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Nicole Bessette

Senior Professional Staff, Instructional Designer at Northern Ontario School Of Medicine. On Ontario’s disclosure list 9 years between 2017 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Nicole Bessette
Senior Professional Staff, Instructional Designer
Northern Ontario School Of Medicine
Salary paid
$121,731.02
Taxable benefits
$940.62
Total disclosed
$122,671.64
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$6,732 (−5.2%)
9years on
the list

Among 109 people at Northern Ontario School Of Medicine in 2025

71st highest paid. Their median: $137,573.

Paid more than 49% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalary
2017$100,323
2018$104,628
2019$108,833
2020$113,215
2021$116,937
2022$118,530
2023$123,395
2024$128,463
2025$121,731

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Northern Ontario School Of MedicineSenior Professional Staff, Instructional Designer$121,731$941−$6,732 (−5.2%)
2024Northern Ontario School Of MedicineSenior Professional Staff, Instructional Designer$128,463$922+$5,068 (+4.1%)
2023Northern Ontario School Of MedicineSenior Professional Staff, Instructional Designer$123,395$885+$4,865 (+4.1%)
2022Northern Ontario School Of MedicineSenior Professional Staff, Instructional Designer$118,530$1,061+$1,593 (+1.4%)
2021Northern Ontario School Of MedicineSenior Professional Staff, Instructional Designer$116,937$1,957+$3,721 (+3.3%)
2020Northern Ontario School Of MedicineSenior Professional Staff, Instructional Designer$113,215$2,411+$4,382 (+4.0%)
2019Northern Ontario School Of MedicineSenior Professional Staff, Instructional Designer$108,833$950+$4,205 (+4.0%)
2018Northern Ontario School Of MedicineSenior Professional Staff, Curriculum Instructional Designer$104,628$796+$4,305 (+4.3%)
2017Northern Ontario School Of MedicineSenior Professional Staff, Curriculum Instructional Designer$100,323$661

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Questions and answers

Why is Nicole Bessette on the disclosure list?

Northern Ontario School Of Medicine paid Nicole Bessette $121,731 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?

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