Institute For Theoretical PhysicsDirector of Information Technology | $161,954 | $2,129 | +$2,835 |
| 2017 | Perimeter Institute For Theoretical PhysicsDirector of Information Technology | $159,118 | $2,170 | +$3,108 |
| 2016 | Perimeter InstituteDirector of Information Technology | $156,011 | $1,792 | −$2,229 |
| 2015 | Perimeter InstituteDirector Of Information Technology · moved here | $158,239 | $694 | +$8,820 |
| 2014 | Perimeter Institute For Theoretical PhysicsDirector of Information Technology | $149,419 | $654 | +$1,759 |
| 2013 | Perimeter Institute For Theoretical PhysicsChief Information Officer | $147,659 | $733 |
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