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Denise Cole

Seniors and Accessibility/Deputy Minister

2020 Salary — last year on the list

$277,527

Total compensation $279,135, including $1,608 in taxable benefits.

Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page

At a Glance
2020

Employer Rank

#1

Seniors and Accessibility

Years on List

2

2019–2020

Peak Salary

$277,527

2020

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 2 yearly values of total compensation, from $236,479 in 2019 to $279,135 in 2020.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K20192020
Total compensation, 2019–2020. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
2019–2020

$236,173 in 2019 is worth about $285,145 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2020Deputy MinisterSeniors and Accessibility$277,527
2019Deputy MinisterSeniors and Accessibility$236,173

On the List
2020

The 2020 Sunshine List recorded 205,855 disclosures of $100,000 or more. Denise Cole was the #1 highest-paid of 63 people Seniors and Accessibility disclosed in 2020, with total compensation of $279,135. Across Ontario, the 2020 median for Deputy Minister was $303,905; Denise Cole's $277,527 salary sat about 9% below it. Denise Cole has appeared on the Sunshine List at Seniors and Accessibility 2 times, 2019–2020.

Also at Seniors and Accessibility
2020

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