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Salaries at
Royal Ontario Museum
Every disclosed salary at Royal Ontario Museum on the Ontario Sunshine List — public-sector employees with their positions, salaries and taxable benefits.
Employees on list200
Total paid$27.1M
Average salary$135,610.67
Top salary$519,779.81
200 employees in 2025✓ Live data
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Employee salaries
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200 records
| Name & Position | Compensation |
|---|---|
| Joshua Basseches Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général | $519,780 |
| Valerie Huaco Deputy Director, Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer / Sous-directrice des collections et de la recherche, et directrice de l'innovation | $311,251 |
| Joe Aschaiek Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer/ Sous-directeur et directeur financier | $311,251 |
| Jennifer Wild Deputy Director, Engagement /Sous-directrice, Engagement des publics | $311,251 |
| Deepali Dewan Dan Mishra Curator and Head, Art and Culture/Cheffe et conservatrice Dan Mishra, Art et culture | $258,054 |
| Shyam Oberoi Chief Digital Officer/Directeur de la stratégie numérique | $250,102 |
| Kim Tait Teck Chair of Mineralogy and Head, Natural History/Titulaire de la chaire Teck en minéralogie et directrice, Histoire naturelle | $239,190 |
| Chen Shen Co-Chief Curator, Art and Culture/Co-conservateur en chef, Art et culture | $227,695 |
| Manuelita Cherizard Chief Human Resources Officer/ Cheffe des ressources humaines | $224,349 |
| Alexis Easton Chief of Public Affairs, Board Secretary and Privacy Officer/ Cheffe des affaires publiques, secrétaire du conseil d'administration et responsable de la confidentialité | $224,349 |
| Brian Mccrady Chief Facilities Officer/Directeur des installations | $224,349 |
| Sally Tindal Chief Marketing and Communications Officer/Directrice, Marketing et communications | $224,349 |
| David Evans Co-Chief Curator, Natural History/Co-conservateur en chef, Histoire naturelle | $217,707 |
| Justin Jennings Senior Curator, New World Archaelogy/Conservateur principal, Archéologie du Nouveau Monde | $217,648 |
| Jean-Bernard Caron Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology/Conservateur Richard M Ivey de paléontologie des invertébrés | $217,458 |
| Wen-Chien Cheng Senior Curator, Louise Hawley Stone/Conservatrice principale, Louise Hawley Stone | $217,052 |
| Sarah Fee Senior Curator, Textiles and Costume/Conservatrice principale, Textiles et costume | $216,400 |
| Yoke Chung Deputy Director, Museum Operations and Chief Operating Officer/Sous-directrice des opérations et cheffe de l'exploitation | $215,954 |
| Leela Outcalt Chief Collections Care/ Cheffe de l'entretien des collections | $200,102 |
| Tamara Onyschuk Assistant Vice President, Exhibition and Gallery Planning/ Vice-présidente adjointe, Planification des expositions et des galeries | $187,297 |
| Ascanio Odorico Vice President, Security and Risk Management/ Vice-président, securité et gestion des risques | $182,911 |
| Fahmida Suleman Senior Curator of Islamic World/ Conservatrice principale des arts et cultures du monde islamique | $179,793 |
| Christopher Kennedy Assistant Vice President, Event Sales/Vice-président adjoint, Événements | $179,715 |
| Maria Piacente Chief, Exhibition and Gallery Planning/Cheffe, Planification des expositions et des galeries | $178,467 |
| Douglas Currie Senior Curator, Entomology/Conservateur principal, Entomologie | $177,786 |
| Stephanie Altman Executive Project Director/ Gestionnaire de projet d'opération | $175,102 |
| Durga Swarupa Anila Senior Vice President, Exhibition and Gallery Development / Vice-présidente directrice des expositions et galeries | $175,102 |
| Constance Macdonald Senior Vice President, Commercial Enterprises/ Vice-présidente principale, entreprises commerciales | $175,102 |
| Rhéanne Chartrand Hatch Senior Curator of Indigenous Art and Cultures/ Conservatrice principal Hatch des arts et des cultures autochtones | $167,900 |
| Kathryn Medeiros Senior Manager, Payroll/Gestionnaire principal du service de la paie | $165,043 |
| Kelly Harper Vice President, Visitor Experience/ Vice-présidente, Expérience des visiteurs | $163,906 |
| Jason French Assistant Vice President, Project Management/ Vice-président adjoint, gestion de projet | $162,651 |
| Soren Brothers Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change/ Conservateur Allan et Helaine Shiff du changement climatique | $161,322 |
| Burton Lim Assistant Curator III, Mammology /Conservateur adjoint III, Mammologie | $160,747 |
| Arlene Gehmacher Curator, Canadian Art/Conservatrice, Art canadien | $160,708 |
| Deborah Metsger Assistant Curator III, Botany /Conservatrice adjointe III, Botanique | $159,684 |
| Mary Burridge Assistant Curator III, Ichthyology/Conservatrice adjointe III, ichtyologie | $157,639 |
| Cheryl Nichols Maclean Manager, Tourism and Promotions/Gestionnaire, Tourisme et promotion | $155,945 |
| Charlotte Chaffey Archivist/Records Manager/Gestionnaire des archives | $154,607 |
| Loredana Drusian Vice President, Major Project Management/Vice-présidente, Gestion des grands projets | $154,259 |
| Steven Laurie Senior Project Manager/ Gestionnaire principal de projet | $153,976 |
| Kathryn Brownlie Vice President, Brand, Marketing and Research /Vice-présidente, Image de marque, marketing et recherche | $152,480 |
| Colin Fleming Executive Writer and Creative Communications Strategist/ Rédacteur de direction et stratège de communications | $151,535 |
| Doug Mackenzie Assistant Vice President, Information Technology Services /Vice-président adjoint, Technologies de l'information | $149,331 |
| Ahmed Ismail Senior Security Duty Manager/Gestionnaire de service principal de la sécurité | $149,324 |
| Randy Dreager Manager, Media Productions/Gestionnaire, Multimédia | $147,247 |
| Adam Matheson Assistant Vice President, Membership/ Vice-président adjoint, Adhésions | $147,187 |
| Mara Gunner Human Resources Manager / Gestionnaire, Ressources humaines | $147,208 |
| Jeanette Braund Manager, Housekeeping/ Gestionnaire, services d'entretien | $147,172 |
| Eva Tolkunow Manager, Audience Insight/Gestionnaire, Perception des publics | $147,139 |
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Frequently asked questions
About Royal Ontario Museum's salary disclosures.
How many employees at Royal Ontario Museum are on the Sunshine List?
200 employees at Royal Ontario Museum had a salary of $100,000 or more in 2025, making them eligible for the Ontario Sunshine List.
What is the average salary at Royal Ontario Museum?
The average disclosed salary at Royal Ontario Museum is $135,610.67. Note: this only includes employees earning over $100,000.
What is the highest salary at Royal Ontario Museum?
The highest salary disclosed for Royal Ontario Museum is $519,779.81.
Where does this data come from?
This data is published by the Ontario government under the . All data is sourced directly from official government open data portals.