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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 3 years

Giles Gherson

Deputy Minister · Cabinet Office
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$352,074.81
▲ 53.5% since 2009

Giles Gherson was paid $352,074.81 in total compensation as Deputy Minister at Cabinet Office in 2019, 252% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Giles Gherson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2009, earning $787K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $262,448.00 a year, up 53% over that span.

That is 146% above the average disclosed pay of $143,225.88 across 338 listed Cabinet Office employees.

$352,074.81
Latest compensation
in 2019
$787K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$262,448.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+53.5%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$180K$227K$275K$322K$370K200920102019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Giles Gherson's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $352,074.81
Lifetime total compensation$787K
Annual average$262,448.00
Total growth since 2009+53.5%
Biggest raise+71.0% (2019)
Biggest drop-10.3% (2010)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest★ Best
Deputy Minister$352,074.81▲ 71.0%
2010
Deputy Minister$205,862.08▼ 10.3%
2009First
Deputy Minister$229,407.20
3 years total$787K total$262,448.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Deputy Minister
Sector
Government of Ontario - Ministries
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2019
Years on list
3

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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