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 2023, received an annual salary of $169,024.80 and a taxable benefit of $816.22, 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.
$169,841.02
Total paid in 2023
$169,024.80
Salary
$816.22
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 : | 2023 |
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Between 2014 and 2023, Kean experienced an average annual increase of approximately 33.38% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at York University. By 2023, Kean's total pay had risen by 68.63% compared to the pay in 2014. 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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| 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 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jianhong Wu | $305,281 | $956 |
| Robert S Allison | $236,652 | $956 |
| Sylvie Morin | $221,967 | $956 |
| Linda Peake | $209,104 | $64 |
| James Elder | $205,999 | $956 |
| Lorne Foster | $198,483 | $317 |
| R. Rosenbaum | $195,898 | $931 |
| Amro Zayed | $176,532 | $882 |
| Kean Birch | $169,025 | $816 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 51 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 51 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Orbinski | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $418,444 |
| John Tsotsos | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $346,875 |
| Jeffrey Schall | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based / Canada Research Chair | York University | $343,306 |
| Theodoros Peridis | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $317,963 |
| John Douglas Crawford | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $318,188 |
| Jianhong Wu | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | York University | $306,237 |
| David A Hood | Professor / Course Director / Canada Research Chair / Director Organized Research Unit University Based | York University | $298,326 |
| Sergey N. Krylov | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $254,536 |
| Giuseppina D'agostino | Associate Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $251,789 |
| Robert S Allison | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | York University | $237,609 |