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Stephan Jost

Art Gallery of Ontario/Michael and Sonja Koerner Director, and Chief Executive Officer

2025 Salary

$404,004

Total compensation $406,513, including $2,509 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
2025

Employer Rank

#1

Art Gallery of Ontario

Years on List

10

2016–2025

Peak Salary

$404,218

2021

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Total Compensation History

Total compensation by yearLine chart of 10 yearly values of total compensation, from $229,653 in 2016 to $406,513 in 2025.$100K$200K$300K$400K$500K201620182020202120232025
Total compensation, 2016–2025. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
20162025

$228,849 in 2016 is worth about $292,656 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
YearPositionSalary
2025Michael and Sonja Koerner Director, and Chief Executive OfficerArt Gallery Of Ontario$404,004
2024Michael and Sonja Koerner Director and Chief Executive OfficerArt Gallery Of Ontario$402,672
2023Michael and Sonja Koerner Director, and Chief Executive OfficerArt Gallery Of Ontario$404,004
2022Michael and Sonja Koerner Director, and Chief Executive OfficerArt Gallery Of Ontario$404,004
2021Michael and Sonja Koerner Director and Chief Executive OfficerArt Gallery Of Ontario$404,218
2020Michael and Sonja Koerner Director and Chief Executive OfficerArt Gallery Of Ontario$378,382
2019Michael and Sonja Koerner Director and Chief Executive OfficerArt Gallery Of Ontario$373,568
2018Michael and Sonja Koerner Director and Chief Executive OfficerArt Gallery of Ontario$351,474
2017Michael and Sonja Koerner Director, and Chief Executive OfficerArt Gallery of Ontario$350,004
2016Michael and Sonja Koerner Director, and Chief Executive OfficerArt Gallery of Ontario$228,849

Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate

Stephan Jost was paid $404,004 in 2025; after income tax, CPP and EI that is roughly $227,698, an effective income-tax rate of about 42.3%. Within Art Gallery of Ontario, Stephan Jost's total compensation of $406,513 was the #1 of 76, against a median salary of $127,005. Stephan Jost has appeared on the list 10 times since 2016. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.

Estimated net pay
~$227,698
Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
~42.3%
CPP + EI contributions
~$5,507
All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
~43.6%

Where does $404,004 rank on the Sunshine List? →

Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.

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2025

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