Ontario public pay
Christopher Pearce
Assistant Deputy Minister, Taxation Policy at Finance. On Ontario’s disclosure list 8 years between 2016 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $235,931.86
- Taxable benefits
- $242.82
- Total disclosed
- $236,174.68
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$65,807 (+38.7%)8years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$65,807 (+38.7%)8years on
the list
Among 656 people at Finance in 2025
19th highest paid. Their median: $128,480.
$235,932$100,044$435,315
Paid more than 97% 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
$236K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $104,534 | $102,316 |
| 2017 | $115,122 | |
| 2018 | $119,860 | |
| 2019 | $126,337 | |
| 2020 | $135,030 | |
| 2023 | $155,704 | |
| 2024 | $170,125 | |
| 2025 | $235,932 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FinanceAssistant Deputy Minister, Taxation Policy | $235,932 | $243 | +$65,807 |
| 2024 | FinanceDirector, Corporate and Commodity Taxation | $170,125 | $201 | +$14,421 |
| 2023 | Finance / FinancesDirector, Corporate and Commodity Taxation / Directeur, Impôts sur les sociétés et taxes à la consommation | $155,704 | $190 | |
| 2020 | FinanceExecutive Assistant, Policy | $135,030 | $166 | +$8,692 |
| 2019 | FinanceExecutive Assistant, Policy | $126,337 | $163 | +$6,477 |
| 2018 | FinanceManager, Gaming Policy Branch | $119,860 | $178 | +$4,738 |
| 2017 | Finance / FinancesDirector Gaming Policy Branch / Directeur, Direction des politiques en matière de jeux · moved here | $115,122 | $109 | +$10,588 |
| 2016 | FinanceSenior Policy Advisor | $104,534 | $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