Dennis Kao was paid $178,308.66 in total compensation as Faculty Member at Carleton University in 2025, 78% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Dennis Kao has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2019, earning $1.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $149,325.00 a year, up 40% over that span.
That is 12% above the average disclosed pay of $159,896.51 across 1,390 listed Carleton University employees.
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7 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Dennis Kao's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
7 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $178,308.66 | ▲ 3.4% |
2024 | $172,387.98 | ▲ 15.1% |
2023 | $149,764.35 | ▲ 3.7% |
2022 | $144,426.59 | ▲ 3.5% |
2021 | $139,484.84 | ▲ 4.4% |
2020 | $133,604.42 | ▲ 5.0% |
2019First | $127,297.12 | — |
| 7 years total | $1.0M total | $149,325.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Faculty Member
- Employer
- Carleton University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2019
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 7
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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