The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
David Spencer
David Spencer served as the Director, Communications at Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in 2024, received an annual salary of $152,837.05 and a taxable benefit of $195.53, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. David has held the same position since 2020 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$153,032.58
Total paid in 2024
$152,837.05
Salary
$195.53
Taxable Benefit
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Find David on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Director, Communications |
| Employer : | Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Sector : | Government of Ontario - Ministries |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2010 and 2024, David experienced an average annual increase of approximately 4.70% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. By 2024, David's total pay had risen by 48.34% compared to the pay in 2010. Notably, during David's tenure as Director, Communications, there has been a significant 13.32% rise in compensation over the past 4 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Director, Communications | $152,837 | $196 | ⇧ 3.60% |
| 2023 | Director, Communications | $147,527 | $187 | ⇧ 1.89% |
| 2022 | Director, Communications | $144,791 | $185 | ⇧ 7.36% |
| 2020 | Director, Communications | $134,869 | $172 | ⇧ 3.95% |
| 2019 | Assistant Director And Manager, Strategic Communications | $129,743 | $170 | ⇩ -2.75% |
| 2018 | Assistant Director And Manager, Strategic Communications | $133,397 | $190 | ⇧ 21.09% |
| 2016 | Director, Communications | $110,148 | $174 | ⇩ -1.05% |
| 2015 | Assistant Director And Manager, Strategic Communications | $111,304 | $187 | ⇩ -1.16% |
| 2014 | Assistant Director And Manager, Strategic Communications | $112,610 | $190 | ⇧ 9.34% |
| 2010 | Chief of Staff | $102,991 | $173 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Director, Communications ) in the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
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| David Spencer | $152,837 | $196 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 436 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 436 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ileana Brito | Executive Director, Strategy, Communications And Stakeholder Relations | Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) | $253,368 |
| Jane Stirling | Executive Director, Communications | University of Toronto | $226,452 |
| Amy Waters | Senior Director, Communications And Corporate Digital Content | Liquor Control Board of Ontario | $223,800 |
| Adele Huffman | Executive Director, Brand And Marketing Communications | University of Western Ontario | $219,736 |
| Chuck Chan | Executive Creative Director, Integrated Marketing And Communications | University of Toronto | $216,877 |
| Geoffrey Moulton | Director of Internal Communications, Editor in Chief And Literary Secretary Territorial Headquarters | Governing Council of The Salvation Army In Canada | $234,997 |
| Mikhail Ilyukhin | Director, Signals And Communications - Engineering | Metrolinx | $214,253 |
| Mark Halladay | Director Kingston Central Ambulance Communications Centre | Kingston Health Sciences Centre | $213,089 |
| Lynn Wong | Director, Communications | Office of the Chief Electoral Officer | $213,015 |
| Andrea Corlett | Director, Communications | Information and Privacy Commissioner | $211,129 |