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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 10 years

David Costen

Portfolio Director, Government and Social Services · Attorney General
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$227,921.36
▲ 11.5% since 2009

David Costen was paid $227,921.36 in total compensation as Portfolio Director, Government and Social Services at Attorney General in 2020, 128% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Costen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times since 2009, earning $2.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $215,542.00 a year, up 12% over that span.

That is 7% above the average disclosed pay of $213,068.56 across 3,127 listed Attorney General employees.

$227,921.36
Latest compensation
in 2020
$2.2M
Total compensation
across 10 years
$215,542.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+11.5%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

10 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$195K$204K$213K$222K$231K2009201020122013201420152016201820192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How David Costen's total compensation has moved across 10 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2018 · $227,968.17
Lifetime total compensation$2.2M
Annual average$215,542.00
Total growth since 2009+11.5%
Biggest raise+3.7% (2014)
Biggest drop-2.2% (2010)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

10 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest
Portfolio Director, Government and Social Services$227,921.36▼ 0.0%
2019
Portfolio Director, Government and Social Services$227,928.74▼ 0.0%
2018★ Best
Portfolio Director, Government and Social Services$227,968.17▲ 3.4%
2016
Portfolio Director, Government and Social Services↑ role changed$220,420.84▲ 0.0%
2015
Portfolio Director, Government & Social Services / Directeur de portefeuille, Services gouvernementaux et sociaux↑ role changed$220,350.97▲ 3.0%
2014
Portfolio Director, Government and Social Services / Directeur de portefeuille, services gouvernementaux et sociaux↑ role changed$213,882.47▲ 3.7%
2013
Portfolio Director, Government & Social Services$206,349.90▲ 0.0%
2012
Portfolio Director, Government & Social Services$206,320.36▲ 3.2%
2010
Portfolio Director, Government & Social Services$199,924.58▼ 2.2%
2009First
Portfolio Director, Government & Social Services$204,352.96
10 years total$2.2M total$215,542.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Portfolio Director, Government and Social Services
Sector
Government of Ontario – Ministries
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2020
Years on list
10

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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