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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 5 years

David West

Chief Economist / Economiste en chef · Financial Accountability Officer
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$121,414.72
▼ 21.5% since 2016

David West was paid $121,414.72 in total compensation as Chief Economist / Economiste en chef at Financial Accountability Officer in 2021, 21% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David West has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2016, earning $937K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $187,335.00 a year, down 22% over that span.

That is 34% below the average disclosed pay of $182,681.62 across 13 listed Financial Accountability Officer employees.

$121,414.72
Latest compensation
in 2021
$937K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$187,335.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-21.5%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$95K$143K$191K$239K$287K20162018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2020 · $269,560.05
Lifetime total compensation$937K
Annual average$187,335.00
Total growth since 2016-21.5%
Biggest raise+40.4% (2020)
Biggest drop-55.0% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Chief Economist / Economiste en chef$121,414.72▼ 55.0%
2020★ Best
Chief Economist / Economiste en chef$269,560.05▲ 40.4%
2019
Chief Economist / Economiste en chef$191,951.56▼ 3.6%
2018
Chief Economist / Economiste en chef↑ role changed$199,022.02▲ 28.6%
2016First
Chief Economist$154,725.84
5 years total$937K total$187,335.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Chief Economist / Economiste en chef
Sector
Government of Ontario - Legislative Assembly and Offices
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2021
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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