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On the 2018 Sunshine List · 6 years

Dave Best

Professor · Algonquin College
ProfessorCollegesOntarioFirst listed 2012
2018 Total Compensation Paid
$113,617.20
▲ 12.8% since 2012

Dave Best was paid $113,617.20 in total compensation as Professor at Algonquin College in 2018, 14% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Dave Best has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2012, earning $646K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $107,666.00 a year, up 13% over that span.

That is 1% below the average disclosed pay of $114,790.80 across 484 listed Algonquin College employees.

$113,617.20
Latest compensation
in 2018
$646K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$107,666.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+12.8%
Career growth
since 2012
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$97K$102K$107K$111K$116K201220132014201520162018
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Dave Best's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2018 · $113,617.20
Lifetime total compensation$646K
Annual average$107,666.00
Total growth since 2012+12.8%
Biggest raise+6.7% (2015)
Biggest drop-4.4% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2018Latest★ Best
Professor$113,617.20▲ 4.7%
2016
Professor$108,520.06▼ 4.4%
2015
Professor$113,459.72▲ 6.7%
2014
Professor$106,339.70▲ 2.9%
2013
Professor$103,366.03▲ 2.7%
2012First
Professor$100,692.24
6 years total$646K total$107,666.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Colleges
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2012
Latest disclosure
2018
Years on list
6

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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