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Richard Kikuta

Director, Economic Research and Analytics at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. On Ontario’s disclosure list 15 years between 2010 and 2024.

Salary disclosure2024
Richard Kikuta
Director, Economic Research and Analytics
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Salary paid
$189,290.77
Taxable benefits
$236.75
Total disclosed
$189,527.52
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2023: +$4,788 (+2.6%)
15years on
the list

Among 335 people at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade in 2024

9th highest paid. Their median: $124,135.

Paid more than 94% of everyone on the 2024 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)

Salary by year

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YearSalary
2010$127,840
2011$135,752
2012$136,286
2013$136,286
2014$141,325
2015$144,039
2016$144,569
2017$154,880
2018$164,880
2019$164,366
2020$178,889
2021$183,704
2022$179,186
2023$184,502
2024$189,291

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2024Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeDirector, Economic Research and Analytics$189,291$237+$4,788
2023Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade / Développement économique, Création d'emplois et CommerceDirector, Economic Research and Analytics / Directeur, Direction de la recherche économique et de l’analytique · moved here$184,502$230+$5,316
2022Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeDirector, Economic Research and Analytics$179,186$228−$4,517
2021Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeDirector, Economic Research and Analytics$183,704$224+$4,815
2020Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeDirector, Economic Data Analytics$178,889$215+$14,523
2019Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeDirector, Economic Data Analytics · moved here$164,366$219−$514
2018Ministry of Economic Development and Growth/Ministry of Research, Innovation and ScienceDirector, Economic Data Analytics · moved here$164,880$247+$9,999
2017Ministry 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, Analytics and Advanced Technology / Directeur, analytique et technologies de pointe · moved here$154,880$238+$10,311
2016Economic Development and Growth / Research, Innovation and ScienceDirector, Analytics and Advanced Technology / Directeur, analytique et technologies de pointe · moved here$144,569$223+$530
2015Economic Development, Employment & Infrastructure/Research & InnovationDirector, Investment Funding & Coordination / Directeur, financement de l'investissement et coordination des activités$144,039$213+$2,714
2014Economic Development, Employment & Infrastructure/Research & InnovationDirector, Science, Technology and Services Branch / Directeur, Direction des sciences, technologies et services · moved here$141,325$234+$5,038
2013Economic Dev., Trade & Employment/Research & InnovationDirector, Science, Technology & Services Branch · moved here$136,286$207$0
2012Economic Development & InnovationDirector, Science, Technology & Services Branch · moved here$136,286$187+$535
2011Economic Development & Innovation / Développement économique et InnovationDirector, Science, Technology & Services Branch / Directeur, Direction des sciences, technologies et services · moved here$135,752$194+$7,912
2010Economic Development & TradeDirector Science, Technology & Services$127,840$214

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