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Catherine Cranston

Director, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits at City Of Ottawa. On Ontario’s disclosure list 9 years between 2012 and 2020.

Salary disclosure2020
Catherine Cranston
Director, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits
City Of Ottawa
Salary paid
$217,713.84
Taxable benefits
$612.59
Total disclosed
$218,326.43
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2019: +$73,151 (+50.6%)
9years on
the list

Among 3,375 people at City Of Ottawa in 2020

21st highest paid. Their median: $116,411.

Paid more than 97% of everyone on the 2020 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2012$121,726
2013$128,543$109,065
2014$125,077$102,553
2015$132,109$106,655
2016$132,774
2017$133,791
2018$145,321
2019$144,563
2020$217,714

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2020City Of OttawaDirector, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits$217,714$613+$73,151 (+50.6%)
2019City Of OttawaDirector, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits$144,563$556−$759 (−0.5%)
2018City Of OttawaManager, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits$145,321$481+$11,531 (+8.6%)
2017City Of OttawaManager, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits$133,791$435+$1,017 (+0.8%)
2016City Of OttawaManager, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits$132,774$418+$664 (+0.5%)
2015City Of OttawaManager, Payroll$132,109$399+$7,032 (+5.6%)
2014City Of OttawaManager, Payroll$125,077$429−$3,466 (−2.7%)
2013City Of OttawaManager, Payroll$128,543$451+$6,817 (+5.6%)
2012City Of OttawaManager, Payroll$121,726$389

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Questions and answers

Why is Catherine Cranston on the disclosure list?

City Of Ottawa paid Catherine Cranston $217,714 in 2020. 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?

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