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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Marlee Spafford served as the Special Advisor at University of Waterloo in 2023, received an annual salary of $125,745.02 and a taxable benefit of $170.46, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Marlee has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.

$125,915.48

Total paid in 2023

$125,745.02

Salary

$170.46

Taxable Benefit

Gender: Female
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Job Title :   Special Advisor
Employer :   University of Waterloo
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2023

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$126K
Low: $126K Avg: $126K High: $126K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$126K
Low: $100K Avg: $148K High: $351K
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Between 2001 and 2023, Marlee experienced an average annual increase of approximately 2.13% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Waterloo. By 2023, Marlee's total pay had risen by 24.90% compared to the pay in 2001. 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 Special Advisor $125,745 $170 -52.26%
2022 Professor $263,377 $361 1.43%
2021 Professor $259,742 $278 3.69%
2020 Professor $250,505 $268 4.46%
2019 Professor $239,782 $272 2.72%
2018 Professor $233,429 $276 3.51%
2017 Professor $225,487 $296 4.63%
2016 Professor $215,475 $312 6.43%
2015 Professor $202,438 $317 7.41%
2014 Professor $188,479 $293 -1.69%
2013 Professor $191,800 $222 5.15%
2012 Professor $182,372 $239 4.45%
2011 Professor $174,291 $542 4.47%
2010 Professor $166,775 $570 3.56%
2009 Professor $161,018 $568 6.45%
2008 Associate Professor $151,246 $545 3.61%
2007 Associate Professor $146,032 $470 3.86%
2006 Associate Professor $140,653 $403 11.27%
2005 Associate Professor $126,423 $342 9.87%
2004 Assoc. Professor $115,081 $300 4.12%
2003 Associate Professor $110,669 $145 3.63%
2002 Associate Professor $106,883 $47 6.07%
2001 Associate Professor $100,811 $0

The 2023 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Special Advisor ) in the University of Waterloo.

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Marlee Spafford $125,745 $170

The 2023 Sunshine List has 147 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 147 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Eric Morse Professor / Special Advisor to the President University of Western Ontario $350,567
Jennifer Simpson Special Advisor to the President Equity Diversity Inclusion And Decolonization Curriculum Transformation Toronto Metropolitan University $310,250
Kelley Packalen Associate Professor, Special Advisor on Academic Integrity Queen’s University $292,657
Mark J. Daley Professor / Special Advisor To The Provost University of Western Ontario $287,156
Sarah Prichard Special Advisor to the President University of Western Ontario $286,027
David Cameron Special Advisor to the President And Provost University of Toronto $284,928
Catharine Munn Special Advisor And Executive Director McMaster University $279,146
Ron Levi Professor of Global Affairs And Sociology, And Associate Director, Academic, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy And Special Advisor, International Graduate Partnerships University of Toronto $309,585
Kent Novakowski Associate Vice-Principal (Research), Special Advisor (Queen’s Centre for Advanced Computing), Professor Queen’s University $268,683
Marilyn Thompson Special Advisor to the Provost on Organizational Strategy University of Waterloo $266,133