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.
Tara Thornton
Tara Thornton served as the Senior Investigator at Ontario Provincial Police in 2024, received an annual salary of $131,746.61 and a taxable benefit of $2,721.20, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Tara has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$134,467.81
Total paid in 2024
$131,746.61
Salary
$2,721.20
Taxable Benefit
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Find Tara on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Senior Investigator |
| Employer : | Ontario Provincial Police |
| Sector : | Government of Ontario - Ministries |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2019 and 2024, Tara experienced an average annual increase of approximately 2.01% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Ontario Provincial Police. By 2024, Tara's total pay had risen by 9.28% compared to the pay in 2019. Notably, during Tara's tenure as Senior Investigator, there has been a significant 11.26% rise in compensation over the past 2 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 | Senior Investigator | $131,747 | $2,721 | ⇧ 10.70% |
| 2023 | Senior Investigator | $119,986 | $1,487 | ⇧ 0.51% |
| 2022 | Senior Investigator | $119,110 | $1,749 | ⇩ -2.91% |
| 2021 | Investigator | $123,487 | $991 | ⇧ 8.51% |
| 2020 | Investigator | $114,565 | $150 | ⇩ -6.77% |
| 2019 | Investigator | $122,898 | $146 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 8 employees who held exactly same position title ( Senior Investigator ) in the Ontario Provincial Police.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Jacqueline Dowhaniuk | $132,835 | $278 |
| Adam Hemming | $133,156 | $2,934 |
| James King | $123,168 | $565 |
| Randy Martin | $101,908 | $0 |
| Eric Pinkerton | $150,067 | $991 |
| Jennifer Shaw | $148,086 | $3,031 |
| Tara Thornton | $131,747 | $2,721 |
| Michael Wraight | $141,003 | $548 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 100 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 100 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Lye | Senior Investigator | Sinai Health System | $434,323 |
| Philip Awadalla | Director And Senior Principal Investigator | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research | $373,435 |
| Andras Nagy | Senior Investigator | Sinai Health System | $351,815 |
| Jeff Wrana | Senior Investigator | Sinai Health System | $352,630 |
| James Woodgett | Senior Investigator | Sinai Health System | $327,154 |
| Dan Durocher | Senior Investigator | Sinai Health System | $292,726 |
| Mei Zhen | Senior Investigator | Sinai Health System | $291,663 |
| Miguel Ramalho-santos | Senior Investigator | Sinai Health System | $288,615 |
| Mariam Jafri | Assistant Professor - Senior Investigator | Queen’s University | $286,693 |
| Frank Sicheri | Senior Investigator | Sinai Health System | $286,055 |