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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Grant Ferris served as the Professor of Earth Sciences at University of Toronto in 2023, received an annual salary of $115,285.90 and a taxable benefit of $129.00, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Grant has held the same position since 2012 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.

$115,414.90

Total paid in 2023

$115,285.90

Salary

$129.00

Taxable Benefit

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Job Title :   Professor of Earth Sciences
Employer :   University of Toronto
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2023

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$115K
Low: $115K Avg: $171K High: $210K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$115K
Low: $102K Avg: $195K High: $376K
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Between 2003 and 2023, Grant experienced an average annual increase of approximately 1.18% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Toronto. By 2023, Grant's total pay had risen by 6.25% compared to the pay in 2003. Notably, during Grant's tenure as Professor of Earth Sciences, there has been a significant 28.61% decline in compensation over the past 11 years. 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
2023 Professor of Earth Sciences $115,286 $129 -45.98%
2022 Professor of Earth Sciences $213,388 $272 0.47%
2021 Professor of Earth Sciences $212,383 $286 6.65%
2020 Professor of Earth Sciences $199,109 $302 2.18%
2019 Professor of Earth Sciences $194,795 $361 3.24%
2018 Professor of Earth Sciences $188,634 $403 -1.57%
2017 Professor of Earth Sciences $191,595 $448 4.62%
2016 Professor of Earth Sciences $183,039 $520 8.72%
2015 Professor of Earth Sciences $168,279 $566 0.99%
2014 Professor of Earth Sciences $166,573 $612 2.25%
2013 Professor of Earth Sciences $162,897 $612 1.13%
2012 Professor of Earth Sciences $161,068 $612 5.27%
2011 Professor of Geology $152,979 $612 4.71%
2010 Professor of Geology $146,099 $589 3.46%
2009 Professor of Geology $141,215 $567 3.10%
2008 Professor, Geology $136,946 $567 9.31%
2007 Professor, Geology $125,229 $567 1.63%
2006 Professor of Geology $123,166 $608 3.14%
2005 Professor, Geology $119,377 $634 4.76%
2004 Professor, Geology $113,958 $598 5.46%
2003 Professor, Geology $108,153 $475

The 2023 Sunshine List has 4 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor of Earth Sciences ) in the University of Toronto.

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Ulrich Wortmann $209,451 $129
Bridget Bergquist $189,024 $258
Michael Hamilton $169,385 $129
Grant Ferris $115,286 $129

The 2023 Sunshine List has 18 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 18 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Barbara Sherwood Lollar University Professor of Earth Sciences University of Toronto $376,152
Russell Pysklywec Professor And Chair of Earth Sciences University of Toronto $259,790
Miriam L Diamond Professor of Earth Sciences And School of the Environment University of Toronto $249,043
Grant Henderson Associate Professor of Earth Sciences University of Toronto $220,772
Sarah Finkelstein Professor of Earth Sciences And Chair, Earth Sciences University of Toronto $223,191
Ulrich Wortmann Professor of Earth Sciences University of Toronto $209,580
Jorg Bollmann Associate Professor of Earth Sciences University of Toronto $198,844
Andrei Swidinsky Associate Professor of Earth Sciences University of Toronto $216,200
Joseph Desloges Professor of Geography And Planning And Earth Sciences University of Toronto $189,977
Bridget Bergquist Professor of Earth Sciences University of Toronto $189,282