Melissa Djurakov
Assistant Deputy Minister, Oversight and Agency Governance at Transportation. On Ontario’s disclosure list 9 years between 2017 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $266,302.21
- Taxable benefits
- $256.21
- Total disclosed
- $266,558.42
Change from 2024: +$82,216 (+44.7%)9years on
the list
Among 1,710 people at Transportation in 2025
7th highest paid. Their median: $127,798.
Paid more than 98% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $106,166 | |
| 2018 | $124,352 | |
| 2019 | $136,343 | $141,647 |
| 2020 | $140,122 | $145,096 |
| 2021 | $145,688 | $144,860 |
| 2022 | $159,040 | |
| 2023 | $167,715 | |
| 2024 | $184,086 | |
| 2025 | $266,302 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TransportationAssistant Deputy Minister, Oversight and Agency Governance | $266,302 | $256 | +$82,216 (+44.7%) |
| 2024 | TransportationAssistant Deputy Minister, Oversight and Agency Governance | $184,086 | $226 | +$16,371 (+9.8%) |
| 2023 | Transportation / TransportsAssistant Deputy Minister, Oversight and Agency Governance Division / Sous-ministre adjointe, Surveillance et gouvernance des organismes · moved here | $167,715 | $208 | +$8,675 (+5.5%) |
| 2022 | TransportationDirector, Municipal Programs · moved here | $159,040 | $186 | +$13,353 (+9.2%) |
| 2021 | Solicitor GeneralDirector | $145,688 | $181 | +$5,566 (+4.0%) |
| 2020 | Solicitor GeneralDirector | $140,122 | $177 | +$3,779 (+2.8%) |
| 2019 | Solicitor GeneralDirector · moved here | $136,343 | $173 | +$11,991 (+9.6%) |
| 2018 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesExecutive Assistant to the Deputy Minister · moved here | $124,352 | $183 | +$18,186 (+17.1%) |
| 2017 | Community Safety and Correctional Services / Sécurité communautaire et Services correctionnelsExecutive Assistant to the Deputy Minister / Attachée de direction du sous-ministre | $106,166 | $151 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Melissa Djurakov on the disclosure list?
Transportation paid Melissa Djurakov $266,302 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.
How do I report a mistake or ask for a record to be removed?
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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