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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 12 years

Justin Paulson

Director, Institute of Political Economy · Carleton University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$186,068.56
▲ 83.1% since 2014

Justin Paulson was paid $186,068.56 in total compensation as Director, Institute of Political Economy at Carleton University in 2025, 86% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Justin Paulson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 12 times since 2014, earning $1.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $138,055.00 a year, up 83% over that span.

That is 16% above the average disclosed pay of $159,896.51 across 1,390 listed Carleton University employees.

$186,068.56
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.7M
Total compensation
across 12 years
$138,055.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+83.1%
Career growth
since 2014
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FIG. 01

12 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$86K$114K$141K$169K$196K201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Justin Paulson's total compensation has moved across 12 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $186,068.56
Lifetime total compensation$1.7M
Annual average$138,055.00
Total growth since 2014+83.1%
Biggest raise+14.9% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

12 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Director, Institute of Political Economy↑ role changed$186,068.56▲ 3.6%
2024
Faculty Member$179,648.72▲ 14.9%
2023
$156,419.53▲ 1.8%
2022
Director, Institute of Political Economy↑ role changed$153,617.21▲ 3.6%
2021
Faculty Member$148,283.98▲ 7.8%
2020
Faculty Member$137,525.63▲ 4.9%
2019
Faculty Member$131,141.81▲ 1.1%
2018
Faculty Member$129,748.95▲ 14.1%
2017
Faculty Member$113,730.73▲ 1.5%
2016
Faculty Member$112,005.15▲ 4.8%
2015
Faculty Member$106,844.97▲ 5.1%
2014First
Faculty Member$101,628.53
12 years total$1.7M total$138,055.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Director, Institute of Political Economy
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2014
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
12

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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