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Richard Ernst

Guelph General Hospital/President and Chief Executive Officer / président-directeur général

2014 Salary — last year on the list

$292,030

Total compensation $292,563, including $532 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
2014

Employer Rank

#2

Guelph General Hospital

Years on List

19

1996–2014

Peak Salary

$309,845

2010

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 19 yearly values of total compensation, from $115,029 in 1996 to $292,563 in 2014.$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K$350K199620002004200620102014
Total compensation, 1996–2014. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
19962014

$113,339 in 1996 is worth about $209,339 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2014President and Chief Executive Officer / président-directeur généralGuelph General Hospital$292,030
2013President and Chief Executive Officer / Président et PDGGuelph General Hospital / Hôpital général de Guelph$305,214
2012President and Chief Executive OfficerGuelph General Hospital$305,214
2011President and Chief Executive OfficerGuelph General Hospital$298,817
2010President and Chief Executive OfficerGuelph General Hospital$309,845
2009President/Chief Executive OfficerGuelph General Hospital$298,370
2008President/Chief Executive OfficerGuelph General Hospital$295,827
2007President/Chief Executive OfficerGuelph General Hospital$287,321
2006President & Chief Executive OfficerGuelph General Hospital$278,895
2005President/CEOGuelph General Hospital$255,266
2004President/CEOGuelph General Hospital$240,480
2003President & CEOGuelph General Hospital$219,484
2002President and CEOGuelph General Hospital$193,482
2001Chief Executive OfficerGuelph General Hospital$145,627
2000President/CEOGuelph General Hospital$137,682
1999Chief Executive OfficerGuelph General Hospital$133,974
1998Chief Executive OfficerGuelph General Hospital$124,809
1997Chief Executive OfficerGuelph General Hospital$115,334
1996Chief Executive OfficerGuelph General Hospital$113,339

On the List
2014

Across Ontario, the 2014 median for President and Chief Executive Officer was $270,000; Richard Ernst's $292,030 salary sat about 8% above it. In 2014, Richard Ernst's total compensation of $292,563 at Guelph General Hospital ranked #2 of 41 disclosed that year. The 2014 Sunshine List recorded 111,655 disclosures of $100,000 or more. Richard Ernst has appeared on the Sunshine List at Guelph General Hospital 19 times, 1996–2014, peaking in 2010 at $309,845.

Also at Guelph General Hospital
2014

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