Education

Government of Ontario – Ministries

At a Glance
2025

Employee Count

2025 Sunshine List

Total Compensation

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

Median: $127,198

Median Salary

Top: $367,633

Salary Trend

Top Employees
2025

#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Denise Cole	Deputy Minister	$367,633	$401,060
2	Rupert Gordon	Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning Division	$319,709	$320,019
3	Yael Ginsler	Assistant Deputy Minister, Student Achievement Division	$316,578	$316,870
4	Kate Manson-Smith	Deputy Minister	$315,159	$315,540
5	Michael Hudecki	Manager, Funding Policy Unit	$299,658	$299,851
6	Doreen Lamarche	Executive Director, Education Finance Office	$289,171	$289,485
7	Didem Proulx	Assistant Deputy Minister, Capital and Business Support Division	$285,353	$285,662
8	Louis Dimitracopoulos	Chief Administrative Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management and Services Division	$283,766	$284,075
9	Andrew Davis	Assistant Deputy Minister, Education Labour and Finance Division	$280,079	$280,393
10	Holly Moran	Assistant Deputy Minister, Early Years and Child Care Division	$278,536	$278,831
11	Claudine Munroe	Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Education and Well Being Division	$252,236	$252,493
12	Giselle Basanta	Assistant Deputy Minister, Education Equity and Governance Secretariat	$250,039	$250,345
13	Nadine Ramdial	Director, Strategic Human Resources Branch	$232,978	$233,215
14	Didier Pomerleau	Assistant Deputy Minister, French Language Education Division	$232,348	$232,601
15	Andrea Dutton	Director, Capital Policy Branch	$232,053	$232,295
16	Ian Ross	Director, Communications Branch	$231,153	$231,403
17	Mersad Fard	Director, Transfer Payment and Divisional Finance Branch	$229,679	$229,905
18	Rachel Osborne	Director, Education Equity and Board Governance Branch	$226,261	$226,507
19	Suzanne Gordon	Director, Inclusive Education and Well-Being Branch	$224,250	$224,499
20	Paul Cleaver	Director, Corporate Finance and Services Branch	$224,094	$224,328
21	Matthew Beattie	Director, Labour Relations Operations Branch	$218,225	$218,432
22	Patrick Byam	Director, Safe Schools Branch	$218,230	$218,386
23	Mishaal Surti	Director, Curriculum Assessment and Student Success Policy Branch	$217,711	$217,936
24	Romina Di Pasquale	Director, Enrolment, Funding and Labour Policy Branch	$217,194	$217,430
25	Andrew Locker	Director, Field Services Branch	$214,164	$214,387