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On the 2018 Sunshine List · 10 years

David Samalea

Chair, Motive Power · Centennial College
Chair, Motive PowerCollegesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2018 Total Compensation Paid
$110,688.33
▼ 1.6% since 2009

David Samalea was paid $110,688.33 in total compensation as Chair, Motive Power at Centennial College in 2018, 11% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Samalea has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 10 times since 2009, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $121,121.00 a year, down 2% over that span.

That is 5% below the average disclosed pay of $116,132.56 across 374 listed Centennial College employees.

$110,688.33
Latest compensation
in 2018
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 10 years
$121,121.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-1.6%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

10 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$107K$114K$121K$129K$136K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David Samalea's total compensation has moved across 10 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2017 · $133,285.93
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$121,121.00
Total growth since 2009-1.6%
Biggest raise+6.2% (2011)
Biggest drop-17.0% (2018)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

10 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2018Latest
Chair, Motive Power$110,688.33▼ 17.0%
2017★ Best
Chair, Motive Power$133,285.93▲ 1.9%
2016
Chair, Motive Power$130,783.29▲ 1.1%
2015
Chair, Motive Power$129,376.34▲ 5.8%
2014
Chair, Motive Power$122,295.40▲ 1.8%
2013
Chair, Motive Power↑ role changed$120,183.75▲ 6.1%
2012
Professor$113,280.18▼ 7.9%
2011
Professor$122,958.84▲ 6.2%
2010
Professor$115,812.01▲ 2.9%
2009First
Professor$112,543.16
10 years total$1.2M total$121,121.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Chair, Motive Power
Sector
Colleges
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2018
Years on list
10

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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