Ontario public pay
Diane Ross
Director, Property Tax and Assessment Policy at Finance. On Ontario’s disclosure list 23 years between 2003 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $224,267.75
- Taxable benefits
- $249.69
- Total disclosed
- $224,517.44
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$35,047 (+18.5%)23years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$35,047 (+18.5%)23years on
the list
Among 656 people at Finance in 2025
26th highest paid. Their median: $128,480.
$224,268$100,044$435,315
Paid more than 96% 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
$224K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2003 | $106,270 |
| 2004 | $101,116 |
| 2005 | $108,992 |
| 2006 | $114,176 |
| 2007 | $124,143 |
| 2008 | $134,589 |
| 2009 | $140,615 |
| 2010 | $140,859 |
| 2011 | $142,912 |
| 2012 | $142,912 |
| 2013 | $142,912 |
| 2014 | $147,951 |
| 2015 | $155,439 |
| 2016 | $154,911 |
| 2017 | $161,290 |
| 2018 | $164,880 |
| 2019 | $173,302 |
| 2020 | $176,743 |
| 2021 | $190,591 |
| 2022 | $182,688 |
| 2023 | $180,965 |
| 2024 | $189,221 |
| 2025 | $224,268 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FinanceDirector, Property Tax and Assessment Policy | $224,268 | $250 | +$35,047 |
| 2024 | FinanceDirector, Property Tax and Assessment Policy | $189,221 | $237 | +$8,255 |
| 2023 | Finance / FinancesDirector, Assessment Policy and Legislation / Directrice, politiques et lois en matière d'évaluation | $180,965 | $230 | −$1,723 |
| 2022 | FinanceDirector, Assessment Policy and Legislation | $182,688 | $228 | −$7,902 |
| 2021 | FinanceDirector, Assessment Policy and Legislation | $190,591 | $224 | +$13,848 |
| 2020 | FinanceDirector, Assessment Policy and Legislation | $176,743 | $219 | +$3,441 |
| 2019 | FinanceDirector, Assessment Policy and Legislation | $173,302 | $220 | +$8,422 |
| 2018 | FinanceDirector Assessment Policy and Legislation | $164,880 | $247 | +$3,590 |
| 2017 | Finance / FinancesDirector Assessment Policy and Legislation / Directrice, politiques et lois en matière d'évaluation | $161,290 | $247 | +$6,379 |
| 2016 | FinanceDirector Assessment Policy and Legislation / Directrice, politiques et lois en matière d'évaluation | $154,911 | $234 | −$528 |
| 2015 | FinanceDirector Assessment Policy & Legislation / Directrice, politiques et lois en matière d'évaluation | $155,439 | $233 | +$7,489 |
| 2014 | FinanceDirector, Property Tax Legislation and Assessment Policy Branch / Directrice, Direction des politiques en matière de lois visant l'impôt foncier et d'évaluation foncière | $147,951 | $234 | +$5,038 |
| 2013 | FinanceDirector, Property Tax Legislation & Assessment Policy Branch | $142,912 | $207 | $0 |
| 2012 | FinanceDirector, Property Tax Legislation & Assessment Policy Branch | $142,912 | $187 | $0 |
| 2011 | Finance / FinancesDirector, Property Tax Legislation & Assessment Policy Branch / Directrice, Direction des politiques en matière de lois visant l'impôt foncier et d'évaluation foncière · moved here | $142,912 | $196 | +$2,053 |
| 2010 | FinanceDirector, Property Tax Legislation & Assessment Policy Branch | $140,859 | $222 | +$244 |
| 2009 | FinanceDirector, Property Tax Legislation & Assessment Policy Branch | $140,615 | $224 | +$6,027 |
| 2008 | FinanceDirector, Property Tax Legislation & Assessment Policy Branch | $134,589 | $231 | +$10,445 |
| 2007 | FinanceDirector, Property Tax Legislation & Assessment Policy | $124,143 | $216 | +$9,968 |
| 2006 | FinanceDirector, Property Tax Legislation & Assessment Policy Branch | $114,176 | $200 | +$5,183 |
| 2005 | FinanceDir., Prop. Tax Leg. & Assessment Policy | $108,992 | $180 | +$7,877 |
| 2004 | FinanceDirector, Property Tax Policy Branch | $101,116 | $176 | −$5,154 |
| 2003 | FinanceDirector, Property Taxation Br | $106,270 | $185 |
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