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On the 2015 Sunshine List · 6 years

Richard A. Powers

Director Policy & Strategic Planning · City of Toronto
2015 Total Compensation Paid
$173,006.69
▲ 45.1% since 2010

Richard A. Powers was paid $173,006.69 in total compensation as Director Policy & Strategic Planning at City of Toronto in 2015, 73% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Richard A. Powers has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2010, earning $851K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $141,803.00 a year, up 45% over that span.

That is 28% above the average disclosed pay of $135,219.40 across 13,079 listed City of Toronto employees.

$173,006.69
Latest compensation
in 2015
$851K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$141,803.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+45.1%
Career growth
since 2010
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$110K$127K$145K$162K$179K201020112012201320142015
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Richard A. Powers's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2015 · $173,006.69
Lifetime total compensation$851K
Annual average$141,803.00
Total growth since 2010+45.1%
Biggest raise+13.8% (2015)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2015Latest★ Best
Director Policy & Strategic Planning↑ role changed$173,006.69▲ 13.8%
2014
Director Policy Planning and Research↑ role changed$151,995.80▲ 6.4%
2013
Director Policy Planning & Research$142,894.48▲ 5.8%
2012
Director Policy Planning & Research$135,038.34▲ 5.0%
2011
Director Policy Planning & Research$128,656.10▲ 7.9%
2010First
Director Policy Planning & Research$119,225.67
6 years total$851K total$141,803.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Director Policy & Strategic Planning
Sector
Municipalities & Services
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2010
Latest disclosure
2015
Years on list
6

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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