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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 5 years

D. Scott Thompson

Deputy Minister · Transportation
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$282,568.35
▲ 57.7% since 2009

D. Scott Thompson was paid $282,568.35 in total compensation as Deputy Minister at Transportation in 2020, 183% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

D. Scott Thompson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2009, earning $1.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $258,340.00 a year, up 58% over that span.

That is 109% above the average disclosed pay of $135,201.60 across 1,710 listed Transportation employees.

$282,568.35
Latest compensation
in 2020
$1.3M
Total compensation
across 5 years
$258,340.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+57.7%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$143K$195K$247K$300K$352K20092010201820192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How D. Scott Thompson's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2018 · $332,498.94
Lifetime total compensation$1.3M
Annual average$258,340.00
Total growth since 2009+57.7%
Biggest raise+93.3% (2018)
Biggest drop-13.2% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest
Deputy Minister$282,568.35▼ 13.2%
2019
Deputy Minister$325,363.23▼ 2.1%
2018★ Best
Deputy Minister↑ role changed$332,498.94▲ 93.3%
2010
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy & Planning Division↑ role changed$172,055.71▼ 4.0%
2009First
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy & Planning$179,215.06
5 years total$1.3M total$258,340.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Deputy Minister
Sector
Government of Ontario – Ministries
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2020
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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