Culture

Ontario Sunshine List 2009 · 12 employees earning $100K+

Government of Ontario – Ministries
Data ends in 2009. Culture has no records in the 2025 Sunshine List — it may have been renamed, merged into another organization, or no longer report under this name. Search for its current listing.

At a Glance
2009

Employee Count

12

2009 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

$1.5M

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$126,836

2009 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$112,779

Half earn more, half less

Who makes the most at Culture in 2009?

Steven R. Davidson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Culture Division, was paid $176,533 in 2009 — the highest total compensation among 12 Culture employees on the Sunshine List; the median salary there was $112,779.

How has Culture's Sunshine List changed?

Culture listed 3 people in 2002 and 12 in 2009 — 4.0× as many; payroll on the list went from $358K to $1.5M, and the median salary moved from $114,217 to $112,779. It has not appeared under this name since 2009.

How many Culture employees earn over $150,000? →

Salary Trend

Median salary by yearLine chart of 8 yearly values of median salary, from $114,217 in 2002 to $112,779 in 2009.$100K$120K$140K$160K200220032005200620082009
Median salary, 2002–2009. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. That threshold has never been indexed to inflation, so this line can fall over time simply because more people newly cross it — not necessarily because pay fell.

Top Employees
2009

#1Steven R. Davidson
$176,533
Assistant Deputy Minister, Culture Division
#2Geoffrey G. Quirt
$175,620
Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
#3Diane McArthur
$150,763
Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
#4Richard D. Mortimer
$125,053
Director, Programs & Services
#5Donna Ratchford
$124,276
Director, Culture Policy
#6Christopher Schiller
$113,583
Manager, Culture Services Unit
#7Jackie Wood
$112,358
Senior Project Manager
#8Alan G. Ernst
$111,488
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister
#9Neil Downs
$109,560
Manager, Culture Programs Unit
#10Elizabeth Esteves
$109,549
Manager, Policy Initiatives Unit
#11Cherith R. Muir
$108,209
Special Advisor
#12Suzanne J. Rowe-Knight
$107,573
Manager, Culture Agencies Unit

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