Stephen Rhodes
Deputy Minister at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. On Ontario’s disclosure list 24 years between 2002 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $130,692.79
- Taxable benefits
- $143.00
- Total disclosed
- $130,835.79
Change from 2024: −$211,943 (−61.9%)24years on
the list
Among 34 people with the title “Deputy Minister” in 2025
Paid more than 2% of them. Their median: $372,709.
Among 377 people at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade in 2025
186th highest paid. Their median: $129,341.
Paid more than 63% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $116,085 | |
| 2003 | $139,548 | |
| 2004 | $140,545 | |
| 2005 | $147,898 | |
| 2006 | $167,046 | |
| 2007 | $172,647 | |
| 2008 | $184,043 | |
| 2009 | $191,795 | |
| 2010 | $184,931 | |
| 2011 | $214,467 | |
| 2012 | $220,662 | $220,662 |
| 2013 | $224,320 | $224,320 |
| 2014 | $231,925 | $226,667 |
| 2015 | $249,441 | $233,866 |
| 2016 | $243,807 | $242,432 |
| 2017 | $267,052 | $267,052 |
| 2018 | $288,321 | $288,321 |
| 2019 | $338,865 | $305,934 |
| 2020 | $333,122 | $303,905 |
| 2021 | $324,464 | $321,385 |
| 2022 | $330,929 | $308,420 |
| 2023 | $398,137 | $307,728 |
| 2024 | $342,636 | $320,994 |
| 2025 | $130,693 | $372,709 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeDeputy Minister | $130,693 | $143 | −$211,943 (−61.9%) |
| 2024 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeDeputy Minister | $342,636 | $35,331 | −$55,501 (−13.9%) |
| 2023 | Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade / Développement économique, Création d'emplois et CommerceDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre · moved here | $398,137 | $14,628 | +$67,208 (+20.3%) |
| 2022 | Economic Development, Job Creation and TradeDeputy Minister · moved here | $330,929 | $13,264 | +$6,465 (+2.0%) |
| 2021 | Energy, Northern Development and MinesDeputy Minister | $324,464 | $10,128 | −$8,659 (−2.6%) |
| 2020 | Energy, Northern Development and MinesDeputy Minister | $333,122 | $29,942 | −$5,743 (−1.7%) |
| 2019 | Energy, Northern Development and MinesDeputy Minister · moved here | $338,865 | $11,397 | +$50,544 (+17.5%) |
| 2018 | EnergyDeputy Minister · moved here | $288,321 | $10,998 | +$21,270 (+8.0%) |
| 2017 | Transportation / TransportsDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre · moved here | $267,052 | $10,110 | +$23,245 (+9.5%) |
| 2016 | TransportationDeputy Minister · moved here | $243,807 | $32,144 | −$5,634 (−2.3%) |
| 2015 | Community Safety And Correctional ServicesDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre · moved here | $249,441 | $12,077 | +$17,517 (+7.6%) |
| 2014 | Comm. Safety and Corr. ServicesDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre | $231,925 | $10,870 | +$7,605 (+3.4%) |
| 2013 | Comm. Safety and Corr. ServicesDeputy Minister | $224,320 | $11,409 | +$3,658 (+1.7%) |
| 2012 | Comm. Safety and Corr. ServicesDeputy Minister · moved here | $220,662 | $5,566 | +$6,195 (+2.9%) |
| 2011 | Attorney General / Procureur GénéralAssociate Deputy Minister / Sous-ministre associé · moved here | $214,467 | $280 | +$29,537 (+16.0%) |
| 2010 | Attorney GeneralAssociate Deputy Minister | $184,931 | $310 | −$6,864 (−3.6%) |
| 2009 | Attorney GeneralAssociate Deputy Minister | $191,795 | $297 | +$7,752 (+4.2%) |
| 2008 | Attorney GeneralAssistant Deputy Attorney General, Corporate Services Management | $184,043 | $295 | +$11,396 (+6.6%) |
| 2007 | Attorney GeneralAssistant Deputy Attorney General, Corporate Services Management | $172,647 | $280 | +$5,601 (+3.4%) |
| 2006 | Attorney GeneralAssistant Deputy Attorney General, Corporate Services Management | $167,046 | $270 | +$19,148 (+12.9%) |
| 2005 | Attorney GeneralAssistant Deputy Attorney General, CSM | $147,898 | $239 | +$7,353 (+5.2%) |
| 2004 | Attorney GeneralAssistant Deputy Attorney General, CSM | $140,545 | $247 | +$998 (+0.7%) |
| 2003 | Attorney GeneralADAG, Corporate Services Mgmt | $139,548 | $244 | +$23,462 (+20.2%) |
| 2002 | Attorney GeneralADAG, Corporate Services Management | $116,085 | $240 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Stephen Rhodes on the disclosure list?
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade paid Stephen Rhodes $130,693 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?
Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.
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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