2019 Sunshine List: York University top earners
Every year Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants, which includes nurses, teachers, police officers, and firefighters, with six-figure salaries. In York University, 1,691 staffers made the list this year, earning a total salary of $261,914,760.53 in 2018.
At the top of the Sunshine List
Topping the list for York University was Dean / Professor Dezso Horvath who brought home $477,211.24 in 2018.
Following Dezso Horvath was President and Vice Chancellor / Professor Rhonda L Lenton, who had annual earnings of $476,000.04. Professor James Orbinski made $392,124.44, Professor / Endowed Chair Lilian K Ng made $373,425.10 and Professor / Endowed Chair Russell W Belk round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $362,615.94 for the York University 2019 Sunshine List.
Breaking down the numbers
Among the 1,691 York University's employees, who received more than six-figure salaries 194 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 697 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 607 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 129 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 41 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , 23 received over $300,000 at York University.
For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2019 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2019 Employees List. If you wish to analyse the list by employer go to Sunshine List 2019 Employers List.
The Sunshine List
The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, makes Ontario's public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.
In Ontario the Sunshine List was first published in 1996, by the Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris. Just 4,576 names appeared on the first list.