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2021 Salary — last year on the list $163,385 Total compensation $163,503, including $119 in taxable benefits.
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Total Compensation History Total compensation by year Line chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $103,879 in 2016 to $163,503 in 2021. No data from 2018 to 2020. $100K $120K $140K $160K $180K 2016 2021 2016: $103,879 2017: $127,893 2021: $163,503 Total compensation, 2016–2021. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. Full History2016–2021 $103,706 in 2016 is worth about $132,620 in 2025 dollars.
Full salary history, by year Year Employer Position Salary Benefits Total 2021 Finance Director, Gaming and Cannabis Policy Finance $163,385Benefits $119 Total $163,503 $119 $163,503 2017 Finance / Finances Director Gaming Policy Branch / Directeur, Direction des politiques en matière de jeux Finance / Finances $127,696Benefits $197 Total $127,893 $197 $127,893 2016 Finance Director Gaming Policy Branch / Directeur, Direction des politiques en matière de jeux Finance $103,706Benefits $173 Total $103,879 $173 $103,879
On the List2021 Benjamin Somers's $163,385 salary at Finance was about 44% above the 2021 median there, $113,153. Among the 417 people Finance disclosed in 2021, Benjamin Somers's total compensation of $163,503 placed #28. $100,000 is the list's disclosure floor; 244,456 salaries met it in 2021. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List at Finance 3 years in all, 2016–2021.
Also at Finance2021 Also at Finance, 2021 # Name Position Salary Total Details 1 Gergely Orencsak Deputy Minister $419,934 $422,351 2 Nancy Mudrinic Associate Deputy Minister $282,297 $282,600 3 Sriram Subrahmanyan Assistant Deputy Minister, Taxation Policy $250,874 $251,156 4 Timothy Schuurman Associate Deputy Minister $243,800 $244,062 5 Brian Lewis Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Economist, Office of Economic Policy $239,648 $239,916 6 Allan Doheny Assistant Deputy Minister, Provincial Local Finance $227,938 $228,220 7 Mahmood Nanji Associate Deputy Minister $227,245 $227,541 8 Erin Mcginn Assistant Deputy Minister, Government Business Enterprise $223,532 $223,796 9 Juanita Dobson Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Compliance and Benefits $214,235 $214,496 10 Elizabeth Doherty Assistant Deputy Minister, Office of the Budget $205,458 $205,688
#1 Gergely Orencsak
$422,351 Deputy Minister
Associate Deputy Minister
#3 Sriram Subrahmanyan
$251,156 Assistant Deputy Minister, Taxation Policy
#4 Timothy Schuurman
$244,062 Associate Deputy Minister
Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Economist, Office of Economic Policy
Assistant Deputy Minister, Provincial Local Finance
Associate Deputy Minister
Assistant Deputy Minister, Government Business Enterprise
Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Compliance and Benefits
#10 Elizabeth Doherty
$205,688 Assistant Deputy Minister, Office of the Budget
View all 417 employees at Finance (2021) → Data sourced under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act.
Data: Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure, 1996–2025; last updated 2026-03-31 .
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