Steve Paikin appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $241,446 plus $1,483 in taxable benefits (total $242,929). Steve is listed as Host/Producer / Animateur/Producteur at Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario), in the Crown Agencies sector.
Steve has appeared on the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure every year from 1996 through 2025 — 30 consecutive years. Their reported salary has grown from $124,727 in 1996 to $241,446 in 2025 — a 93.6% change over 29 years.
Within the Crown Agencies sector that year, Steve's $241,446 placed them in the 97th percentile (sector average: $139,003). Across the entire 2025 disclosure, this places them in the top 2% of all disclosed earners that year.
The interactive timeline and year-by-year breakdown below show every year Steve has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.
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$241K
Current Salary
2025
$243K
Total Comp.
Incl. $1,483 benefits
30
Years on List
1996–2025
+93.6%
Salary Growth
1996–2025
-$128,495 vs previous year
Sector avg $139,003 · Range $100K\u2013$826K
Earns more than 98% of disclosed employees.
2025
Host/Producer / Animateur/Producteur
Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)
$241,446
-$128,495
2024
Host/Producer / Animateur/Producteur
Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)
$369,941
+$83,847
2023
Host/Producer / Animateur/Producteur
Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario) / Office de la télécommunication éducative de l'Ontario (TVO)
$286,094
-$62,521
2022
Host/Producer / Animateur/Producteur
Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)
$348,615
-$1,636
2021
Host/Producer / Animateur/Producteur
Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)
$350,250
-$1,113
2020
Host/Producer / Animateur/Producteur
Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)
$351,364
+$19,520
2019
Host/Producer / Animateur/Producteur
Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)
$331,843
-$5,358
2018
Host/Producer / Animateur/Producteur
Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TV Ontario)
$337,201
+$34,113
2017
Host/Producer / Animateur/Producteur
Ontario Educational Communications Authority (Tv Ontario) / Office de la Télécommunication Éducative De L'Ontario (Tvo)
$303,088
+$466
2016
Host/Producer / Animateur/Producteur
Ontario Educational Communications Authority
$302,622
-$11,639
2015
Host/Producer / Animateur/Producteur
Ontario Educational Communications Authority
$314,262
+$11,639
2014
Host / Producer / Animateur / Producteur
Ontario Educational Communications Authority
$302,622
-$0
2013
Host/Producer
Ontario Educational Communications Authority
$302,622
+$0
2012
Host / Producer
Ontario Educational Communications Authority
$302,622
+$7,594
2011
Host/Producer / Animateur/Producteur
Ontario Educational Communications Authority / Office de la télécommunication éducative de l'Ontario
$295,029
+$15,770
2010
Host/Producer
Ontario Educational Communications Authority
$279,259
+$20,966
2009
Host/Producer
Ontario Educational Communications Authority
$258,293
+$13,351
2008
Host/Producer
Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVOntario)
$244,942
+$13,596
2007
Host/Producer
Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO)
$231,346
+$24,390
2006
Host/Producer
Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVOntario)
$206,956
-$7,081
2005
Host, Producer
OECA (TVOntario)
$214,037
+$32,060
2004
Host/Producer
OECA
$181,977
+$8,405
2003
Host/ Producer
OECA
$173,572
+$2,751
2002
Host/ Producer
OECA/OTEO
$170,821
+$1,038
2001
Host / Producer
Ont. Educational Comm. Authority
$169,783
+$2,017
2000
Project Officer II
Ontario Edu.Comm. Authority
$167,766
-$532
1999
Project Officer
TVOntario
$168,298
+$22,696
1998
Project Officer II
TVOntario
$145,602
+$6,498
1997
Project Officer II
TV Ontario
$139,104
+$14,377
1996
Project Officer II
TV Ontario
$124,727