What does this employer profile show?
This profile summarizes Royal Ontario Museum disclosed records in Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure, including salary paid, taxable benefits, role-family mix, salary bands, and sector context.
Employer public compensation profile
Royal Ontario Museum public compensation profile, 2025
Royal Ontario Museum appears in Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure with 200 disclosed records, $27,122,134 in salary paid, and a median disclosed salary of $117,784. These figures reflect disclosed records only and should not be interpreted as total workforce compensation, total institutional payroll, or a standalone judgment.
Key disclosed metrics
Disclosed records200public disclosure rows
Disclosed payroll$27.1M$27,122,134 salary paid
Median disclosed salary$117,784among disclosed records
Taxable benefits$60.5K0.22% of salary paid
SectorCrown AgenciesView Crown Agencies sector page
Inferred placeOntario / not location-specificplatform-generated label
Profile snapshot
- Sector footprint
- 1.0% of sector disclosed records; 1.0% of sector salary paid.
- Median vs sector
- Employer median: $117,784; sector median: $126,260; below sector median.
- Role-family salary share
- Other disclosed roles — 41.2% of this employer’s salary paid.
- Salary-band concentration
- 100–125k — 60.5% of disclosed records.
- Benefits-to-salary ratio
- Employer: 0.22%; sector: 0.53%.
- Benchmark caveat
- Disclosed-record benchmarks only.
Responsible use and limits
Disclosure records require context: they are not judgments about people, employers, or sectors; salary paid is not total compensation; disclosed rows are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
- Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
- Salary paid is not total compensation.
- Disclosed payroll is not total employer or sector payroll.
- Role family and inferred place are platform-generated heuristics, not official Ontario fields.
What this page does not conclude
- It does not assess performance, value, efficiency, quality, conduct, or compensation fairness.
- It does not prove a trend from one year of disclosure.
- It does not explain individual employment circumstances, overtime, retroactive payments, or partial-year effects.
- It does not replace source review, methodology, or correction context.
What stands out in this profile?
- The profile includes 200 disclosed records and $27,122,134 in salary paid.
- The median disclosed salary is $117,784, compared with $126,260 for the Crown Agencies sector; this is below the sector median disclosed salary.
- The largest role family by disclosed salary paid is Other disclosed roles.
- The largest salary band by disclosed record count is 100–125k.
- Reported taxable benefits equal 0.22% of salary paid, using disclosed taxable benefits only.
These observations summarize disclosed records only and should be interpreted with source attribution, methodology, and responsible-use caveats.
Sector context
Within this sector’s disclosed records, Royal Ontario Museum can be compared with the Crown Agencies sector by disclosed record count, salary paid, median disclosed salary, and average disclosed salary where available. This is context for transparency and benchmarking, not a measure of performance, value, efficiency, quality, or compensation fairness.
| Metric | Royal Ontario Museum | Crown Agencies sector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed records | 200 | 19,087 | 1.0% of sector disclosed records |
| Disclosed payroll / salary paid | $27,122,134 | $2,653,155,063 | 1.0% of sector salary paid |
| Median disclosed salary | $117,784 | $126,260 | Median salary paid among disclosed records only. |
| Average disclosed salary | $135,611 | $139,003 | Average salary paid among disclosed records only. |
Role-family mix
Role families summarize disclosed position titles using neutral, platform-generated heuristics. They do not assess performance, efficiency, quality, or institutional value.
| Role family | Disclosed records | Disclosed payroll | Median disclosed salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other disclosed roles | 91 | $11,185,119 | $111,860 |
| Executive and senior leadership | 32 | $6,221,509 | $176,784 |
| Corporate administration and operations | 32 | $3,899,868 | $116,962 |
| Teaching and school administration | 20 | $2,739,269 | $136,077 |
| Engineering, planning and infrastructure | 8 | $897,553 | $103,960 |
| Communications, marketing and public affairs | 7 | $852,235 | $125,701 |
| Digital, data and technology | 4 | $446,790 | $106,334 |
| Academic and research | 2 | $348,975 | $174,487 |
| Finance, procurement and audit | 2 | $268,999 | $134,499 |
| Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | 2 | $261,819 | $130,909 |
Salary-band distribution
Salary bands summarize disclosed salary-paid records only.
| Salary band | Disclosed records | Salary paid |
|---|---|---|
| 100–125k | 121 | $13,343,045 |
| 125–150k | 36 | $4,957,122 |
| 150–200k | 24 | $3,993,678 |
| 200–300k | 15 | $3,374,755 |
| 300–500k | 3 | $933,754 |
| 500k+ | 1 | $519,780 |
Selected disclosed records for this employer
This table shows selected public disclosure records for this employer, sorted by salary paid. Records are shown for context and should be read with source attribution, methodology, and role-family caveats. Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
| Name | Position | Role family | Salary paid | Taxable benefits | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basseches, Joshua | Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général | Executive and senior leadership | $519,780 | $2,910 | 2025 |
| Aschaiek, Joe | Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer/ Sous-directeur et directeur financier | Executive and senior leadership | $311,251 | $637 | 2025 |
| Huaco, Valerie | Deputy Director, Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer / Sous-directrice des collections et de la recherche, et directrice de l'innovation | Executive and senior leadership | $311,251 | $11,704 | 2025 |
| Wild, Jennifer | Deputy Director, Engagement /Sous-directrice, Engagement des publics | Other disclosed roles | $311,251 | $637 | 2025 |
| Dewan, Deepali | Dan Mishra Curator and Head, Art and Culture/Cheffe et conservatrice Dan Mishra, Art et culture | Other disclosed roles | $258,054 | $353 | 2025 |
| Oberoi, Shyam | Chief Digital Officer/Directeur de la stratégie numérique | Executive and senior leadership | $250,102 | $536 | 2025 |
| Tait, Kim | Teck Chair of Mineralogy and Head, Natural History/Titulaire de la chaire Teck en minéralogie et directrice, Histoire naturelle | Academic and research | $239,190 | $353 | 2025 |
| Shen, Chen | Co-Chief Curator, Art and Culture/Co-conservateur en chef, Art et culture | Executive and senior leadership | $227,695 | $482 | 2025 |
| Cherizard, Manuelita | Chief Human Resources Officer/ Cheffe des ressources humaines | Executive and senior leadership | $224,349 | $482 | 2025 |
| Easton, Alexis | Chief of Public Affairs, Board Secretary and Privacy Officer/ Cheffe des affaires publiques, secrétaire du conseil d'administration et responsable de la confidentialité | Executive and senior leadership | $224,349 | $482 | 2025 |
| McCrady, Brian | Chief Facilities Officer/Directeur des installations | Executive and senior leadership | $224,349 | $482 | 2025 |
| Tindal, Sally | Chief Marketing and Communications Officer/Directrice, Marketing et communications | Executive and senior leadership | $224,349 | $482 | 2025 |
View up to 100 disclosed records, sorted by salary paid
The expanded table lists up to 100 public disclosure records for this employer. These rows are not individual pages and should not be treated as a standalone judgment about any individual. These are public disclosure rows for this employer. Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees and should be interpreted with source attribution, methodology, and role-family caveats.
| Name | Position | Role family | Salary paid | Taxable benefits | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basseches, Joshua | Director and Chief Executive Officer/Directeur général | Executive and senior leadership | $519,780 | $2,910 | 2025 |
| Aschaiek, Joe | Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer/ Sous-directeur et directeur financier | Executive and senior leadership | $311,251 | $637 | 2025 |
| Huaco, Valerie | Deputy Director, Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer / Sous-directrice des collections et de la recherche, et directrice de l'innovation | Executive and senior leadership | $311,251 | $11,704 | 2025 |
| Wild, Jennifer | Deputy Director, Engagement /Sous-directrice, Engagement des publics | Other disclosed roles | $311,251 | $637 | 2025 |
| Dewan, Deepali | Dan Mishra Curator and Head, Art and Culture/Cheffe et conservatrice Dan Mishra, Art et culture | Other disclosed roles | $258,054 | $353 | 2025 |
| Oberoi, Shyam | Chief Digital Officer/Directeur de la stratégie numérique | Executive and senior leadership | $250,102 | $536 | 2025 |
| Tait, Kim | Teck Chair of Mineralogy and Head, Natural History/Titulaire de la chaire Teck en minéralogie et directrice, Histoire naturelle | Academic and research | $239,190 | $353 | 2025 |
| Shen, Chen | Co-Chief Curator, Art and Culture/Co-conservateur en chef, Art et culture | Executive and senior leadership | $227,695 | $482 | 2025 |
| Cherizard, Manuelita | Chief Human Resources Officer/ Cheffe des ressources humaines | Executive and senior leadership | $224,349 | $482 | 2025 |
| Easton, Alexis | Chief of Public Affairs, Board Secretary and Privacy Officer/ Cheffe des affaires publiques, secrétaire du conseil d'administration et responsable de la confidentialité | Executive and senior leadership | $224,349 | $482 | 2025 |
| McCrady, Brian | Chief Facilities Officer/Directeur des installations | Executive and senior leadership | $224,349 | $482 | 2025 |
| Tindal, Sally | Chief Marketing and Communications Officer/Directrice, Marketing et communications | Executive and senior leadership | $224,349 | $482 | 2025 |
| Evans, David | Co-Chief Curator, Natural History/Co-conservateur en chef, Histoire naturelle | Executive and senior leadership | $217,707 | $461 | 2025 |
| Jennings, Justin | Senior Curator, New World Archaelogy/Conservateur principal, Archéologie du Nouveau Monde | Teaching and school administration | $217,648 | $353 | 2025 |
| Caron, Jean-Bernard | Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology/Conservateur Richard M Ivey de paléontologie des invertébrés | Other disclosed roles | $217,458 | $353 | 2025 |
| Cheng, Wen-Chien | Senior Curator, Louise Hawley Stone/Conservatrice principale, Louise Hawley Stone | Other disclosed roles | $217,052 | $353 | 2025 |
| Fee, Sarah | Senior Curator, Textiles and Costume/Conservatrice principale, Textiles et costume | Other disclosed roles | $216,400 | $353 | 2025 |
| Chung, Yoke | Deputy Director, Museum Operations and Chief Operating Officer/Sous-directrice des opérations et cheffe de l'exploitation | Executive and senior leadership | $215,954 | $462 | 2025 |
| Outcalt, Leela | Chief Collections Care/ Cheffe de l'entretien des collections | Executive and senior leadership | $200,102 | $429 | 2025 |
| Onyschuk, Tamara | Assistant Vice President, Exhibition and Gallery Planning/ Vice-présidente adjointe, Planification des expositions et des galeries | Executive and senior leadership | $187,297 | $314 | 2025 |
| Odorico, Ascanio | Vice President, Security and Risk Management/ Vice-président, securité et gestion des risques | Executive and senior leadership | $182,911 | $332 | 2025 |
| Suleman, Fahmida | Senior Curator of Islamic World/ Conservatrice principale des arts et cultures du monde islamique | Other disclosed roles | $179,793 | $298 | 2025 |
| Kennedy, Christopher | Assistant Vice President, Event Sales/Vice-président adjoint, Événements | Executive and senior leadership | $179,715 | $314 | 2025 |
| Piacente, Maria | Chief, Exhibition and Gallery Planning/Cheffe, Planification des expositions et des galeries | Executive and senior leadership | $178,467 | $377 | 2025 |
| Currie, Douglas | Senior Curator, Entomology/Conservateur principal, Entomologie | Teaching and school administration | $177,786 | $260 | 2025 |
| Altman, Stephanie | Executive Project Director/ Gestionnaire de projet d'opération | Other disclosed roles | $175,102 | $375 | 2025 |
| Anila, Durga Swarupa | Senior Vice President, Exhibition and Gallery Development / Vice-présidente directrice des expositions et galeries | Executive and senior leadership | $175,102 | $375 | 2025 |
| Macdonald, Constance | Senior Vice President, Commercial Enterprises/ Vice-présidente principale, entreprises commerciales | Executive and senior leadership | $175,102 | $375 | 2025 |
| Chartrand, RhéAnne | Hatch Senior Curator of Indigenous Art and Cultures/ Conservatrice principal Hatch des arts et des cultures autochtones | Teaching and school administration | $167,900 | $315 | 2025 |
| Medeiros, Kathryn | Senior Manager, Payroll/Gestionnaire principal du service de la paie | Teaching and school administration | $165,043 | $278 | 2025 |
| Harper, Kelly | Vice President, Visitor Experience/ Vice-présidente, Expérience des visiteurs | Executive and senior leadership | $163,906 | $328 | 2025 |
| French, Jason | Assistant Vice President, Project Management/ Vice-président adjoint, gestion de projet | Executive and senior leadership | $162,651 | $286 | 2025 |
| Brothers, Soren | Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change/ Conservateur Allan et Helaine Shiff du changement climatique | Other disclosed roles | $161,322 | $260 | 2025 |
| Lim, Burton | Assistant Curator III, Mammology /Conservateur adjoint III, Mammologie | Other disclosed roles | $160,747 | $247 | 2025 |
| Gehmacher, Arlene | Curator, Canadian Art/Conservatrice, Art canadien | Other disclosed roles | $160,708 | $260 | 2025 |
| Metsger, Deborah | Assistant Curator III, Botany /Conservatrice adjointe III, Botanique | Other disclosed roles | $159,684 | $247 | 2025 |
| Burridge, Mary | Assistant Curator III, Ichthyology/Conservatrice adjointe III, ichtyologie | Other disclosed roles | $157,639 | $247 | 2025 |
| Nichols Maclean, Cheryl | Manager, Tourism and Promotions/Gestionnaire, Tourisme et promotion | Corporate administration and operations | $155,945 | $217 | 2025 |
| Chaffey, Charlotte | Archivist/Records Manager/Gestionnaire des archives | Corporate administration and operations | $154,607 | $247 | 2025 |
| Drusian, Loredana | Vice President, Major Project Management/Vice-présidente, Gestion des grands projets | Executive and senior leadership | $154,259 | $332 | 2025 |
| Laurie, Steven | Senior Project Manager/ Gestionnaire principal de projet | Teaching and school administration | $153,976 | $264 | 2025 |
| Brownlie, Kathryn | Vice President, Brand, Marketing and Research /Vice-présidente, Image de marque, marketing et recherche | Executive and senior leadership | $152,480 | $328 | 2025 |
| Fleming, Colin | Executive Writer and Creative Communications Strategist/ Rédacteur de direction et stratège de communications | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $151,535 | $277 | 2025 |
| Mackenzie, Doug | Assistant Vice President, Information Technology Services /Vice-président adjoint, Technologies de l'information | Executive and senior leadership | $149,331 | $285 | 2025 |
| Ismail, Ahmed | Senior Security Duty Manager/Gestionnaire de service principal de la sécurité | Teaching and school administration | $149,324 | $249 | 2025 |
| Dreager, Randy | Manager, Media Productions/Gestionnaire, Multimédia | Corporate administration and operations | $147,247 | $249 | 2025 |
| Gunner, Mara | Human Resources Manager / Gestionnaire, Ressources humaines | Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | $147,208 | $249 | 2025 |
| Matheson, Adam | Assistant Vice President, Membership/ Vice-président adjoint, Adhésions | Executive and senior leadership | $147,187 | $291 | 2025 |
| Braund, Jeanette | Manager, Housekeeping/ Gestionnaire, services d'entretien | Corporate administration and operations | $147,172 | $249 | 2025 |
| Tolkunow, Eva | Manager, Audience Insight/Gestionnaire, Perception des publics | Corporate administration and operations | $147,139 | $249 | 2025 |
| Sarfraz, Sheeza | Manager, Publishing/Gestionnaire, Publications | Corporate administration and operations | $146,579 | $249 | 2025 |
| Ansari, Fahd | Senior Project Manager, Information Technology Services/ Gestionnaire principal de projet – Services informatiques | Teaching and school administration | $145,249 | $265 | 2025 |
| Chevalier, Juline | Assistant Vice President, Interpretation/ Vice-présidente adjointe, interprétation | Executive and senior leadership | $144,227 | $287 | 2025 |
| Sivric, Susan | Assistant Board Secretary and Manager of Compliance, Public Affairs/Secrétaire adjointe du conseil d'administration et gestionnaire de confirmité aux affaires publiques | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $143,071 | $247 | 2025 |
| Smith, Melissa | Assistant Vice President, Gallery Engagement/Vice-présidente adjointe, Mobilisation en galerie | Executive and senior leadership | $142,154 | $304 | 2025 |
| Nixon, James | Project Manager/Chef de projets | Corporate administration and operations | $141,329 | $241 | 2025 |
| Banks, Diane | Vice President, Learning and Public Programs/Vice-présidente, Apprentissage et programmes publics | Executive and senior leadership | $140,679 | $301 | 2025 |
| Tobo, Andres | Senior Manager, Talent Initiatives/ Gestionnaire principal, capital intellectuel | Teaching and school administration | $140,665 | $251 | 2025 |
| Glover, Joshua | Assistant Vice President, Communications/ Vice-présidente adjoint, communications | Executive and senior leadership | $139,271 | $292 | 2025 |
| Naessens, Jamie | Manager, Procurement and Policy Administration / Gestionnaire, Approvisionnement et gestion des politiques | Finance, procurement and audit | $139,089 | $236 | 2025 |
| Sarkar-Thompson, Tina | Assistant Vice President, Human Resources/ Vice-présidente adjointe, Ressources humaines | Executive and senior leadership | $138,909 | $288 | 2025 |
| Boyd, Lori | Senior Manager, Membership/ Gestionnaire principal, adhésions | Teaching and school administration | $138,372 | $261 | 2025 |
| Smith, Carly | Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis/ Gestionnaire principal, planification et analyse financières | Teaching and school administration | $138,325 | $276 | 2025 |
| Medeiros, Joe | Certified Control Room Guard/Agent de sécurité certifié de la salle de contrôle | Other disclosed roles | $135,333 | $134 | 2025 |
| Silver, Steven | Engineer/Ingénieur | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $135,151 | $213 | 2025 |
| Dahl, Corey | Senior Manager, Visitor Experience/ Gestionnaire principal, expérience des visiteurs | Teaching and school administration | $133,830 | $245 | 2025 |
| Lofthouse, Julie | Manager, Collection Information Systems/Gestionnaire, Systèmes d'information des collections | Digital, data and technology | $133,469 | $225 | 2025 |
| Naeem, Shahid | Assistant Vice President, Maintenance and Capital Development/Vice-président adjoint, Entretien et développement des biens immobiliers | Executive and senior leadership | $132,102 | $283 | 2025 |
| Henry, Norma | Travelling Exhibitions Manager/ Gestionnaire, Expositions itinérantes | Corporate administration and operations | $131,563 | $247 | 2025 |
| Sobol, Heidi | Senior Manager, Conservation/ Gestionnaire principale, Restauration | Corporate administration and operations | $131,554 | $249 | 2025 |
| Shepherd, Paul | Control Room Guard/Agent de sécurité de la salle de contrôle | Other disclosed roles | $130,932 | $131 | 2025 |
| Lavine, Guennadi | Engineer/Ingénieur | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $130,315 | $196 | 2025 |
| Olo, Katlyn | Manager, Marketing/Gestionnaire, Marketing | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $130,296 | $220 | 2025 |
| Ing, Henry | Manager, Procurement and Operational Administration / Gestionnaire, Approvisionnement et production | Finance, procurement and audit | $129,909 | $238 | 2025 |
| Chung, Woong Jae | Senior Application Developer – Full Stack/ Créateur principal d'application | Teaching and school administration | $126,728 | $229 | 2025 |
| Cowan, Janet | Senior Conservator/Restauratrice principale | Other disclosed roles | $126,371 | $214 | 2025 |
| Coxon, Helen | Senior Conservator, Preventive Conservation/Conservation préventive | Other disclosed roles | $125,970 | $214 | 2025 |
| Qua-Hiansen, Jaclyn | Manager, Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning/Gestionnaire, Mobilisation de la communauté et de l'apprentissage continu | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $125,701 | $234 | 2025 |
| Sheppard, Perry | Manager, Web/ Gestionnaire du site web | Corporate administration and operations | $125,371 | $239 | 2025 |
| Bhardwaj, Rahul | Senior Manager, Financial Systems and Operations/ Gestionnaire principal, systèmes financiers et opérations | Teaching and school administration | $124,906 | $253 | 2025 |
| Chevalier, Lucie | Manager, French Translation Services/Gestionnaire, Services de traduction | Corporate administration and operations | $124,903 | $223 | 2025 |
| Dioso, Roberto | Security Guard/Agent de sécurité | Other disclosed roles | $124,548 | $127 | 2025 |
| Edey, Timothy | Certified Control Room Guard/Agent de sécurité certifié de la salle de contrôle | Other disclosed roles | $124,089 | $134 | 2025 |
| Dunnell, Katherine | Manager, Collections Care, Natural History/Gestionnaire, conservation des collections (Histoire naturelle) | Corporate administration and operations | $123,049 | $212 | 2025 |
| Lujan, Nathan | Associate Curator of Fishes/Conservateur associé des poissons | Other disclosed roles | $122,378 | $203 | 2025 |
| Takesue, Akiko | Associate Curator, Bishop White Committee Curator of Japanese Art/Conservatrice associée et conservatrice Comité White de l'art japonais | Other disclosed roles | $122,324 | $203 | 2025 |
| Guchardi, Anne-Marie | Senior Conservator/Restauratrice principale | Other disclosed roles | $122,044 | $210 | 2025 |
| Tesfasion, Benyam | Security Guard/Agent de sécurité | Other disclosed roles | $121,270 | $127 | 2025 |
| Moffatt, Adam | Manager, Performance Programs/Gestionnaire des programmes publics | Corporate administration and operations | $120,777 | $210 | 2025 |
| Turner, Kristina | Executive Assistant, Chief Executive Officer/Adjointe de direction | Executive and senior leadership | $120,094 | $202 | 2025 |
| Hodgkinson, Bill | Manager, Exhibit Preparation and Maintenance/Gestionnaire, Préparation et entretien des expositions | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $119,818 | $234 | 2025 |
| Haddrath, Oliver | Collections Technician, 2/Technicien des collections, 2 | Other disclosed roles | $119,402 | $201 | 2025 |
| Crowley-Mccue, Leslie | Manager, Indigenous Learning and Programs/Gestionnaire, Apprentissage et programmes autochtones | Corporate administration and operations | $119,216 | $222 | 2025 |
| Sollanantham, Nithiyanantham | Service Worker 1/Employé de service | Other disclosed roles | $119,087 | $133 | 2025 |
| Margaritescu, Simona | Collections Specialist, 2/Spécialiste des collections, 2 | Other disclosed roles | $119,057 | $201 | 2025 |
| Higgins, H. Barry | Assistant Manager, Special Projects/Gestionnaire adjoint, Projets spéciaux | Corporate administration and operations | $119,030 | $188 | 2025 |
| Nawaz, Walid | Senior Systems Architect/ architecte technique principal | Teaching and school administration | $118,399 | $233 | 2025 |
| Dendy, Jean Adair | Senior Conservator/Restauratrice principale | Other disclosed roles | $118,316 | $198 | 2025 |
| Morrison, Ian | Collections Technician, 2/Technicien des collections, 2 | Other disclosed roles | $118,287 | $201 | 2025 |
| Stacey, Don | Collections Technician, 2/Technicien des collections, 2 | Other disclosed roles | $118,287 | $201 | 2025 |
Source, methodology, and corrections
This profile is based on Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure source data as processed for public-interest analysis. Review source attribution, methodology, and correction options before relying on any single figure.
Employer profile questions and answers
Are disclosed records the same as employees?
No. Disclosed records are public disclosure rows and are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
Is role family an official Ontario field?
No. Role family is a platform-generated heuristic based on position title and is not an official Ontario field.
Where can corrections or privacy concerns be raised?
Use the corrections / privacy review page linked from this profile to raise spelling, classification, context, or privacy concerns.