Perimeter Institute

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2016

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 Perimeter Institute, including:

2016 Ontario Sunshine List: Perimeter Institute Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Perimeter Institute's 37 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $7,468,236.02 in 2015.

At the top of the Perimeter Institute Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Perimeter Institute was Director Neil Turok, who brought home $510,523.22 in 2015.

Following Neil Turok was Faculty Robert Myers, with annual earnings of $378,001.91. Faculty Davide Gaiotto made $323,565.15, Faculty Lee Smolin made $320,625.47, and Managing Director And Chief Operating Officer Michael Duschenes round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $320,606.91 for the Perimeter Institute 2016 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2015, 6 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 7 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 10 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 4 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 4 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 6 received over $300,000 at the Perimeter Institute.

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2016 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2016 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2016 Employers List.