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On the 2018 Sunshine List · 3 years

Richard Steele

Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Assistance Operations · Community and Social Services
2018 Total Compensation Paid
$207,987.84
▲ 5.8% since 2014

Richard Steele was paid $207,987.84 in total compensation as Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Assistance Operations at Community and Social Services in 2018, 108% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Richard Steele has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2014, earning $603K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $200,935.00 a year, up 6% over that span.

That is 78% above the average disclosed pay of $116,734.25 across 487 listed Community and Social Services employees.

$207,987.84
Latest compensation
in 2018
$603K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$200,935.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+5.8%
Career growth
since 2014
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$193K$197K$202K$206K$210K201420162018
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2018 · $207,987.84
Lifetime total compensation$603K
Annual average$200,935.00
Total growth since 2014+5.8%
Biggest raise+4.9% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2018Latest★ Best
Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Assistance Operations$207,987.84▲ 4.9%
2016
Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Assistance Operations↑ role changed$198,225.66▲ 0.8%
2014First
Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Assistance Operations / Sous-ministre adjoint, opérations relatives à l'aide sociale$196,591.35
3 years total$603K total$200,935.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Assistance Operations
Sector
Government of Ontario - Ministries
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2014
Latest disclosure
2018
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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