Ontario public pay
Rupert Gordon
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning Division at Education. On Ontario’s disclosure list 17 years between 2009 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $319,708.73
- Taxable benefits
- $310.16
- Total disclosed
- $320,018.89
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$89,882 (+39.1%)17years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$89,882 (+39.1%)17years on
the list
Among 756 people at Education in 2025
2nd highest paid. Their median: $127,198.
$319,709$100,155$367,632
Paid more than 99% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$320K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $109,086 | $126,285 |
| 2010 | $115,946 | $114,141 |
| 2011 | $118,257 | |
| 2012 | $122,899 | |
| 2013 | $122,899 | |
| 2014 | $127,306 | |
| 2015 | $131,360 | |
| 2016 | $134,342 | |
| 2017 | $147,093 | |
| 2018 | $164,860 | |
| 2019 | $183,865 | |
| 2020 | $201,457 | |
| 2021 | $198,786 | |
| 2022 | $217,839 | |
| 2023 | $214,948 | |
| 2024 | $229,826 | |
| 2025 | $319,709 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | EducationAssistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning Division | $319,709 | $310 | +$89,882 |
| 2024 | Children, Community and Social ServicesAssistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy | $229,826 | $272 | +$14,878 |
| 2023 | Children, Community and Social Services / Services à l'enfance et Services sociaux et communautairesAssistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy / Sous-ministre adjoint, politiques stratégiques · moved here | $214,948 | $255 | −$2,891 |
| 2022 | Children, Community and Social ServicesAssistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy | $217,839 | $244 | +$19,053 |
| 2021 | Children, Community and Social ServicesAssistant Deputy Minister, Community Services | $198,786 | $234 | −$2,671 |
| 2020 | Children, Community and Social ServicesAssistant Deputy Minister, Community Services | $201,457 | $224 | +$17,592 |
| 2019 | Children, Community and Social ServicesAssistant Deputy Minister, Community Services · moved here | $183,865 | $220 | +$19,005 |
| 2018 | Community and Social ServicesAssistant Deputy Minister, Community and Developmental Services | $164,860 | $247 | +$17,768 |
| 2017 | Community and Social Services / Services sociaux et communautairesAssistant Deputy Minister, Community and Developmental Services / Sous-ministre adjoint, Services communautaires et des services aux personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle · moved here | $147,093 | $226 | +$12,751 |
| 2016 | Community and Social ServicesDirector, Poverty Reduction Strategy · moved here | $134,342 | $209 | +$2,982 |
| 2015 | Treasury Board SecretariatDirector, Poverty Reduction Strategy / Directeur, Stratégie de réduction de la pauvreté | $131,360 | $204 | +$4,053 |
| 2014 | Treasury Board SecretariatDirector, Poverty Reduction Strategy / Directeur, Stratégie de réduction de la pauvreté · moved here | $127,306 | $205 | +$4,408 |
| 2013 | EducationDirector, Early Learning Policy & Programs | $122,899 | $181 | $0 |
| 2012 | EducationDirector, Early Learning Policy & Programs | $122,899 | $164 | +$4,642 |
| 2011 | Education / ÉducationDirector, Early Learning Policy & Programs / Directeur, politiques et programmes d'apprentissage des jeunes enfants · moved here | $118,257 | $165 | +$2,310 |
| 2010 | EducationManager, Policy and Research | $115,946 | $179 | +$6,860 |
| 2009 | EducationManager, Policy and Research | $109,086 | $179 |
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