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.
Len Karakowsky
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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Find Len on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Professor / Course Director |
| Employer : | York University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2023 |
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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
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 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 |