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.
Nicola Russell
Nicola Russell served as the Senior Economist at Finance in 2024, received an annual salary of $126,493.18 and a taxable benefit of $154.44, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Nicola has held the same position since 2024 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$126,647.62
Total paid in 2024
$126,493.18
Salary
$154.44
Taxable Benefit
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Find Nicola on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Senior Economist |
| Employer : | Finance |
| Sector : | Government of Ontario - Ministries |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2018 and 2024, Nicola experienced an average annual increase of approximately 3.49% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Finance. By 2024, Nicola's total pay had risen by 22.36% 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 | Senior Economist | $126,493 | $154 | ⇧ 12.34% |
| 2023 | Senior Economic Analyst | $112,593 | $145 | ⇧ 2.39% |
| 2022 | Senior Economic Analyst | $109,961 | $143 | ⇧ 1.10% |
| 2021 | Senior Economic Analyst | $108,762 | $142 | ⇧ 2.00% |
| 2020 | Senior Economic Analyst | $106,627 | $139 | ⇧ 1.99% |
| 2019 | Senior Economic Analyst | $104,542 | $139 | ⇧ 1.14% |
| 2018 | Senior Economic Analyst | $103,346 | $156 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 22 employees who held exactly same position title ( Senior Economist ) in the Finance.
10 out of 22 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Teshome Amare | $133,161 | $161 |
| Mustafa Erksoy | $133,767 | $161 |
| Qaizar Hussain | $133,094 | $161 |
| Qing Li | $130,930 | $158 |
| Michael Marr | $133,085 | $161 |
| Alexandre Munger | $133,094 | $161 |
| Sampson Ndah | $133,402 | $157 |
| Theresa Parzei | $133,094 | $161 |
| Asma Syed | $133,107 | $161 |
| Elsa Wong | $133,094 | $161 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 61 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 61 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire De Oliveira | Senior Health Economist | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | $191,171 |
| Andrew Lee-poy | Senior Economist | Ontario Securities Commission | $155,187 |
| Senthuran Eswaralingam | Senior Economist | Ontario Securities Commission | $139,905 |
| Andrea Pastori | Senior Economist | Treasury Board Secretariat | $136,613 |
| Stephen Duff | Senior Economist | Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | $134,173 |
| Mustafa Erksoy | Senior Economist | Finance | $133,928 |
| Sampson Ndah | Senior Economist | Finance | $133,559 |
| Teshome Amare | Senior Economist | Finance | $133,322 |
| Damian Pajak | Senior Quantitative Economist | Infrastructure | $133,278 |
| Asma Syed | Senior Economist | Finance | $133,268 |