Patricia Best
$155,236.23asSpecial Advisor+8.14%
Employed by Office Of The Premier in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.
Salary Information
Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2024 to 2025.
In 2025, Patricia Best received a salary of $155,236.23 working as Special Advisor at Office Of The Premier, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 8.14% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Patricia Best has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 2 times between 2024 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $155,236.23 in 2025. In addition to salary, $194.40 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Office Of The Premier reports under the Government of Ontario – Ministries sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.
Top earning Special Advisors in Office Of The Premier
| Name | Salary |
|---|---|
| Patricia Best | $155,236.23 |
Top earning Special Advisors in Ontario
| Name | Salary | Employer |
|---|---|---|
Ontario Power Generation | $1,907,408.69 | Ontario Power Generation |
Sheridan College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning | $202,670.94 | Sheridan College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning |
University Of Toronto | $197,417.22 | University Of Toronto |
City Of Vaughan | $197,011.36 | City Of Vaughan |
Ontario Provincial Police | $174,211.72 | Ontario Provincial Police |
Ontario Provincial Police | $168,960.63 | Ontario Provincial Police |
Municipal Affairs and Housing | $143,070.76 | Municipal Affairs and Housing |
Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade | $135,538.89 | Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade |
Seneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology | $128,064.35 | Seneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology |
Trent University | $127,029.73 | Trent University |
Other employees at Office Of The Premier
| Name | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan Walsh Executive Director of Issues Management | Executive Director of Issues Management | $167,003.59 |
| Alina Kelly Executive Director, Marketing and Public Opinion Research | Executive Director, Marketing and Public Opinion Research | $165,585.33 |
| Jessica Plume Executive Director, Digital Communications | Executive Director, Digital Communications | $165,585.33 |
| Andrew Ce Roberts Executive Director of Research and Legislative Affairs | Executive Director of Research and Legislative Affairs | $165,585.33 |
| Brian Patterson Caucus Advisor to Chief of Staff | Caucus Advisor to Chief of Staff | $155,236.23 |
| Justin Wf Saunders Executive Director of Economic Policy | Executive Director of Economic Policy | $154,661.29 |
| Harry Jn Godfrey Principal Speechwriter and Executive Director of Priority Planning | Principal Speechwriter and Executive Director of Priority Planning | $152,323.15 |
| Victoria Pearson Director of Stakeholder Relations | Director of Stakeholder Relations | $152,259.44 |
| Shawn Beckett Executive Director of Policy, Digital and Strategic Resources | Executive Director of Policy, Digital and Strategic Resources | $150,981.60 |
| Gagganjot Gill Executive Director of Caucus Relations | Executive Director of Caucus Relations | $150,789.95 |