Oswald Zachariah
Manager, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research at Natural Resources. On Ontario’s disclosure list 15 years between 2011 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $161,812.13
- Taxable benefits
- $191.84
- Total disclosed
- $162,003.97
Change from 2024: +$12,684 (+8.5%)15years on
the list
Among 1,120 people at Natural Resources in 2025
100th highest paid. Their median: $120,430.
Paid more than 85% 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 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $104,503 |
| 2012 | $105,895 |
| 2013 | $108,876 |
| 2014 | $109,922 |
| 2015 | $109,897 |
| 2016 | $111,244 |
| 2017 | $119,000 |
| 2018 | $130,799 |
| 2019 | $126,907 |
| 2020 | $126,907 |
| 2021 | $112,752 |
| 2022 | $148,275 |
| 2023 | $136,235 |
| 2024 | $149,128 |
| 2025 | $161,812 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Natural ResourcesManager, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research · moved here | $161,812 | $192 | +$12,684 (+8.5%) |
| 2024 | Natural Resources and ForestryManager, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research | $149,128 | $176 | +$12,893 (+9.5%) |
| 2023 | Natural Resources and Forestry / Richesses Naturelles Et ForêtsManager, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research / Chef, Centre de recherche sur l'écosystème des forêts du Nord · moved here | $136,235 | $169 | −$12,040 (−8.1%) |
| 2022 | Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and ForestryManager, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research · moved here | $148,275 | $165 | +$35,523 (+31.5%) |
| 2021 | Natural Resources and ForestryManager, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research · moved here | $112,752 | $110 | −$14,155 (−11.2%) |
| 2020 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsManager, Innovation and Knowledge Management | $126,907 | $165 | $0 (0.0%) |
| 2019 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsManager, Innovation and Knowledge Management | $126,907 | $169 | −$3,892 (−3.0%) |
| 2018 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsManager, Innovation and Knowledge Management | $130,799 | $189 | +$11,799 (+9.9%) |
| 2017 | Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation Et Affaires RuralesManager, Innovation and Knowledge Management / Chef, innovation et gestion des connaissances | $119,000 | $173 | +$7,756 (+7.0%) |
| 2016 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsManager, Innovation and Knowledge Management | $111,244 | $173 | +$1,346 (+1.2%) |
| 2015 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsManager, Innovation & Knowledge Management / Chef, innovation et gestion des connaissances | $109,897 | $185 | −$25 (−0.0%) |
| 2014 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsManager, Innovation and Knowledge Management / Chef, innovation et gestion des connaissances | $109,922 | $187 | +$1,046 (+1.0%) |
| 2013 | Agriculture & Food/Rural AffairsManager, Innovation & Knowledge Management · moved here | $108,876 | $166 | +$2,981 (+2.8%) |
| 2012 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsManager, Innovation & Knowledge Management · moved here | $105,895 | $150 | +$1,392 (+1.3%) |
| 2011 | Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation Et Affaires RuralesManager, Innovation & Knowledge Management / Chef, innovation et gestion des connaissances | $104,503 | $150 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Oswald Zachariah on the disclosure list?
Natural Resources paid Oswald Zachariah $161,812 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.
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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