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On the 2018 Sunshine List · 8 years

Murray Leaning

Director, Communications Branch · Education
2018 Total Compensation Paid
$165,127.09
▲ 44.6% since 2009

Murray Leaning was paid $165,127.09 in total compensation as Director, Communications Branch at Education in 2018, 65% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Murray Leaning has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2009, earning $1.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $130,279.00 a year, up 45% over that span.

That is 24% above the average disclosed pay of $132,925.92 across 756 listed Education employees.

$165,127.09
Latest compensation
in 2018
$1.0M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$130,279.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+44.6%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$105K$122K$138K$155K$171K20092010201220132014201520162018
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Murray Leaning's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2018 · $165,127.09
Lifetime total compensation$1.0M
Annual average$130,279.00
Total growth since 2009+44.6%
Biggest raise+15.5% (2018)
Biggest drop-0.2% (2015)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2018Latest★ Best
Director, Communications Branch↑ role changed$165,127.09▲ 15.5%
2016
Director, Communications↑ role changed$143,026.65▲ 12.6%
2015
Director, Communications / Directeur des communications$127,037.16▼ 0.2%
2014
Director, Communications / Directeur des communications↑ role changed$127,322.19▲ 3.9%
2013
Director, Communications$122,589.48▲ 0.0%
2012
Director, Communications$122,570.86▲ 1.9%
2010
Director, Communications↑ role changed$120,339.68▲ 5.4%
2009First
Assistant Director, Communication - Education$114,220.95
8 years total$1.0M total$130,279.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Director, Communications Branch
Employer
Education
Sector
Government of Ontario - Ministries
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2018
Years on list
8

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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