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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 2 years

David Donovan

2020 Total Compensation Paid
$124,734.24
▲ 9.5% since 2019

David Donovan was paid $124,734.24 in total compensation as Chief of Staff at Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade in 2020, 25% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Donovan has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 2 times since 2019, earning $239K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $119,306.00 a year, up 10% over that span.

That is 12% below the average disclosed pay of $141,144.54 across 377 listed Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade employees.

$124,734.24
Latest compensation
in 2020
$239K
Total compensation
across 2 years
$119,306.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+9.5%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

2 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$110K$114K$119K$123K$127K20192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David Donovan's total compensation has moved across 2 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $124,734.24
Lifetime total compensation$239K
Annual average$119,306.00
Total growth since 2019+9.5%
Biggest raise+9.5% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

2 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest★ Best
Chief of Staff$124,734.24▲ 9.5%
2019First
Chief of Staff$113,877.28
2 years total$239K total$119,306.00 avg
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The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Chief of Staff
Sector
Government of Ontario – Ministries
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
Latest disclosure
2020
Years on list
2

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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