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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Peter Backx served as the Professor / Canada Research Chair at York University in 2023, received an annual salary of $308,827.68 and a taxable benefit of $451.72, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.

$309,279.40

Total paid in 2023

$308,827.68

Salary

$451.72

Taxable Benefit

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Job Title :   Professor / Canada Research Chair
Employer :   York University
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2023

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$309K
Low: $207K Avg: $258K High: $362K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$309K
Low: $111K Avg: $192K High: $381K
Bottom 90% Below Average Above Average Top 10%

Between 2016 and 2023, Peter experienced an average annual increase of approximately 2.24% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at York University. By 2023, Peter's total pay had risen by 16.62% compared to the pay in 2016. 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 / Canada Research Chair $308,828 $452 0.60%
2022 Professor / Canada Research Chair $306,924 $500 3.92%
2021 Professor / Canada Research Chair $295,022 $795 0.81%
2020 Professor / Canada Research Chair $292,375 $1,058 1.34%
2019 Professor / Canada Research Chair $288,445 $1,104 5.84%
2018 Professor / Canada Research Chair $272,354 $1,229 1.11%
2017 Professor / Canada Research Chair $269,340 $1,229 2.03%
2016 Professor / Canada Research Chair $264,000 $1,192

The 2023 Sunshine List has 8 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor / Canada Research Chair ) in the York University.

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Leah F. Vosko $360,716 $954
Peter Backx $308,828 $452
Michael Brown $260,047 $956
Gordon L Flett $237,284 $669
Kate Tilleczek $235,740 $956
Christina Sharpe $228,669 $956
Nikolaus Troje $223,273 $956
Thomas Baumgartner $206,384 $956

The 2023 Sunshine List has 125 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 125 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Theodore Noseworthy Associate Dean / Professor / Canada Research Chair / Endowed Chair York University $381,332
Leah F. Vosko Professor / Canada Research Chair York University $361,670
Jeffrey Schall Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit University Based / Canada Research Chair York University $343,306
Peter Backx Professor / Canada Research Chair York University $309,279
Alejandro Marangoni Professor And Canada Research Chair University of Guelph $304,451
Rick Hackett Area Chair / Canada Research Chair Tier I / Professor McMaster University $303,718
David A Hood Professor / Course Director / Canada Research Chair / Director Organized Research Unit University Based York University $298,326
P. Andrew Evans Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1 Queen’s University $281,546
Robert Boyd Canada Research Chair - Full Professor University of Ottawa $274,826
Peter Davies Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1 Queen’s University $263,371