Dawn Palin
Director at Cabinet Office. On Ontario’s disclosure list 15 years between 2011 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $176,740.23
- Taxable benefits
- $125.13
- Total disclosed
- $176,865.36
Change from 2024: +$61,427 (+53.3%)15years on
the list
Among 807 people with the title “Director” in 2025
Paid more than 56% of them. Their median: $170,120.
Among 338 people at Cabinet Office in 2025
49th highest paid. Their median: $125,938.
Paid more than 90% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
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| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $107,087 | |
| 2012 | $115,118 | |
| 2013 | $115,118 | |
| 2014 | $119,306 | |
| 2015 | $118,038 | |
| 2016 | $132,108 | |
| 2017 | $143,410 | |
| 2018 | $152,674 | |
| 2019 | $157,417 | |
| 2020 | $162,117 | |
| 2021 | $172,970 | |
| 2022 | $167,624 | |
| 2023 | $186,994 | |
| 2024 | $115,313 | |
| 2025 | $176,740 | $170,120 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cabinet OfficeDirector | $176,740 | $125 | +$61,427 (+53.3%) |
| 2024 | InfrastructureDirector, Transit Oriented Communites Policy and Delivery | $115,313 | $131 | −$71,681 (−38.3%) |
| 2023 | Infrastructure / InfrastructureDirector, Broadband Implementation and Accountability / Directrice, Mise en œuvre et responsabilisation relatives à l’accès à large bande · moved here | $186,994 | $220 | +$19,370 (+11.6%) |
| 2022 | InfrastructureDirector, Transit Oriented Communites Policy and Delivery | $167,624 | $215 | −$5,346 (−3.1%) |
| 2021 | Municipal Affairs and HousingDirector, Municipal Programs and Analytics Branch | $172,970 | $209 | +$10,853 (+6.7%) |
| 2020 | Attorney GeneralDirector Operations · moved here | $162,117 | $203 | +$4,700 (+3.0%) |
| 2019 | Municipal Affairs and HousingDirector, Municipal Programs and Analytics Branch · moved here | $157,417 | $204 | +$4,743 (+3.1%) |
| 2018 | Ministry of InfrastructureDirector, Program Integration · moved here | $152,674 | $229 | +$9,264 (+6.5%) |
| 2017 | Ministry of Infrastructure / ministère de l'InfrastructureDirector, Community Hubs Division / Directrice, Division des politiques en matière de carrefours communautaires · moved here | $143,410 | $220 | +$11,302 (+8.6%) |
| 2016 | InfrastructureDirector, Community Hubs Secretariat / Directrice, Secrétariat des politiques en matière de carrefours communautaires · moved here | $132,108 | $197 | +$14,069 (+11.9%) |
| 2015 | Cabinet OfficeDirector, Community Hubs Secretariat / Directrice, Secrétariat des politiques en matière de carrefours communautaires · moved here | $118,038 | $203 | −$1,268 (−1.1%) |
| 2014 | EducationDirector, Corporate Coordination Office / Directrice, Bureau de coordination générale | $119,306 | $205 | +$4,188 (+3.6%) |
| 2013 | EducationDirector, Corporate Coordination Office | $115,118 | $181 | $0 (0.0%) |
| 2012 | EducationDirector, Corporate Coordination Office · moved here | $115,118 | $164 | +$8,031 (+7.5%) |
| 2011 | Education / ÉducationDirector, Corporate Coordination Office / Directrice, Bureau de coordination générale | $107,087 | $154 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Dawn Palin on the disclosure list?
Cabinet Office paid Dawn Palin $176,740 in 2025. 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