Ontario public pay
Elizabeth Doherty
Assistant Deputy Minister, Office of the Budget at Finance. On Ontario’s disclosure list 20 years between 2006 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $160,219.11
- Taxable benefits
- $98.68
- Total disclosed
- $160,317.79
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$78,565 (−32.9%)20years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$78,565 (−32.9%)20years on
the list
Among 656 people at Finance in 2025
100th highest paid. Their median: $128,480.
$160,219$100,044$435,315
Paid more than 85% 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
$160K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2006 | $101,746 |
| 2007 | $100,820 |
| 2008 | $107,977 |
| 2009 | $111,321 |
| 2010 | $119,153 |
| 2011 | $117,082 |
| 2012 | $121,598 |
| 2013 | $121,686 |
| 2014 | $126,094 |
| 2015 | $142,448 |
| 2016 | $133,994 |
| 2017 | $143,410 |
| 2018 | $164,121 |
| 2019 | $176,579 |
| 2020 | $197,583 |
| 2021 | $205,458 |
| 2022 | $213,649 |
| 2023 | $210,813 |
| 2024 | $238,784 |
| 2025 | $160,219 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FinanceAssistant Deputy Minister, Office of the Budget | $160,219 | $99 | −$78,565 |
| 2024 | FinanceAssistant Deputy Minister, Office of the Budget | $238,784 | $267 | +$27,971 |
| 2023 | Finance / FinancesAssistant Deputy Minister, Office of the Budget / Sous-ministre adjointe, Bureau du budget | $210,813 | $250 | −$2,836 |
| 2022 | FinanceAssistant Deputy Minister, Office of the Budget | $213,649 | $240 | +$8,191 |
| 2021 | FinanceAssistant Deputy Minister, Office of the Budget | $205,458 | $230 | +$7,876 |
| 2020 | FinanceAssistant Deputy Minister, Office of the Budget | $197,583 | $219 | +$21,003 |
| 2019 | FinanceAssistant Deputy Minister, Office of the Budget | $176,579 | $220 | +$12,458 |
| 2018 | FinanceAssistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Pension Policy Division | $164,121 | $247 | +$20,711 |
| 2017 | Ministry of Infrastructure / ministère de l'InfrastructureDirector, Intergovernmental Policy / Directrice, politiques intergouvernementales · moved here | $143,410 | $220 | +$9,416 |
| 2016 | InfrastructureDirector, Intergovernmental Policy / Directrice, politiques intergouvernementales · moved here | $133,994 | $207 | −$8,455 |
| 2015 | Economic Development, Employment & Infrastructure/Research & InnovationDirector, Intergovernmental Policy / Directeur, politiques intergouvernementales · moved here | $142,448 | $223 | +$16,354 |
| 2014 | FinanceDirector, Benefits Transformation / Directrice, amélioration de l'administration des prestations | $126,094 | $205 | +$4,408 |
| 2013 | FinanceDirector, Benefits Transformation | $121,686 | $181 | +$89 |
| 2012 | FinanceDirector, Benefits Programs Branch | $121,598 | $164 | +$4,516 |
| 2011 | Finance / FinancesDirector, Benefits Programs Branch / Directrice, Direction des programmes d'avantages fiscaux · moved here | $117,082 | $164 | −$2,070 |
| 2010 | FinanceSenior Manager, Harmonized Sales Tax Unit | $119,153 | $192 | +$7,832 |
| 2009 | FinanceManager, Commodity Tax Design Unit | $111,321 | $188 | +$3,344 |
| 2008 | FinanceManager, Retail Sales Tax Modernization Unit, Corporate & Commodity Taxation Branch | $107,977 | $194 | +$7,157 |
| 2007 | FinanceManager, Commodity Tax Design Unit, Corporate & Commodity Taxation Branch | $100,820 | $177 | −$926 |
| 2006 | FinanceManager, Commodity Tax Design Unit | $101,746 | $169 |
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