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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 3 years

Heather Watt

Special Advisor to the Minister · Health
Special Advisor to the MinisterOntarioFirst listed 2020
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$161,777.22
▲ 20.4% since 2020

Heather Watt was paid $161,777.22 in total compensation as Special Advisor to the Minister at Health in 2022, 62% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Heather Watt has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2020, earning $453K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $151,105.00 a year, up 20% over that span.

That is 24% above the average disclosed pay of $130,821.69 across 1,443 listed Health employees.

$161,777.22
Latest compensation
in 2022
$453K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$151,105.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+20.4%
Career growth
since 2020
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$129K$138K$147K$156K$165K202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2022 · $161,777.22
Lifetime total compensation$453K
Annual average$151,105.00
Total growth since 2020+20.4%
Biggest raise+17.0% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest★ Best
Special Advisor to the Minister↑ role changed$161,777.22▲ 2.9%
2021
Chief of Staff$157,165.08▲ 17.0%
2020First
Chief of Staff$134,373.64
3 years total$453K total$151,105.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Special Advisor to the Minister
Employer
Health
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2020
Latest disclosure
2022
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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