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2020 Salary — last year on the list $213,386 Total compensation $213,623, including $237 in taxable benefits.
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Total Compensation History Total compensation by year Line chart of 2 yearly values of total compensation, from $190,940 in 2019 to $213,623 in 2020. $100K $125K $150K $175K $200K $225K 2019 2020 2019: $190,940 2020: $213,623 Total compensation, 2019–2020. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. Full History2019–2020 $190,702 in 2019 is worth about $230,245 in 2025 dollars.
Full salary history, by year Year Employer Position Salary Benefits Total 2020 Finance Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Services Policy Finance $213,386Benefits $237 Total $213,623 $237 $213,623 2019 Finance Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Services Policy Division Finance $190,702Benefits $237 Total $190,940 $237 $190,940
On the List2020 Finance's 2020 median disclosed salary was $112,115; David S-M Wai's $213,386 sat about 90% above it. David S-M Wai was the #10 highest-paid of 397 people Finance disclosed in 2020, with total compensation of $213,623. The 2020 Sunshine List recorded 205,855 disclosures of $100,000 or more. Records under this name have appeared on the Sunshine List at Finance 2 years in all, 2019–2020.
Also at Finance2020 Also at Finance, 2020 # Name Position Salary Total Details 1 Gergely Orencsak Deputy Minister $413,559 $415,665 2 Mahmood Nanji Associate Deputy Minister $248,251 $248,574 3 Nancy Mudrinic Associate Deputy Minister $242,064 $242,358 4 Allan Doheny Assistant Deputy Minister, Provincial Local Finance $233,871 $234,147 5 Brian Lewis Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Economist, Office of Economic Policy $230,460 $230,716 6 Sriram Subrahmanyan Assistant Deputy Minister, Taxation Policy $226,857 $227,132 7 Helmut Zisser Assistant Deputy Minister/Chief Administrative Officer $222,408 $222,678 8 Timothy Schuurman Associate Deputy Minister $217,076 $217,329 9 Nicole Stewart Assistant Deputy Minister, Income Security and Pension Policy $213,386 $213,623 11 Juanita Dobson Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Compliance and Benefits $207,556 $207,811
View all 397 employees at Finance (2020) → 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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