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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 5 years

Richard Edwards

Senior Policy Advisor, Resource Development · Natural Resources And Forestry
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$110,578.02
▲ 9.2% since 2016

Richard Edwards was paid $110,578.02 in total compensation as Senior Policy Advisor, Resource Development at Natural Resources And Forestry in 2021, 11% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Richard Edwards has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2016, earning $526K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $105,208.00 a year, up 9% over that span.

That is 8% below the average disclosed pay of $119,644.02 across 1,162 listed Natural Resources And Forestry employees.

$110,578.02
Latest compensation
in 2021
$526K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$105,208.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+9.2%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$98K$102K$105K$109K$113K20162018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2021 · $110,578.02
Lifetime total compensation$526K
Annual average$105,208.00
Total growth since 2016+9.2%
Biggest raise+4.6% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Senior Policy Advisor, Resource Development$110,578.02▲ 4.6%
2020
Senior Policy Advisor, Resource Development$105,709.01▲ 0.9%
2019
Senior Policy Advisor, Resource Development$104,719.57▲ 0.9%
2018
Senior Policy Advisor, Resource Development↑ role changed$103,744.15▲ 2.4%
2016First
Senior Policy Advisor Resource Development / Conseiller principal en politiques, exploitation des richesses naturelles$101,290.36
5 years total$526K total$105,208.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Senior Policy Advisor, Resource Development
Sector
Government of Ontario - Ministries
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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