Ontario public pay
Scott Duff
Director, Rural Policy and Economic Development at Rural Affairs. On Ontario’s disclosure list 17 years between 2009 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $228,061.07
- Taxable benefits
- $249.69
- Total disclosed
- $228,310.76
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$40,452 (+21.6%)17years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$40,452 (+21.6%)17years on
the list
Among 23 people at Rural Affairs in 2025
2nd highest paid. Their median: $129,989.
$228,061$102,116$242,995
Paid more than 97% 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
$228K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $109,388 |
| 2010 | $109,181 |
| 2011 | $108,656 |
| 2012 | $111,889 |
| 2013 | $118,547 |
| 2014 | $122,955 |
| 2015 | $123,872 |
| 2016 | $133,092 |
| 2017 | $143,410 |
| 2018 | $152,674 |
| 2019 | $157,417 |
| 2020 | $163,657 |
| 2021 | $172,312 |
| 2022 | $173,582 |
| 2023 | $173,670 |
| 2024 | $187,610 |
| 2025 | $228,061 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rural AffairsDirector, Rural Policy and Economic Development · moved here | $228,061 | $250 | +$40,452 |
| 2024 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Rural Policy and Economic Development | $187,610 | $230 | +$13,939 |
| 2023 | Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation Et Affaires RuralesDirector, Economic Development Policy / Directeur, politiques de développement économique | $173,670 | $221 | +$88 |
| 2022 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Economic Development Policy | $173,582 | $216 | +$1,270 |
| 2021 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Economic Development Policy | $172,312 | $209 | +$8,655 |
| 2020 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Economic Development Policy | $163,657 | $203 | +$6,240 |
| 2019 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Economic Development Policy | $157,417 | $500 | +$4,743 |
| 2018 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Rural and Agri-Food Corporate Policy | $152,674 | $440 | +$9,264 |
| 2017 | Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation Et Affaires RuralesDirector, Farm Finance / Directeur, financement agricole | $143,410 | $443 | +$10,318 |
| 2016 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Rural Affairs | $133,092 | $455 | +$9,220 |
| 2015 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Rural Affairs / Directeur, affaires rurales | $123,872 | $405 | +$917 |
| 2014 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Rural Affairs / Directeur, affaires rurales | $122,955 | $392 | +$4,408 |
| 2013 | Agriculture & Food/Rural AffairsDirector, Rural Affairs · moved here | $118,547 | $181 | +$6,657 |
| 2012 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsDirector, Agriculture Development | $111,889 | $154 | +$3,234 |
| 2011 | Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation Et Affaires RuralesManager, Rural Development Policy / Chef, politiques de développement des collectivités rurales · moved here | $108,656 | $157 | −$525 |
| 2010 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsManager, Rural Development Policy | $109,181 | $177 | −$207 |
| 2009 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsManager, Program Coordination Resource & Partnerships | $109,388 | $177 |
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