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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David Sylvester served as the President And Vice-Chancellor at University of St. Michael’s College in 2024, received an annual salary of $329,761.48 and a taxable benefit of $70,509.51, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. David has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.

$400,270.99

Total paid in 2024

$329,761.48

Salary

$70,509.51

Taxable Benefit

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Job Title :   President And Vice-Chancellor
Employer :   University of St. Michael’s College
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2024

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$400K
Low: $400K Avg: $400K High: $400K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$400K
Low: $131K Avg: $366K High: $529K
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Between 2018 and 2024, David experienced an average annual increase of approximately 26.40% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of St. Michael’s College. By 2024, David's total pay had risen by 111.25% compared to the pay in 2018. Notably, during David's tenure as President And Vice-Chancellor, there has been a significant 1.15% rise in compensation over the past 1 year. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.

Yearly Total Paid

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Year Job Title Salary Taxable Benefit Raise
2024 President And Vice-Chancellor $329,761 $70,510 1.15%
2023 President And Vice-Chancellor $326,000 $69,713 -1.28%
2020 President And Vice Chancellor $338,538 $62,315 5.83%
2019 President And Vice Chancellor $326,000 $52,780 99.91%
2018 President, Vice-Chancellor $156,731 $32,745

The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( President And Vice-Chancellor ) in the University of St. Michael’s College.

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
David Sylvester $329,761 $70,510

The 2024 Sunshine List has 15 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 15 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
David Farrar President And Vice-Chancellor McMaster University $528,908
Alan Shepard President And Vice-Chancellor University of Western Ontario $526,205
Charlotte Yates President And Vice-Chancellor University of Guelph $464,582
Jacques Frémont President And Vice-Chancellor University of Ottawa $414,016
Leo Groarke President And Vice-Chancellor Trent University $421,058
Lesley Rigg Goldblum President And Vice-Chancellor Brock University $389,906
Steven Murphy President And Vice-Chancellor Ontario Tech University $376,438
Gillian Siddall President And Vice-Chancellor Lakehead University $361,221
Rene Van Acker President And Vice-Chancellor University of Guelph $335,509
David Sylvester President And Vice-Chancellor University of St. Michael’s College $400,271