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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 5 years

Michael Gildea

Senior Policy Advisor · Education
Senior Policy AdvisorOntarioFirst listed 2018
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$127,955.92
▲ 23.3% since 2018

Michael Gildea was paid $127,955.92 in total compensation as Senior Policy Advisor at Education in 2025, 28% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Gildea has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2018, earning $569K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $113,733.00 a year, up 23% over that span.

That is 4% below the average disclosed pay of $132,925.92 across 756 listed Education employees.

$127,955.92
Latest compensation
in 2025
$569K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$113,733.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+23.3%
Career growth
since 2018
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$99K$107K$115K$123K$131K20182019202020242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael Gildea's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $127,955.92
Lifetime total compensation$569K
Annual average$113,733.00
Total growth since 2018+23.3%
Biggest raise+17.6% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Senior Policy Advisor$127,955.92▲ 1.9%
2024
Senior Policy Advisor$125,515.90▲ 17.6%
2020
Senior Policy Advisor$106,766.07▲ 2.0%
2019
Senior Policy Advisor$104,681.78▲ 0.9%
2018First
Senior Policy Advisor$103,744.15
5 years total$569K total$113,733.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Senior Policy Advisor
Employer
Education
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2018
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
5

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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