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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 3 years

Rita Zaro

Executive Assistant to Lieutenant Governor and Chief of Staff · Lieutenant Governor
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$174,004.61
▲ 37.1% since 2022

Rita Zaro was paid $174,004.61 in total compensation as Executive Assistant to Lieutenant Governor and Chief of Staff at Lieutenant Governor in 2025, 74% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Rita Zaro has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2022, earning $440K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $146,730.00 a year, up 37% over that span.

That is 24% above the average disclosed pay of $139,825.49 across 10 listed Lieutenant Governor employees.

$174,004.61
Latest compensation
in 2025
$440K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$146,730.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+37.1%
Career growth
since 2022
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$118K$134K$149K$164K$180K202220242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $174,004.61
Lifetime total compensation$440K
Annual average$146,730.00
Total growth since 2022+37.1%
Biggest raise+25.0% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Executive Assistant to Lieutenant Governor and Chief of Staff↑ role changed$174,004.61▲ 25.0%
2024
Executive Assistant$139,249.25▲ 9.7%
2022First
Executive Assistant$126,937.21
3 years total$440K total$146,730.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Executive Assistant to Lieutenant Governor and Chief of Staff
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2022
Latest disclosure
2025
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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