Ontario public pay
David Hagarty
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy at Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness. On Ontario’s disclosure list 16 years between 2009 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $302,003.33
- Taxable benefits
- $290.54
- Total disclosed
- $302,293.87
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$84,611 (+38.9%)16years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$84,611 (+38.9%)16years on
the list
Among 537 people at Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness in 2025
2nd highest paid. Their median: $125,610.
$302,003$100,023$326,851
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
$302K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $101,881 |
| 2010 | $108,780 |
| 2012 | $108,655 |
| 2013 | $110,937 |
| 2014 | $123,144 |
| 2015 | $132,209 |
| 2016 | $133,092 |
| 2017 | $144,285 |
| 2018 | $153,388 |
| 2019 | $157,767 |
| 2020 | $181,723 |
| 2021 | $189,648 |
| 2022 | $207,826 |
| 2023 | $191,485 |
| 2024 | $217,393 |
| 2025 | $302,003 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Agriculture, Food and AgribusinessAssistant Deputy Minister, Policy · moved here | $302,003 | $291 | +$84,611 |
| 2024 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsAssistant Deputy Minister, Policy | $217,393 | $256 | +$25,908 |
| 2023 | Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation Et Affaires RuralesAssistant Deputy Minister, Policy / Sous-ministre adjoint, politiques | $191,485 | $241 | −$16,341 |
| 2022 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsAssistant Deputy Minister, Policy | $207,826 | $233 | +$18,177 |
| 2021 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsAssistant Deputy Minister, Policy | $189,648 | $224 | +$7,925 |
| 2020 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsAssistant Deputy Minister, Policy | $181,723 | $215 | +$23,956 |
| 2019 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsAssistant Deputy Minister, Policy | $157,767 | $204 | +$4,379 |
| 2018 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Farm Products Marketing Commission Secretariate and Secretary to the Commission | $153,388 | $229 | +$9,103 |
| 2017 | Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation Et Affaires RuralesAssistant Deputy Minister, Policy / Sous-ministre adjoint, politiques · moved here | $144,285 | $222 | +$11,193 |
| 2016 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Farm Finance | $133,092 | $203 | +$883 |
| 2015 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Farm Finance / Directeur, financement agricole | $132,209 | $212 | +$9,065 |
| 2014 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Farm Finance / Directeur, financement agricole | $123,144 | $205 | +$12,207 |
| 2013 | Agriculture & Food/Rural AffairsDirector, Farm Finance · moved here | $110,937 | $170 | +$2,283 |
| 2012 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsManager, Business Risk Management | $108,655 | $150 | |
| 2010 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsManager, Business Risk Management | $108,780 | $177 | +$6,900 |
| 2009 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Business Planning & Financial Management | $101,881 | $172 |
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