Ontario public pay
David S-M Wai
Deputy Minister at Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security. On Ontario’s disclosure list 10 years between 2014 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $335,605.45
- Taxable benefits
- $9,665.70
- Total disclosed
- $345,271.15
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$54,084 (+19.2%)10years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$54,084 (+19.2%)10years on
the list
Among 34 people with the title “Deputy Minister” in 2025
Paid more than 20% of them. Their median: $372,709.
$335,605$125,577$537,390
Among 219 people at Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security in 2025
1st highest paid. Their median: $127,798.
$335,605$100,180$335,605
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
SalaryMedian for the job
$336K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $102,421 | |
| 2015 | $108,847 | |
| 2018 | $171,382 | |
| 2019 | $190,702 | |
| 2020 | $213,386 | |
| 2021 | $229,206 | $321,385 |
| 2022 | $257,144 | $308,420 |
| 2023 | $268,480 | $307,728 |
| 2024 | $281,522 | $320,994 |
| 2025 | $335,605 | $372,709 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and SecurityDeputy Minister · moved here | $335,605 | $9,666 | +$54,084 |
| 2024 | Colleges and UniversitiesDeputy Minister · moved here | $281,522 | $11,178 | +$13,041 |
| 2023 | Colleges and Universities / Collèges et UniversitésDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre · moved here | $268,480 | $12,777 | +$11,336 |
| 2022 | Citizenship and MulticulturalismDeputy Minister · moved here | $257,144 | $8,352 | +$27,939 |
| 2021 | Labour, Training and Skills DevelopmentDeputy Minister · moved here | $229,206 | $260 | +$15,820 |
| 2020 | FinanceAssistant Deputy Minister, Financial Services Policy | $213,386 | $237 | +$22,684 |
| 2019 | FinanceAssistant Deputy Minister, Financial Services Policy Division | $190,702 | $237 | +$19,320 |
| 2018 | FinanceAssistant Deputy Minister Financial Services Policy Division | $171,382 | $234 | |
| 2015 | FinanceDirector, Policy & Plan Design / Directeur, politiques et conception du régime | $108,847 | $185 | +$6,425 |
| 2014 | FinanceSenior Manager Investment and Governance / Chef, investissements et gouvernance | $102,421 | $175 |
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