Ontario public pay
Tara Barry
Chief of Staff at Northern Economic Development and Growth. On Ontario’s disclosure list 7 years between 2019 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $186,283.26
- Taxable benefits
- $233.28
- Total disclosed
- $186,516.54
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$12,380 (+7.1%)7years on
the list
Change from 2024: +$12,380 (+7.1%)7years on
the list
Among 86 people with the title “Chief of Staff” in 2025
Paid more than 69% of them. Their median: $155,236.
$186,283$102,455$464,339
Among 93 people at Northern Economic Development and Growth in 2025
7th highest paid. Their median: $113,028.
$186,283$101,122$274,503
Paid more than 92% 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
$186K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $129,555 | $140,356 |
| 2020 | $136,742 | $140,115 |
| 2021 | $146,899 | $142,792 |
| 2022 | $150,598 | $145,000 |
| 2023 | $164,205 | $143,541 |
| 2024 | $173,903 | $147,876 |
| 2025 | $186,283 | $155,236 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Economic Development and GrowthChief of Staff · moved here | $186,283 | $233 | +$12,380 |
| 2024 | MinesChief of Staff · moved here | $173,903 | $226 | +$9,697 |
| 2023 | Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs / Agriculture, Alimentation Et Affaires RuralesChief of Staff / Chef de cabinet · moved here | $164,205 | $213 | +$13,607 |
| 2022 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsChief of Staff | $150,598 | $197 | +$3,699 |
| 2021 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsChief of Staff | $146,899 | $189 | +$10,157 |
| 2020 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsChief of Staff | $136,742 | $176 | +$7,187 |
| 2019 | Agriculture, Food And Rural AffairsChief of Staff | $129,555 | $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