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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Len Karakowsky

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Len Karakowsky served as the Professor / Course Director at York University in 2023, received an annual salary of $284,819.52 and a taxable benefit of $956.40, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Len has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.

$285,775.92

Total paid in 2023

$284,819.52

Salary

$956.40

Taxable Benefit

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Job Title :   Professor / Course Director
Employer :   York University
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2023

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$286K
Low: $118K Avg: $201K High: $286K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$286K
Low: $102K Avg: $172K High: $459K
Bottom 90% Below Average Above Average Top 10%

Between 2020 and 2023, Len experienced an average annual increase of approximately 1.88% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at York University. By 2023, Len's total pay had risen by 5.72% compared to the pay in 2020. Notably, during Len's tenure as Professor / Course Director, there has been a significant 0.64% 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
2023 Professor / Course Director $284,820 $956 0.64%
2022 Professor / Course Director $282,967 $993 4.06%
2021 Professor $271,819 $1,065 0.95%
2020 Professor $269,250 $1,058

The 2023 Sunshine List has 17 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor / Course Director ) in the York University.

10 out of 17 employees

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Len Karakowsky $284,820 $956
Parbudyal Singh $255,391 $956
Aleksander Czekanski $226,492 $872
Jeffrey A Edmonds $226,275 $956
Debra J Pepler $219,365 $375
Thomas R Klassen $210,292 $5
Michael C Riddell $208,330 $956
George Zhu $205,867 $954
Shannon Bell $202,950 $325
Myriam Mongrain $199,929 $936

The 2023 Sunshine List has 136 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 136 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Jim Clayton Professor / Endowed Chair / Director / Program Director / Course Director York University $459,018
David A Hood Professor / Course Director / Canada Research Chair / Director Organized Research Unit University Based York University $298,326
Len Karakowsky Professor / Course Director York University $285,776
Angelo Belcastro Professor / Department Chair / Course Director York University $256,439
Parbudyal Singh Professor / Course Director York University $256,347
Alidad Amirfazli Professor / Department Chair / Course Director York University $241,822
Luke Zhu Associate Professor / Program Director / Course Director York University $237,916
Ruodan Shao Associate Professor / Course Director / Area Coordinator York University $235,726
Esme Fuller-thomson Professor of Social Work And Director, Institute for Life Course And Aging University of Toronto $233,777
Ellen Schraa Associate Professor, Teaching / Undergraduate Program Director / Course Director York University $230,489