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.
Steve Balega
Steve Balega served as the Perfusionist at St. Mary’s General Hospital in 2024, received an annual salary of $151,365.17 and a taxable benefit of $592.75, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$151,957.92
Total paid in 2024
$151,365.17
Salary
$592.75
Taxable Benefit
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Find Steve on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Perfusionist |
| Employer : | St. Mary’s General Hospital |
| Sector : | Hospitals and Boards of Public Health |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2013 and 2024, Steve experienced an average annual increase of approximately 3.42% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at St. Mary’s General Hospital. By 2024, Steve's total pay had risen by 42.03% compared to the pay in 2013. 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 | Perfusionist | $151,365 | $593 | ⇧ 6.28% |
| 2023 | Perfusionist | $142,206 | $779 | ⇧ 17.85% |
| 2022 | Perfusionist | $120,489 | $842 | ⇧ 3.07% |
| 2021 | Perfusionist | $116,823 | $896 | ⇧ 2.66% |
| 2020 | Perfusionist | $113,872 | $794 | ⇩ -6.92% |
| 2019 | Perfusionist | $122,462 | $724 | ⇧ 0.33% |
| 2018 | Perfusionist | $122,111 | $670 | ⇧ 0.52% |
| 2017 | Perfusionist | $121,550 | $596 | ⇩ -2.19% |
| 2016 | Perfusionist | $124,348 | $536 | ⇧ 4.91% |
| 2015 | Perfusionist | $118,497 | $545 | ⇧ 1.11% |
| 2014 | Perfusionist | $117,196 | $533 | ⇧ 10.04% |
| 2013 | Perfusionist | $106,507 | $482 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 6 employees who held exactly same position title ( Perfusionist ) in the St. Mary’s General Hospital.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Balega | $151,365 | $593 |
| Joshua Bursey | $134,649 | $537 |
| Stewart Campbell | $100,325 | $252 |
| Glen Coombs | $155,378 | $593 |
| Ariel Kwaka | $146,980 | $584 |
| Neil Mcgregor | $157,873 | $593 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 98 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 98 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usama Saeed | Perfusionist / Perfusionniste | The University of Ottawa Heart Institute | $309,839 |
| Jerrad Mckinlay | Charge Perfusionist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $297,232 |
| Tanner Smith | Perfusionist / Perfusionniste | The University of Ottawa Heart Institute | $282,347 |
| Andrei Babaev | Perfusionist / Perfusionniste | The University of Ottawa Heart Institute | $281,692 |
| Sajeeshkumar Karate Edassery | Perfusionist / Perfusionniste | The University of Ottawa Heart Institute | $281,094 |
| Tara Rivest | Perfusionist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $249,928 |
| Andrew Dooley | Perfusionist | Hamilton Health Sciences | $249,154 |
| Tyson Cooper | Cardiovascular Perfusionist | London Health Sciences Centre | $232,746 |
| Rahul Krishnan | Perfusionist / Perfusionniste | The University of Ottawa Heart Institute | $232,692 |
| Gregory Brown | Perfusionist | Southlake Regional Health Centre | $216,084 |