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.
Kean Birch
Kean Birch served as the Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based at York University in 2024, received an annual salary of $192,118.92 and a taxable benefit of $869.96, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Kean has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$192,988.88
Total paid in 2024
$192,118.92
Salary
$869.96
Taxable Benefit
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Find Kean on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based |
| Employer : | York University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2014 and 2024, Kean experienced an average annual increase of approximately 26.80% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at York University. By 2024, Kean's total pay had risen by 91.61% compared to the pay in 2014. Notably, during Kean's tenure as Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based, there has been a significant 13.63% rise in compensation over the past 1 year. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | $192,119 | $870 | ⇧ 13.63% |
| 2023 | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | $169,025 | $816 | ⇧ 63.84% |
| 2015 | Associate Professor | $103,106 | $560 | ⇧ 2.92% |
| 2014 | Assistant Professor | $100,208 | $512 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 9 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based ) in the York University.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Robert S Allison | $276,466 | $956 |
| Kean Birch | $192,119 | $870 |
| James Elder | $244,002 | $956 |
| Lorne Foster | $237,137 | $313 |
| Carolyn Podruchny | $215,794 | $919 |
| Sandra Rehan | $181,999 | $779 |
| R. Rosenbaum | $243,648 | $956 |
| Jeffrey Schall | $392,955 | $956 |
| Jianhong Wu | $357,294 | $956 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 38 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 38 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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| James Orbinski | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $491,968 |
| John Tsotsos | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $403,441 |
| Jeffrey Schall | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | York University | $393,911 |
| Theo Peridis | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $371,780 |
| Jianhong Wu | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | York University | $358,251 |
| John D Crawford | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $355,848 |
| Sergey N. Krylov | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $299,917 |
| Giuseppina D’agostino | Associate Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $294,707 |
| Robert S Allison | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | York University | $277,422 |
| Satinder Brar | Professor / Endowed Chair / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | York University | $270,943 |