Ontario public pay
Deborah Richardson
Deputy Minister at Health. On Ontario’s disclosure list 15 years between 2009 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $504,495.61
- Taxable benefits
- $17,937.80
- Total disclosed
- $522,433.41
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$67,934 (+15.6%)15years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$67,934 (+15.6%)15years on
the list
Among 34 people with the title “Deputy Minister” in 2025
Paid more than 94% of them. Their median: $372,709.
$504,496$125,577$537,390
Among 1,443 people at Health in 2025
1st highest paid. Their median: $123,319.
$504,496$100,030$504,495
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
$504K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $162,025 | |
| 2010 | $161,161 | |
| 2011 | $172,462 | |
| 2012 | $173,954 | |
| 2015 | $207,806 | $233,866 |
| 2016 | $241,111 | $242,432 |
| 2017 | $267,052 | $267,052 |
| 2018 | $288,321 | $288,321 |
| 2019 | $305,934 | $305,934 |
| 2020 | $345,552 | $303,905 |
| 2021 | $393,946 | $321,385 |
| 2022 | $416,902 | $308,420 |
| 2023 | $428,825 | $307,728 |
| 2024 | $436,561 | $320,994 |
| 2025 | $504,496 | $372,709 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HealthDeputy Minister | $504,496 | $17,938 | +$67,934 |
| 2024 | HealthDeputy Minister · moved here | $436,561 | $17,647 | +$7,736 |
| 2023 | Treasury Board Secretariat / Secrétariat Du Conseil Du TrésorDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre · moved here | $428,825 | $39,238 | +$11,923 |
| 2022 | Treasury Board SecretariatDeputy Minister | $416,902 | $13,319 | +$22,957 |
| 2021 | Treasury Board SecretariatDeputy Minister · moved here | $393,946 | $13,841 | +$48,393 |
| 2020 | Solicitor GeneralDeputy Minister | $345,552 | $14,450 | +$39,618 |
| 2019 | Solicitor GeneralDeputy Minister · moved here | $305,934 | $25,137 | +$17,613 |
| 2018 | Indigenous Relations and ReconciliationDeputy Minister | $288,321 | $11,733 | +$21,270 |
| 2017 | Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation / Relations avec les Autochtones et de la RéconciliationDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre · moved here | $267,052 | $11,229 | +$25,941 |
| 2016 | Indigenous Relations and ReconciliationDeputy Minister · moved here | $241,111 | $10,049 | +$33,305 |
| 2015 | Aboriginal AffairsDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre | $207,806 | $8,372 | |
| 2012 | Northern Development and MinesAssistant Deputy Minister, Trilateral Process, Infrastructure & Community Readiness · moved here | $173,954 | $239 | +$1,491 |
| 2011 | Aboriginal Affairs / Affaires autochtonesAssistant Deputy Minister, Aboriginal Relations & Ministry Partnerships / Sous-ministre adjointe, relations avec les Autochtones et partenariats ministériels · moved here | $172,462 | $243 | +$11,302 |
| 2010 | Aboriginal AffairsAssistant Deputy Minister, Aboriginal Relations & Ministry Partnerships | $161,161 | $1,096 | −$864 |
| 2009 | Aboriginal AffairsAssistant Deputy Minister, Aboriginal Relations & Ministry Partnerships | $162,025 | $1,546 |
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