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.
Michael Steele
Michael Steele served as the Professor at University of Guelph in 2024, received an annual salary of $152,824.13 and a taxable benefit of $397.95, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Michael has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$153,222.08
Total paid in 2024
$152,824.13
Salary
$397.95
Taxable Benefit
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Find Michael on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Professor |
| Employer : | University of Guelph |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2019 and 2024, Michael experienced an average annual increase of approximately 5.28% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Guelph. By 2024, Michael's total pay had risen by 29.33% compared to the pay in 2019. Notably, during Michael's tenure as Professor, there has been a significant 12.42% rise in compensation over the past 2 years. 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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| 2024 | Professor | $152,824 | $398 | ⇧ 7.47% |
| 2023 | Professor | $142,190 | $387 | ⇧ 4.61% |
| 2022 | Professor | $135,905 | $389 | ⇧ 5.00% |
| 2021 | Associate Professor | $129,350 | $459 | ⇧ 4.74% |
| 2020 | Associate Professor | $123,437 | $492 | ⇧ 4.60% |
| 2019 | Associate Professor | $117,907 | $569 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 280 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor ) in the University of Guelph.
10 out of 280 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Bassim Abbassi | $188,164 | $736 |
| Hussein Abdullah | $237,430 | $931 |
| Josef Ackerman | $217,727 | $564 |
| Sarah Adamowicz | $162,561 | $635 |
| Barak Aharonson | $212,037 | $768 |
| Wael Ahmed | $172,829 | $644 |
| Rebecca Ali | $173,239 | $452 |
| James Amegashie | $212,208 | $831 |
| Madhur Anand | $204,411 | $801 |
| Kimberley Anderson | $201,335 | $710 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 21780 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 21780 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Aspuru-guzik | Professor of Chemistry And Computer Science | University of Toronto | $708,913 |
| Steven Hoffman | Professor / Senior Advisor / Advisor / Endowed Chair | York University | $661,244 |
| John Yoo | Dean / Professor / Medical Doctor | University of Western Ontario | $607,885 |
| Meric Gertler | President; Professor of Geography And Planning | University of Toronto | $635,776 |
| David Goldreich | Professor of Finance | University of Toronto | $555,135 |
| Anthony Tang | Professor / Medical Doctor | University of Western Ontario | $550,027 |
| Rhonda Lenton | President And Vice- Chancellor / Professor | York University | $563,990 |
| Mikhail Simutin | Associate Professor of Finance | University of Toronto | $551,736 |
| Brian Golden | Professor of Strategic Management | University of Toronto | $526,497 |
| William Strange | Professor of Economic Analysis And Policy | University of Toronto | $525,503 |