The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Andrew Backer
Andrew Backer served as the Chief Executive Officer at Row Ontario in 2024, received an annual salary of $122,641.77 and a taxable benefit of $7,479.54, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Andrew has held the same position since 2020 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$130,121.31
Total paid in 2024
$122,641.77
Salary
$7,479.54
Taxable Benefit
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Find Andrew on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Chief Executive Officer |
| Employer : | Row Ontario |
| Sector : | Other Public Sector Employers |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2019 and 2024, Andrew experienced an average annual increase of approximately 2.78% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Row Ontario. By 2024, Andrew's total pay had risen by 14.02% compared to the pay in 2019. Notably, during Andrew's tenure as Chief Executive Officer, there has been a significant 21.02% rise in compensation over the past 4 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $122,642 | $7,480 | ⇧ 0.98% |
| 2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $121,573 | $7,288 | ⇧ 3.77% |
| 2022 | Chief Executive Officer | $117,700 | $6,474 | ⇧ 7.19% |
| 2021 | Chief Executive Officer | $110,543 | $5,304 | ⇧ 7.74% |
| 2020 | Chief Executive Officer | $103,000 | $4,520 | ⇩ -5.78% |
| 2019 | Executive Director | $109,250 | $4,868 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Chief Executive Officer ) in the Row Ontario.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Backer | $122,642 | $7,480 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 848 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 848 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Hartwick | President And Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Power Generation | $2,018,436 |
| Phil Verster | President And Chief Executive Officer | Metrolinx | $897,817 |
| Kevin Smith | President And Chief Executive Officer | University Health Network | $977,024 |
| Ronald Cohn | President And Chief Executive Officer | The Hospital for Sick Children | $887,710 |
| Matthew Anderson | Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Health | $833,653 |
| Barbara Collins | President And Chief Executive Officer | Humber River Health | $838,436 |
| Mark Fuller | President And Chief Executive Officer | Ontario Public Service Pension Board (Ontario Pension Board) | $816,726 |
| Timothy Rutledge | President And Chief Executive Officer | Unity Health Toronto | $802,171 |
| David Graham | President And Chief Executive Officer | Scarborough Health Network | $759,970 |
| Andy Smith | President, Chief Executive Officer | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | $764,940 |