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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James Watson served as the Librarian at Trent University in 2023, received an annual salary of $159,993.10 and a taxable benefit of $731.28, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.

$160,724.38

Total paid in 2023

$159,993.10

Salary

$731.28

Taxable Benefit

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Job Title :   Librarian
Employer :   Trent University
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2023

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$161K
Low: $107K Avg: $127K High: $161K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$161K
Low: $100K Avg: $134K High: $347K
Bottom 90% Below Average Above Average Top 10%

Between 2013 and 2023, James experienced an average annual increase of approximately 4.64% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Trent University. By 2023, James's total pay had risen by 56.29% compared to the pay in 2013. 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 Librarian $159,993 $731 6.03%
2022 Librarian $151,031 $552 3.07%
2021 Librarian $146,479 $597 -0.13%
2020 Librarian $146,687 $576 14.89%
2019 Librarian $127,996 $183 0.23%
2018 Librarian $127,661 $225 4.34%
2017 Librarian $122,383 $181 4.11%
2016 Librarian $117,405 $322 4.24%
2015 Librarian $112,544 $389 4.68%
2014 Librarian $107,588 $300 4.91%
2013 Librarian $102,635 $200

The 2023 Sunshine List has 7 employees who held exactly same position title ( Librarian ) in the Trent University.

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Ellen Olsen-lynch $159,993 $731
James Watson $159,993 $731
Dwayne Collins $117,617 $581
Geoff Sinclair $116,049 $575
Karen Suurtamm $116,049 $575
Coralee Leroux $107,985 $667
Barbara Znamirowski $105,960 $563

The 2023 Sunshine List has 644 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 644 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Larry Paul Alford University Chief Librarian University of Toronto $346,579
Catherine Steeves University Librarian / Senior Academic Librarian University of Western Ontario $288,270
Vickery Bowles City Librarian City of Toronto - Public Library Board $280,927
Rebecca Graham University Librarian University of Guelph $261,920
Joy Kirchner Dean / Senior Librarian York University $253,858
Mark Asberg Vice-Provost And University Librarian, Librarian Queen’s University $247,014
Carol Shepstone Librarian Toronto Metropolitan University $246,044
Victoria Owen Librarian, University of Toronto Scarborough University of Toronto $241,813
Beth S. Namachchivaya University Librarian University of Waterloo $236,239
Julie Hannaford Deputy Chief Librarian University of Toronto $227,610