Rachel Simeon
Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation and Economic Partnership at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. On Ontario’s disclosure list 15 years between 2010 and 2025.
Assistant Deputy Minister, Innovation and Economic Partnership
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
- Salary paid
- $289,364.90
- Taxable benefits
- $268.81
- Total disclosed
- $289,633.71
Change from 2024: +$97,835 (+51.1%)15years on
the list
Among 377 people at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade in 2025
5th highest paid. Their median: $129,341.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $116,591 | $125,366 |
| 2011 | $118,945 | $127,403 |
| 2012 | $120,839 | $126,969 |
| 2013 | $120,839 | $132,978 |
| 2014 | $118,043 | $133,842 |
| 2016 | $134,431 | |
| 2017 | $143,410 | |
| 2018 | $152,674 | |
| 2019 | $176,113 | |
| 2020 | $171,606 | |
| 2021 | $175,025 | |
| 2022 | $191,187 | |
| 2023 | $177,824 | |
| 2024 | $191,530 | |
| 2025 | $289,365 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeAssistant Deputy Minister, Innovation and Economic Partnership | $289,365 | $269 | +$97,835 (+51.1%) |
| 2024 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeAssistant Deputy Minister, Innovation and Economic Partnership | $191,530 | $242 | +$13,706 (+7.7%) |
| 2023 | Treasury Board Secretariat / Secrétariat Du Conseil Du TrésorAssistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources Modernization Office / Sous-ministre adjointe, modernisation relative aux ressources humaines · moved here | $177,824 | $231 | −$13,363 (−7.0%) |
| 2022 | Colleges and UniversitiesAssistant Deputy Minister, Data, Research and Innovation Division | $191,187 | $226 | +$16,162 (+9.2%) |
| 2021 | Colleges and UniversitiesAssistant Deputy Minister, Data, Research and Innovation Division | $175,025 | $219 | +$3,419 (+2.0%) |
| 2020 | Colleges and UniversitiesAssistant Deputy Minister, Research, Science and Commercialization · moved here | $171,606 | $214 | −$4,507 (−2.6%) |
| 2019 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeAssistant Deputy Minister, Research, Science and Commercialization · moved here | $176,113 | $203 | +$23,440 (+15.4%) |
| 2018 | Ministry of HousingDirector, Market Housing Branch · moved here | $152,674 | $206 | +$9,264 (+6.5%) |
| 2017 | Ministry of Economic Development and Growth/Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science / Ministère du Développement économique et de la Croissance / Ministère de la Recherche, de l'Innovation et des SciencesDirector, Strategic Programs Delivery / Directrice, prestation des programmes stratégiques · moved here | $143,410 | $209 | +$8,979 (+6.7%) |
| 2016 | Economic Development and Growth / Research, Innovation and ScienceDirector, Strategic Programs Delivery / Directrice, prestation des programmes stratégiques · moved here | $134,431 | $210 | |
| 2014 | Economic Development, Employment & Infrastructure/Research & InnovationDirector / Directrice · moved here | $118,043 | $216 | −$2,796 (−2.3%) |
| 2013 | Children and Youth ServicesDirector | $120,839 | $191 | $0 (0.0%) |
| 2012 | Children and Youth ServicesDirector | $120,839 | $173 | +$1,894 (+1.6%) |
| 2011 | Children and Youth Services / Services à l’enfance et à la jeunesseDirector / Directrice · moved here | $118,945 | $172 | +$2,354 (+2.0%) |
| 2010 | Children and Youth ServicesDirector | $116,591 | $191 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Rachel Simeon on the disclosure list?
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade paid Rachel Simeon $289,365 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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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