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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 12 years

Cheryl Johnston

Senior Communications Advisor · Ontario Power Generation
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$107,920.05
▲ 5.5% since 2009

Cheryl Johnston was paid $107,920.05 in total compensation as Senior Communications Advisor at Ontario Power Generation in 2020, 8% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Cheryl Johnston has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times since 2009, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $121,424.00 a year, up 5% over that span.

That is 37% below the average disclosed pay of $170,201.67 across 10,346 listed Ontario Power Generation employees.

$107,920.05
Latest compensation
in 2020
$1.5M
Total compensation
across 12 years
$121,424.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+5.5%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

12 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$94K$109K$124K$140K$155K200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Cheryl Johnston's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2019 · $149,440.26
Lifetime total compensation$1.5M
Annual average$121,424.00
Total growth since 2009+5.5%
Biggest raise+8.9% (2019)
Biggest drop-27.8% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

12 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest
Senior Communications Advisor$107,920.05▼ 27.8%
2019★ Best
Senior Communications Advisor$149,440.26▲ 8.9%
2018
Senior Communications Advisor$137,186.58▲ 2.5%
2017
Senior Communications Advisor$133,814.98▲ 3.6%
2016
Senior Communications Advisor$129,196.49▲ 5.3%
2015
Senior Communications Advisor$122,709.07▲ 1.8%
2014
Senior Communications Advisor$120,568.18▲ 1.7%
2013
Senior Communications Advisor$118,513.82▲ 3.1%
2012
Senior Communications Advisor$114,946.25▲ 1.5%
2011
Senior Communications Advisor$113,191.96▲ 5.5%
2010
Senior Communications Advisor$107,292.81▲ 4.9%
2009First
Senior Communications Advisor$102,307.14
12 years total$1.5M total$121,424.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Senior Communications Advisor
Sector
Ontario Power Generation
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2020
Years on list
12

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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