David Donovan
Chief of Staff at Energy. On Ontario’s disclosure list 6 years between 2019 and 2024.
- Salary paid
- $241,960.77
- Taxable benefits
- $194.40
- Total disclosed
- $242,155.17
Change from 2023: +$63,497 (+35.6%)6years on
the list
Among 77 people with the title “Chief of Staff” in 2024
Paid more than 92% of them. Their median: $147,876.
Among 115 people at Energy in 2024
3rd highest paid. Their median: $127,969.
Paid more than 98% of everyone on the 2024 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $113,725 | $140,356 |
| 2020 | $124,572 | $140,115 |
| 2021 | $100,458 | $142,792 |
| 2022 | $164,435 | $145,000 |
| 2023 | $178,464 | $143,541 |
| 2024 | $241,961 | $147,876 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | EnergyChief of Staff | $241,961 | $194 | +$63,497 (+35.6%) |
| 2023 | Energy / ÉnergieChief of Staff / Chef de cabinet · moved here | $178,464 | $232 | +$14,029 (+8.5%) |
| 2022 | EnergyChief of Staff · moved here | $164,435 | $214 | +$63,977 (+63.7%) |
| 2021 | Energy, Northern Development and MinesChief of Staff · moved here | $100,458 | $94 | −$24,114 (−19.4%) |
| 2020 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeChief of Staff | $124,572 | $162 | +$10,847 (+9.5%) |
| 2019 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeChief of Staff | $113,725 | $152 |
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Questions and answers
Why is David Donovan on the disclosure list?
Energy paid David Donovan $241,961 in 2024. 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 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