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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 3 years

Melissa Thomson

Assistant Deputy Minister, Drinking Water and Environmental Compliance Division · Environment, Conservation and Parks
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$206,671.94
▲ 16.3% since 2019

Melissa Thomson was paid $206,671.94 in total compensation as Assistant Deputy Minister, Drinking Water and Environmental Compliance Division at Environment, Conservation and Parks in 2021, 107% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Melissa Thomson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2019, earning $583K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $194,383.00 a year, up 16% over that span.

That is 60% above the average disclosed pay of $129,308.37 across 1,357 listed Environment, Conservation and Parks employees.

$206,671.94
Latest compensation
in 2021
$583K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$194,383.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+16.3%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$173K$182K$191K$201K$210K201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2021 · $206,671.94
Lifetime total compensation$583K
Annual average$194,383.00
Total growth since 2019+16.3%
Biggest raise+11.8% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Assistant Deputy Minister, Drinking Water and Environmental Compliance Division$206,671.94▲ 4.0%
2020
Assistant Deputy Minister, Drinking Water and Environmental Compliance Division$198,748.86▲ 11.8%
2019First
Assistant Deputy Minister, Drinking Water and Environmental Compliance Division$177,727.11
3 years total$583K total$194,383.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Assistant Deputy Minister, Drinking Water and Environmental Compliance Division
Sector
Government of Ontario - Ministries
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
Latest disclosure
2021
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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