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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Michael Cottam served as the Professor at University of Western Ontario in 2013, received an annual salary of $142,508.94 and a taxable benefit of $29.94, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Michael has held the same position since 2011 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.

$142,538.88

Total paid in 2013

$142,508.94

Salary

$29.94

Taxable Benefit

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Job Title :   Professor
Employer :   University of Western Ontario
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2013

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$143K
Low: $101K Avg: $158K High: $375K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$143K
Low: $100K Avg: $140K High: $476K
Bottom 90% Below Average Above Average Top 10%

Between 2001 and 2013, Michael experienced an average annual increase of approximately 4.88% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Western Ontario. By 2013, Michael's total pay had risen by 34.18% compared to the pay in 2001. Notably, during Michael's tenure as Professor, there has been a significant 7.46% decline in compensation over the past 2 years. 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
2013 Professor $142,509 $30 -9.72%
2012 Professor $157,859 $29 2.50%
2011 Professor $153,999 $30 0.33%
2010 Associate Dean / Professor $153,447 $73 -0.71%
2009 Assoc. Dean / Professor $154,499 $114 30.24%
2003 Professor $118,597 $114 8.11%
2002 Professor $109,686 $124 3.37%
2001 Professor $106,088 $138

The 2013 Sunshine List has 374 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor ) in the University of Western Ontario.

10 out of 374 employees

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Donald Abelson $201,931 $100
Kazimierz Adamiak $151,290 $100
Anton Allahar $161,127 $100
Mary-anne Andrusyszyn $164,755 $100
George Athanassakos $277,048 $100
Gail Atkinson $156,322 $100
Robert Babe $194,062 $0
Kim Baines $169,718 $100
Pratima Bansal $267,288 $100
John Barron $154,046 $100

The 2013 Sunshine List has 13681 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 13681 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Dezso Horvath Dean / Professor York University $475,830
Michael Strong Associate Vice-Provost (Graduate And Postdoctoral Studies) / Professor University of Western Ontario $465,559
Kent Womack Professor of Finance University of Toronto $453,631
Mihnea (michael) Moldoveanu Associate Dean, Masters of Business Administration Program And Professor of Business Economics And Integrative Thinking University of Toronto $442,217
Joel Baum Associate Dean Faculty, Professor of Strategic Management University of Toronto $422,469
Aled Edwards Professor, Donnelly Centre for Cellular And Biomolecular Research University of Toronto $415,406
Richard Reznick Dean - Faculty of Health Sciences, Professor - Faculty of Health Science, Professor - Surgery, Director (School of Medicine) - Medicine Queen’s University $410,969
Brian Silverman Professor of Strategic Management University of Toronto $405,469
William Strange Professor of Business Economics University of Toronto $404,618
Varouj Aivazian Professor And Chair of Economics University of Toronto $404,357