Andrew Backer

$124,361.13asChief Executive Officer

Employed by Row Ontario in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Employer

Row Ontario

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2019 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Chief Executive Officer
$124,361.13
$8,203.38
1.4%
2024
Chief Executive Officer
$122,641.77
$7,479.54
0.88%
2023
Chief Executive Officer
$121,573.00
$7,288.00
3.29%
2022
Chief Executive Officer
$117,700.03
$6,473.54
6.47%
2021
Chief Executive Officer
$110,543.00
$5,304.00
7.32%
2020
Chief Executive Officer
$103,000.00
$4,519.80
5.72%
2019
Executive Director
$109,250.08
$4,867.62

Andrew Backer, Chief Executive Officer at Row Ontario, earned a disclosed salary of $124,361.13 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 1.4% increase over the previous year's reported salary. Andrew Backer has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times between 2019 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $124,361.13 in 2025. In addition to salary, $8,203.38 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Row Ontario reports under the Other Public Sector Employers sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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NameSalary
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