Ontario public pay
Sharmila Sukhdeo
Director, Cannabis and Infrastructure Financing Policy at Finance. On Ontario’s disclosure list 10 years between 2016 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $171,968.43
- Taxable benefits
- $203.87
- Total disclosed
- $172,172.30
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$16,737 (+10.8%)10years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$16,737 (+10.8%)10years on
the list
Among 656 people at Finance in 2025
66th highest paid. Their median: $128,480.
$171,968$100,044$435,315
Paid more than 89% 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
$172K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $109,538 | $102,316 |
| 2017 | $108,472 | $112,092 |
| 2018 | $116,065 | $109,202 |
| 2019 | $119,432 | |
| 2020 | $121,940 | |
| 2021 | $134,013 | |
| 2022 | $133,382 | |
| 2023 | $140,023 | |
| 2024 | $155,231 | |
| 2025 | $171,968 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | FinanceDirector, Cannabis and Infrastructure Financing Policy | $171,968 | $204 | +$16,737 |
| 2024 | Long-Term CareDirector, Capital Projects | $155,231 | $186 | +$15,209 |
| 2023 | Long-Term Care / Soins de longue duréeManager, Program Portfolio Management / Chef, Unité de la gestion du portefeuille des programmes · moved here | $140,023 | $176 | +$6,640 |
| 2022 | Long-Term CareManager, Program Portfolio Management | $133,382 | $171 | −$631 |
| 2021 | Long-Term CareManager, Program Portfolio Management · moved here | $134,013 | $166 | +$12,073 |
| 2020 | FinanceManager, Federal Provincial Relations | $121,940 | $154 | +$2,507 |
| 2019 | FinanceSenior Policy Advisor and Executive Assistant | $119,432 | $154 | +$3,367 |
| 2018 | FinanceSpecial Policy Advisor and Executive Assistant | $116,065 | $172 | +$7,593 |
| 2017 | Finance / FinancesSpecial Policy Advisor and Executive Assistant / Conseillère spéciale en politiques et attachée de direction · moved here | $108,472 | $166 | −$1,066 |
| 2016 | FinanceSenior Policy Advisor | $109,538 | $173 |
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