University of Western Ontario

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 University of Western Ontario, including:

2016 Ontario Sunshine List: University of Western Ontario 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 Western Ontario's 1,298 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $189,135,753.92 in 2015.

At the top of the University of Western Ontario Sunshine List

Topping the list for the University of Western Ontario was Dean/Professor/Medical Doctor Michael Strong, who brought home $487,126.00 in 2015.

Following Michael Strong was Dean / Professor Robert Kennedy, with annual earnings of $444,999.84. Professor/Medical Doctor Richard Kim made $414,940.20, Professor Robert Solomon made $378,719.59, and Provost & Vice-President (Academic) / Professor Janice Deakin round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $343,000.08 for the University of Western Ontario 2016 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2015, 183 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 672 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 334 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 70 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 28 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 11 received over $300,000 at the University of Western Ontario.

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.