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.

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Michael J Best served as the Professor at University of Waterloo in 2008, received an annual salary of $138,814.04 and a taxable benefit of $1,286.52, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.

$140,100.56

Total paid in 2008

$138,814.04

Salary

$1,286.52

Taxable Benefit

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Job Title :   Professor
Employer :   University of Waterloo
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2008

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$140K
Low: $102K Avg: $145K High: $228K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$140K
Low: $100K Avg: $133K High: $422K
Bottom 90% Below Average Above Average Top 10%

Between 2002 and 2008, Michael J experienced an average annual increase of approximately 16.12% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Waterloo. By 2008, Michael J's total pay had risen by 33.60% compared to the pay in 2002. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.

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Annual Compensation Growth for Michael J Best
Year Job Title Salary Taxable Benefit Raise
2008 Professor $138,814 $1,287 4.98%
2007 Professor $132,336 $1,116 27.26%
2002 Professor $104,743 $121

The 2008 Sunshine List has 339 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor ) in the University of Waterloo.

10 out of 339 employees

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Thomas S Abler $140,739 $1,305
Manjeri P Anantram $151,380 $1,311
Howard M Armitage $180,156 $898
Anthony Atkinson $143,826 $1,333
Sanjeev Bedi $160,229 $1,282
Shai Ben-david $153,520 $3,051
Daniel Berry $161,695 $1,652
Derek Besner $143,019 $1,319
David W Blowes $155,107 $928
William R Bobier $143,441 $1,250

The 2008 Sunshine List has 8096 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 8096 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Dezso Horvath Professor / Dean York University $421,896
Catharine Isobel Whiteside Professor, Medicine / Dean, Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto $388,138
Gary Andrew Chaimowitz Assistant Professor McMaster University $373,321
Thomas Mccurdy Professor, Mechanical And Industrial Engineering / Chair, First Year University of Toronto $369,520
John Hull Professor, Finance University of Toronto $364,335
Glen Whyte Professor, Organizational Behaviour University of Toronto $363,290
David M. C Walker Associate Professor, School of Nursing / Associate Professor, Anesthesiology Queen’s University $361,232
David M Saunders Dean, School of Business / Professor, School of Business Queen’s University $357,112
William Strange Professor, Business Economics University of Toronto $354,231
Deborah Cook Professor McMaster University $349,943