Ontario public pay
David Barnes
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Industries at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. On Ontario’s disclosure list 6 years between 2019 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
David Barnes
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Industries
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Industries
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
- Salary paid
- $319,743.89
- Taxable benefits
- $310.68
- Total disclosed
- $320,054.57
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$70,217 (+28.1%)6years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$70,217 (+28.1%)6years on
the list
Among 377 people at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade in 2025
4th highest paid. Their median: $129,341.
$319,744$100,097$498,163
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
$320K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $198,571 |
| 2020 | $192,745 |
| 2021 | $196,586 |
| 2022 | $219,651 |
| 2024 | $249,527 |
| 2025 | $319,744 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeAssistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Industries | $319,744 | $311 | +$70,217 |
| 2024 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeAssistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Industries | $249,527 | $280 | |
| 2022 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeAssistant Deputy Minister, Trade Policy, Industry and Investment | $219,651 | $259 | +$23,065 |
| 2021 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeAssistant Deputy Minister, Trade Policy, Industry and Investment | $196,586 | $246 | +$3,840 |
| 2020 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeAssistant Deputy Minister, Trade and Investment | $192,745 | $241 | −$5,826 |
| 2019 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeAssistant Deputy Minister, Trade and Investment | $198,571 | $238 |
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