Royal Ontario Museum

Sector - Crown Agencies

Sunshine Employees - 2025 200
+125 (+166.7%) vs 2024
Average Sunshine Salary - 2025 $135,610.67
$12,653 (-8.5%) vs 2024

Employer Economics

Salary range and market performance.

Salary Spread
$100k $520k

Lowest to Highest reported in 2025

Historical Growth
7.0% NOT BEATING INFLATION

Since 1996

Rank in Sector
# 15

Based on mean salary in 2025

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Quick Insight: The highest paid individual in this organization is the DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER who earns 283% more than this organization's average in the 2025 sunshine list.

Salary Evolution

Historical average salaries and employee counts for this employer over time.

* Data represents annual average based on provincial disclosures.

Gender Breakdown

Comparing the first recorded year to the most recent data.

Male
Female
Unknown
Latest: 2025 Based on: 200 Sunshine Employees
41%
55%
4%
75%
25%
Earliest: 1996 Based on: 4 Sunshine Employees
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Trend Insight: Female representation has grown by 30% since this position first appeared on the list, while the total workforce has increased.

Gender Salary Gap

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Historical Context: Over the last 29 years, the data shows a historical Female advantage, with an average salary gap of $4,438 per year. This reflects the cumulative trend for Royal Ontario Museum across all recorded reporting periods.

Employee Salaries

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Name Position Year Salary
Joshua Basseches DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2025 $519,779.81
Joe Aschaiek DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2025 $311,251.35
Jennifer Wild DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ENGAGEMENT 2025 $311,251.35
Valerie Huaco DEPUTY DIRECTOR, COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH AND CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER 2025 $311,251.35
Deepali Dewan DAN MISHRA CURATOR AND HEAD, ART AND CULTURE 2025 $258,053.80
Shyam Oberoi CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER 2025 $250,101.62
Kim Tait TECK CHAIR OF MINERALOGY AND HEAD, NATURAL HISTORY 2025 $239,190.11
Chen Shen CO-CHIEF CURATOR, ART AND CULTURE 2025 $227,695.30
Alexis Easton CHIEF OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, BOARD SECRETARY AND PRIVACY OFFICER 2025 $224,348.65
Manuelita Cherizard CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER 2025 $224,348.65
Sally Tindal CHIEF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER DIRECTRICE, MARKETING ET COMMUNICATIONS 2025 $224,348.65
Brian Mccrady CHIEF FACILITIES OFFICER 2025 $224,348.65
David Evans CO-CHIEF CURATOR, NATURAL HISTORY 2025 $217,707.11
Justin Jennings SENIOR CURATOR, NEW WORLD ARCHAELOGY 2025 $217,647.58
Jean-Bernard Caron RICHARD M IVEY CURATOR OF INVERTEBRATE PALAEONTOLOGY 2025 $217,457.72
Wen-Chien Cheng SENIOR CURATOR, LOUISE HAWLEY STONE CONSERVATRICE PRINCIPALE, LOUISE HAWLEY STONE 2025 $217,051.72
Sarah Fee SENIOR CURATOR, TEXTILES AND COSTUME 2025 $216,399.72
Yoke Chung DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MUSEUM OPERATIONS AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 2025 $215,954.05
Leela Outcalt CHIEF COLLECTIONS CARE 2025 $200,101.81
Tamara Onyschuk ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, EXHIBITION AND GALLERY PLANNING 2025 $187,296.63
Ascanio Odorico VICE PRESIDENT, SECURITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT 2025 $182,911.46
Fahmida Suleman SENIOR CURATOR OF ISLAMIC WORLD 2025 $179,792.84
Christopher Kennedy ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, EVENT SALES 2025 $179,714.53
Maria Piacente CHIEF, EXHIBITION AND GALLERY PLANNING 2025 $178,467.17
Douglas Currie SENIOR CURATOR, ENTOMOLOGY CONSERVATEUR PRINCIPAL, ENTOMOLOGIE 2025 $177,786.46
Durga Swarupa Anila SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, EXHIBITION AND GALLERY DEVELOPMENT 2025 $175,101.78
Stephanie Altman EXECUTIVE PROJECT DIRECTOR 2025 $175,101.78
Constance Macdonald SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES 2025 $175,101.78
Rhéanne Chartrand HATCH SENIOR CURATOR OF INDIGENOUS ART AND CULTURES 2025 $167,900.36
Kathryn Medeiros SENIOR MANAGER, PAYROLL 2025 $165,043.31
Kelly Harper VICE PRESIDENT, VISITOR EXPERIENCE 2025 $163,906.06
Jason French ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2025 $162,650.52
Soren Brothers ALLAN AND HELAINE SHIFF CURATOR OF CLIMATE CHANGE 2025 $161,321.92
Burton Lim ASSISTANT CURATOR III, MAMMOLOGY 2025 $160,747.45
Arlene Gehmacher CURATOR, CANADIAN ART CONSERVATRICE, ART CANADIEN 2025 $160,708.44
Deborah Metsger ASSISTANT CURATOR III, BOTANY 2025 $159,684.28
Mary Burridge ASSISTANT CURATOR III, ICHTHYOLOGY CONSERVATRICE ADJOINTE III, ICHTYOLOGIE 2025 $157,639.45
Cheryl Nichols Maclean MANAGER, TOURISM AND PROMOTIONS 2025 $155,945.21
Charlotte Chaffey ARCHIVIST RECORDS MANAGER GESTIONNAIRE DES ARCHIVES 2025 $154,606.63
Loredana Drusian VICE PRESIDENT, MAJOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2025 $154,258.91
Steven Laurie SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER 2025 $153,976.16
Kathryn Brownlie VICE PRESIDENT, BRAND, MARKETING AND RESEARCH 2025 $152,480.09
Colin Fleming EXECUTIVE WRITER AND CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST 2025 $151,534.61
Doug Mackenzie ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 2025 $149,330.86
Ahmed Ismail SENIOR SECURITY DUTY MANAGER 2025 $149,324.41
Randy Dreager MANAGER, MEDIA PRODUCTIONS 2025 $147,246.58
Mara Gunner HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER 2025 $147,208.32
Adam Matheson ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP 2025 $147,187.41
Jeanette Braund MANAGER, HOUSEKEEPING 2025 $147,172.45
Eva Tolkunow MANAGER, AUDIENCE INSIGHT 2025 $147,138.79
Sheeza Sarfraz MANAGER, PUBLISHING 2025 $146,578.78
Fahd Ansari SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 2025 $145,249.39
Juline Chevalier ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, INTERPRETATION 2025 $144,226.82
Susan Sivric ASSISTANT BOARD SECRETARY AND MANAGER OF COMPLIANCE, PUBLIC AFFAIRS 2025 $143,070.55
Melissa Smith ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, GALLERY ENGAGEMENT 2025 $142,154.03
James Nixon PROJECT MANAGER CHEF DE PROJETS 2025 $141,328.55
Diane Banks VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS 2025 $140,678.77
Andres Tobo SENIOR MANAGER, TALENT INITIATIVES 2025 $140,665.15
Joshua Glover ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS 2025 $139,271.28
Jamie Naessens MANAGER, PROCUREMENT AND POLICY ADMINISTRATION 2025 $139,089.12
Tina Sarkar-Thompson ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES 2025 $138,909.49
Lori Boyd SENIOR MANAGER, MEMBERSHIP 2025 $138,371.59
Carly Smith SENIOR MANAGER, FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS 2025 $138,324.78
Joe Medeiros CERTIFIED CONTROL ROOM GUARD 2025 $135,333.32
Steven Silver ENGINEER 2025 $135,150.56
Corey Dahl SENIOR MANAGER, VISITOR EXPERIENCE 2025 $133,829.97
Julie Lofthouse MANAGER, COLLECTION INFORMATION SYSTEMS 2025 $133,469.37
Shahid Naeem ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT 2025 $132,101.74
Norma Henry TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS MANAGER 2025 $131,563.19
Heidi Sobol SENIOR MANAGER, CONSERVATION 2025 $131,553.78
Paul Shepherd CONTROL ROOM GUARD 2025 $130,932.34
Guennadi Lavine ENGINEER 2025 $130,314.55
Katlyn Olo MANAGER, MARKETING GESTIONNAIRE, MARKETING 2025 $130,296.23
Henry Ing MANAGER, PROCUREMENT AND OPERATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 2025 $129,909.40
Woong Jae Chung SENIOR APPLICATION DEVELOPER – FULL STACK 2025 $126,727.64
Janet Cowan SENIOR CONSERVATOR RESTAURATRICE PRINCIPALE 2025 $126,371.03
Helen Coxon SENIOR CONSERVATOR, PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION 2025 $125,969.65
Jaclyn Qua-Hiansen MANAGER, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND LIFELONG LEARNING 2025 $125,701.37
Perry Sheppard MANAGER, WEB 2025 $125,370.91
Rahul Bhardwaj SENIOR MANAGER, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS 2025 $124,906.31
Lucie Chevalier MANAGER, FRENCH TRANSLATION SERVICES 2025 $124,903.26
Roberto Dioso SECURITY GUARD 2025 $124,548.43
Timothy Edey CERTIFIED CONTROL ROOM GUARD 2025 $124,089.14
Katherine Dunnell MANAGER, COLLECTIONS CARE, NATURAL HISTORY 2025 $123,048.86
Nathan Lujan ASSOCIATE CURATOR OF FISHES 2025 $122,377.85
Akiko Takesue ASSOCIATE CURATOR, BISHOP WHITE COMMITTEE CURATOR OF JAPANESE ART 2025 $122,324.49
Anne-Marie Guchardi SENIOR CONSERVATOR RESTAURATRICE PRINCIPALE 2025 $122,043.90
Benyam Tesfasion SECURITY GUARD 2025 $121,270.17
Adam Moffatt MANAGER, PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS 2025 $120,776.89
Kristina Turner EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2025 $120,093.76
Bill Hodgkinson MANAGER, EXHIBIT PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE 2025 $119,818.37
Oliver Haddrath COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN, 2 2025 $119,401.64
Leslie Crowley-Mccue MANAGER, INDIGENOUS LEARNING AND PROGRAMS 2025 $119,215.86
Nithiyanantham Sollanantham SERVICE WORKER 1 2025 $119,086.67
Simona Margaritescu COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 2 2025 $119,057.32
H. Barry Higgins ASSISTANT MANAGER, SPECIAL PROJECTS 2025 $119,030.33
Walid Nawaz SENIOR SYSTEMS ARCHITECT 2025 $118,398.94
Jean Adair Dendy SENIOR CONSERVATOR RESTAURATRICE PRINCIPALE 2025 $118,316.49
Don Stacey COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN, 2 2025 $118,286.56
Ian Morrison COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN, 2 2025 $118,286.56
Tara Winterhalt SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER ARTISTIC COORDINATOR GRAPHISTE PRINCIPALE ET COORDONNATRICE ARTISTIQUE 2025 $117,280.46
Veronica Di Cecco COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN, 2 2025 $117,279.14
Tracey Forster COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 2 2025 $117,117.10
Gwendolyn Adams COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 2 2025 $117,117.10
Luna Mark SECURITY DUTY MANAGER 2025 $116,642.97
Stefano Bozzo SECURITY DUTY MANAGER 2025 $116,642.87
Shakil Hannan SECURITY GUARD 2025 $115,853.02
Rommel Navia MANAGER, RETAIL OPERATIONS 2025 $115,774.87
Vicki Kwon ASSOCIATE CURATOR, KOREAN ARTS AND CULTURE 2025 $115,502.62
Muhammad Qadeer-Uddin SECURITY GUARD 2025 $115,419.29
Wesley Fok SENIOR APPLICATION DEVELOPER – FULL STACK 2025 $115,229.38
Kristyn Rolanty SENIOR MANAGER, REGISTRATION GESTIONNAIRE PRINCIPALE, REGISTRARIAT 2025 $115,101.83
Pina Rodrigues PAYROLL ANALYST 2025 $114,610.18
Jacqueline Miller COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN, 2 2025 $113,936.64
Stephanie Allen REGISTRAR REGISTRAIRE 2025 $113,933.76
Michael Lalonde SECURITY DUTY MANAGER 2025 $112,771.29
Siamak Yazdanpanah SECURITY GUARD 2025 $112,697.82
Domenica Sforza EXPERIENTIAL GRAPHIC DESIGNER 2025 $112,589.38
Kristen Choffe COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN, 1 2025 $112,546.88
Margot Thompson EXPERIENTIAL GRAPHIC DESIGNER 2025 $112,467.12
Kiron Mukherjee MANAGER, R O M KIDS 2025 $112,444.80
Laura Lipcsei SENIOR CONSERVATOR RESTAURATRICE PRINCIPALE 2025 $112,397.99
Amy Lathrop COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 1 2025 $112,242.22
Myles Zarowny PREPARATOR TECHNICIEN 2025 $112,196.95
Karla Livingston COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 1 2025 $112,125.50
Paul Eekhoff SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER PHOTOGRAPHE PRINCIPAL 2025 $112,097.98
Maryam Akrami COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 1 2025 $111,988.90
Kay Sunahara COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 1 2025 $111,860.12
Jennifer Kinnaird COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 1 2025 $111,860.12
April Hawkins COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 1 2025 $111,860.12
David Sadler EXPERIENTIAL SPATIAL DESIGNER 2025 $111,817.59
Olivia Khong ASSISTANT MANAGER, VISITOR EXPERIENCE 2025 $111,729.39
Tom Henriksson EXPERIENTIAL GRAPHIC DESIGNER 2025 $111,713.24
Tandazani Dhlakama CURATOR, GLOBAL AFRICA 2025 $111,693.11
Nancy Suazo SERVICE WORKER 1 2025 $111,651.11
Melissa Scott ASSISTANT MANAGER, VISITOR EXPERIENCE 2025 $111,617.84
Vitor Pavão COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 1 2025 $111,212.73
Shino Sugimoto COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN, 1 2025 $110,769.35
Melissa Maltby REGISTRAR REGISTRAIRE 2025 $110,215.92
Melissa Thompson REGISTRAR REGISTRAIRE 2025 $110,130.06
Nicole Hoye EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH 2025 $109,784.42
Lesia Huculak CORPORATE EVENT SALES COORDINATOR 2025 $109,783.71
Molly Minnick COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 1 2025 $109,727.46
Melanie Foord SENIOR PROJECT SPECIALIST 2025 $109,320.08
Hilary Neal DESIGN TECHNOLOGIST 2025 $108,891.41
Johnathan O'Neill PREPARATOR TECHNICIEN 2025 $108,803.72
Laura Fox COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 1 2025 $108,611.44
Yunwen Zhu EXPERIENTIAL SPATIAL DESIGNER 2025 $108,593.93
Michael Drolet EXPERIENTIAL SPATIAL DESIGNER 2025 $108,272.61
Gabor Bagi SYSTEMS SUPPORT ADMINISTRATOR 2025 $107,796.93
Cheryl O'Coin LEAD HAND – SERVICE WORKER 1 2025 $107,327.19
Erin Tigar COORDINATOR, LIFELONG LEARNING COORDONNATRICE, APPRENTISSAGE CONTINU 2025 $107,034.36
Sujan Reddy Vedere SECURITY GUARD 2025 $106,835.69
Gloria Gerson PREPARATOR TECHNICIENNE 2025 $106,706.67
Sarah Timmins TECHNICIAN – REPATRIATION 2025 $106,572.68
Aurora Hall PREPARATOR TECHNICIENNE 2025 $106,563.14
Akshay Saju CERTIFIED CONTROL ROOM GUARD 2025 $106,557.90
Stephen Fisher PREPARATOR TECHNICIEN 2025 $106,510.44
Nicolas Cadiac PREPARATOR TECHNICIEN 2025 $106,490.42
Allen Tom CERTIFIED CONTROL ROOM GUARD 2025 $106,465.44
Joel Cottrill PREPARATOR TECHNICIEN 2025 $106,394.18
Immaculate Gobunquin PREPARATOR TECHNICIEN 2025 $106,127.33
Monique Mcfarlane PROJECT MANAGER 2025 $105,947.88
Monika Jankowiak CONSERVATOR RESTAURATRICE 2025 $105,801.79
Patricia Heimbecker COLLECTIONS DATABASE SPECIALIST 2025 $105,783.02
David Mckay SENIOR PUBLICIST 2025 $105,769.95
Brady Steeper SENIOR SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST 2025 $105,768.75
Thomas Comerford LEAD HAND – SERVICE WORKER 1 2025 $105,250.27
Brannavy Jeyasundaram INTERPRETIVE PLANNER MEDIATRICE CULTURELLE 2025 $105,174.04
Ismael Cifuentes DIGITAL DESIGNER AND DEVELOPER 2025 $104,871.32
Giovanni Castillo Rodriguez CERTIFIED CONTROL ROOM GUARD 2025 $104,520.99
Patricia Reynolds SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE 2025 $104,428.69
Corrine Gorman MANAGER, HOSPITALITY SERVICES 2025 $104,414.74
Carly Wolowich REGISTRAR REGISTRAIRE 2025 $104,409.82
Sophie Von Hahn SENIOR PUBLICIST 2025 $104,213.92
Lisa Mercer COORDINATOR, RESTAURANT AND RETAIL -BUSINESS OPERATIONS 2025 $103,245.20
Mussie Habtemariam SECURITY GUARD 2025 $103,130.78
Susan Dorfman EVENT SALES COORDINATOR 2025 $102,908.21
Jorge Ferreira Bastos SECURITY GUARD 2025 $102,899.67
Vermon Alzaga MAINTENANCE MECHANIC 1 MECANICIEN D'ENTRETIEN 1 2025 $102,746.63
Efehan Elbi VIDEO PRODUCER AUDIO VISUAL SPECIALIST PRODUCTEUR VIDEO ET SPECIALISTE DE L'AUDIOVISUEL 2025 $102,661.94
Renato Cahutay MAINTENANCE MECHANIC 1 2025 $102,417.60
Brenna Wells COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 2 2025 $101,913.93
Frank Valente MAINTENANCE MECHANIC 1 MECANICIEN D'ENTRETIEN 1 2025 $101,887.29
Julie Tomé BILINGUAL TEACHER ENSEIGNANTE BILINGUE 2025 $101,430.78
Daniela Rupolo VIDEO PRODUCER AUDIO VISUAL SPECIALIST PRODUCTRICE VIDEO ET SPECIALISTE DE L'AUDIOVISUEL 2025 $100,929.19
Mark Dudiak PREPARATOR TECHNICIEN 2025 $100,916.78
Dagmara Romanska LEAD HAND – SERVICE WORKER 1 2025 $100,822.28
Abdul Munam Shaikh SENIOR SPECIALIST, TALENT INITIATIVES 2025 $100,820.00
Elaine Robertson MARKETING SPECIALIST 2025 $100,811.30
Theodora Mimikopoulos COORDINATOR- PROGRAMS, BUSINESS OPERATIONS 2025 $100,752.96
Wendy Dalkin GRAPHIC DESIGNER, MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS GRAPHISTE, MARKETING ET PROMOTIONS 2025 $100,718.85
Carol Baum COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST, 1 2025 $100,686.50
Wanda Dobrowlanski PHOTOGRAPHER DIGITAL IMAGING TECHNICIAN PHOTOGRAPHE ET TECHNICIEN EN IMAGERIE NUMERIQUE 2025 $100,652.86
Irene Wu LIBRARY TECHNICIAN – CATALOGUING 2025 $100,650.84
Kristy-Anne Inglese LEAD INDIGENOUS MUSEUM EDUCATOR EDUCATRICE AUTOCHTONE PRINCIPALE 2025 $100,491.30
Alexandra Ushctenko RETAIL COORDINATOR, SHOPIFY OPERATIONS 2025 $100,294.33
Dardana Mustafa SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST 2025 $100,162.91
Tabassum Siddiqui MANAGER, COMMUNICATIONS 2025 $100,101.73
Aleazar Servida MAINTENANCE MECHANIC 1 2025 $100,043.86


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