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.
Gary Higgs
Gary Higgs served as the Interim President at St. Mary’s General Hospital in 2024, received an annual salary of $289,140.38 and a taxable benefit of $1,161.54, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Gary has held the same position since 2024 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$290,301.92
Total paid in 2024
$289,140.38
Salary
$1,161.54
Taxable Benefit
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Find Gary on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Interim President |
| Employer : | St. Mary’s General Hospital |
| Sector : | Hospitals and Boards of Public Health |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2018 and 2024, Gary experienced an average annual increase of approximately 10.78% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at St. Mary’s General Hospital. By 2024, Gary's total pay had risen by 78.88% compared to the pay in 2018. 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 | Interim President | $289,140 | $1,162 | ⇧ 29.29% |
| 2023 | Vice President Chief Information Officer And Chief Privacy Officer | $223,169 | $1,361 | ⇧ 24.55% |
| 2022 | Vice President And Chief Information Officer | $178,996 | $1,281 | ⇩ -0.82% |
| 2021 | Vice President And Chief Information Officer | $180,385 | $1,374 | ⇧ 4.42% |
| 2020 | Vice President And Chief Informaiton Officer | $172,846 | $1,224 | ⇧ 0.13% |
| 2019 | Vice President Chief Information Officer | $172,716 | $1,134 | ⇧ 7.13% |
| 2018 | Vice President Chief Information Officer | $161,221 | $1,064 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Interim President ) in the St. Mary’s General Hospital.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Higgs | $289,140 | $1,162 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 8 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deb Galet | Interim President And Chief Executive Officer | Baycrest Hospital | $296,703 |
| Gary Higgs | Interim President | St. Mary’s General Hospital | $290,302 |
| Matthew Mccandless | Interim Vice President Operations And Business Transformation | Iisd Experimental Lakes Area Inc | $251,996 |
| Chris Lau | Interim, Vice President, Strategies And Business Solutions | Invest Ontario | $195,246 |
| Sylvia Mingo | Interim Vice President, Patient Services | Ontario Health atHome | $166,473 |
| Patricia Chabbert | Interim Vice President, Nyaagaaniid, Anishinaabe Initiatives | Algoma University | $157,708 |
| Aaron Anstett | Teacher Secondary / Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association Interim Unit President | Wellington Catholic District School Board | $150,663 |
| Elizabeth Chirico | Interim Vice President, Financial Reporting And Compliance | Ontario Health atHome | $150,604 |