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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 7 years

Michael Balagus

Chief of Staff, New Democratic Party / Chef de cabinet, Nouveau parti démocratique · Legislative Assembly
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$209,272.10
▲ 4.8% since 2015

Michael Balagus was paid $209,272.10 in total compensation as Chief of Staff, New Democratic Party / Chef de cabinet, Nouveau parti démocratique at Legislative Assembly in 2022, 109% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Balagus has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2015, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $205,962.00 a year, up 5% over that span.

That is 39% above the average disclosed pay of $150,865.49 across 327 listed Legislative Assembly employees.

$209,272.10
Latest compensation
in 2022
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$205,962.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+4.8%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$196K$200K$205K$209K$214K2015201620182019202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael Balagus's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $211,136.68
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$205,962.00
Total growth since 2015+4.8%
Biggest raise+3.0% (2020)
Biggest drop-1.2% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest
Chief of Staff, New Democratic Party / Chef de cabinet, Nouveau parti démocratique$209,272.10▲ 0.3%
2021
Chief of Staff, New Democratic Party / Chef de cabinet, Nouveau parti démocratique↑ role changed$208,571.94▼ 1.2%
2020★ Best
Chief of Staff, New Democratic Party / Chef de cabinet, Nouveau Parti démocratique↑ role changed$211,136.68▲ 3.0%
2019
Chief of Staff and Principal Secretary, New Democratic Party / Chef de cabinet et secr�taire principal, Nouveau Parti d�mocratique↑ role changed$204,968.59▲ 0.2%
2018
Chief of Staff and Principal Secretary, Third Party / Chef de cabinet et secrétaire principal, Troisième parti$204,478.98▲ 0.4%
2016
Chief of Staff and Principal Secretary, Third Party / Chef de cabinet et secrétaire principal, Troisième parti↑ role changed$203,574.32▲ 1.9%
2015First
Chief of Staff & Principal Secretary, Third Party / Chef de cabinet et secrétaire principal, Troisième parti$199,731.55
7 years total$1.4M total$205,962.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Chief of Staff, New Democratic Party / Chef de cabinet, Nouveau parti démocratique
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2022
Years on list
7

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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