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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 4 years

John Burton

Senior Policy Advisor · Cabinet Office
Senior Policy AdvisorOntarioFirst listed 2021
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$125,797.10
▲ 13.1% since 2021

John Burton was paid $125,797.10 in total compensation as Senior Policy Advisor at Cabinet Office in 2025, 26% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Burton has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2021, earning $479K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $119,818.00 a year, up 13% over that span.

That is 12% below the average disclosed pay of $143,225.88 across 338 listed Cabinet Office employees.

$125,797.10
Latest compensation
in 2025
$479K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$119,818.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+13.1%
Career growth
since 2021
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$108K$113K$118K$123K$128K2021202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Burton's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $125,797.10
Lifetime total compensation$479K
Annual average$119,818.00
Total growth since 2021+13.1%
Biggest raise+7.5% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Senior Policy Advisor$125,797.10▲ 0.2%
2024
Senior Policy Advisor$125,513.68▲ 7.5%
2022
Senior Policy Advisor$116,748.66▲ 5.0%
2021First
Senior Policy Advisor$111,211.73
4 years total$479K total$119,818.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Senior Policy Advisor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2021
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
4

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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