University of Waterloo

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

Salary Name Position
$166,200.00
earned in 2005 		GERALD A. THOMPSON Assoc. Vice President
University of Waterloo
$149,087.50
earned in 2005 		JOHN E. THOMPSON Assoc. Vice President, Research
University of Waterloo
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Published March 2006

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2006

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 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.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in University of Waterloo, including:

2006 Ontario Sunshine List: University of Waterloo Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, University of Waterloo's 519 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $64,395,447.85 in 2005.

At the top of the University of Waterloo Sunshine List

Topping the list for the University of Waterloo was President DAVID L. JOHNSTON, who brought home $382,999.92 in 2005.

Following DAVID L. JOHNSTON was Vice President, Academic AMIT CHAKMA, with annual earnings of $316,666.64. Professor ADEL SEDRA made $245,037.36, Professor MICHAEL HIGGINS made $217,687.75, and Vice President, University Relations LAURA TALBOT-ALLAN round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $214,442.20 for the University of Waterloo 2006 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2005, 134 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 343 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 35 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 4 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 3 received between $250,001 and $300,000 at the University of Waterloo.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 134 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 343 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 35 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 4 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 3 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2006 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2006 Employers List.