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2021 Salary — last year on the list $182,047 Total compensation $182,263, including $216 in taxable benefits.
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Total Compensation History Total compensation by year Line chart of 3 yearly values of total compensation, from $132,807 in 2017 to $182,263 in 2021. No data from 2018 to 2019. $100K $125K $150K $175K $200K 2017 2020 2021 2017: $132,807 2020: $122,714 2021: $182,263 Total compensation, 2017–2021. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold. Full History2017–2021 $132,626 in 2017 is worth about $167,003 in 2025 dollars.
Full salary history, by year Year Employer Position Salary Benefits Total 2021 Health Assistant Deputy Minister, Communications Health $182,047Benefits $216 Total $182,263 $216 $182,263 2020 Health Assistant Deputy Minister, Communications Health $122,579Benefits $135 Total $122,714 $135 $122,714 2017 Health and Long-Term Care / Santé et Soins de longue durée Director, Public and Corporate Affairs / Directrice, relations publiques et affaires ministérielles Health and Long-Term Care / Santé et Soins de longue durée $132,626Benefits $181 Total $132,807 $181 $132,807
On the List2021 The 2021 Sunshine List recorded 244,456 disclosures of $100,000 or more. In 2021, Maria Szymczak's total compensation of $182,263 at Health ranked #39 of 989 disclosed that year. Health's 2021 median disclosed salary was $112,846; Maria Szymczak's $182,047 sat about 61% above it. Maria Szymczak has appeared on the Sunshine List at Health 3 times, 2017–2021.
Also at Health2021 Also at Health, 2021 # Name Position Salary Total Details 1 Helen Angus Deputy Minister $419,934 $440,710 2 David Williams Chief Medical Officer of Health, Public Health $351,808 $352,227 3 Barbara Yaffe Assistant Chief Medical Officer of Health, Communicable and Infectious Disease $315,077 $315,077 4 Melanie Bucking Associate Deputy Minister Health Services $266,740 $267,027 5 Daniel Warshafsky Assistant Chief Medical Officer of Health, Communicable and Infectious Disease $261,843 $261,972 6 Rhonda Mcmichael Assistant Deputy Minister, Population Health Initiatives $250,874 $251,156 7 Kieran Moore Chief Medical Officer of Health, Public Health $235,314 $235,601 8 David Mckeown Assistant Chief Medical Officer of Health, Communicable and Infectious Disease $231,707 $231,707 9 Alison Blair Associate Deputy Minister, Pandemic Response and Recovery $227,165 $227,418 10 Karen Mckibbin Chief Information Officer, Health Services Information and Information Technology Cluster $227,027 $227,281
Deputy Minister
Chief Medical Officer of Health, Public Health
Assistant Chief Medical Officer of Health, Communicable and Infectious Disease
#4 Melanie Bucking
$267,027 Associate Deputy Minister Health Services
#5 Daniel Warshafsky
$261,972 Assistant Chief Medical Officer of Health, Communicable and Infectious Disease
#6 Rhonda Mcmichael
$251,156 Assistant Deputy Minister, Population Health Initiatives
Chief Medical Officer of Health, Public Health
Assistant Chief Medical Officer of Health, Communicable and Infectious Disease
Associate Deputy Minister, Pandemic Response and Recovery
#10 Karen Mckibbin
$227,281 Chief Information Officer, Health Services Information and Information Technology Cluster
View all 989 employees at Health (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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