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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 14 years

Bahram Dadgostar

Professor · Lakehead University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2009
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$197,533.80
▲ 22.5% since 2009

Bahram Dadgostar was paid $197,533.80 in total compensation as Professor at Lakehead University in 2022, 98% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Bahram Dadgostar has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times since 2009, earning $2.6M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $186,979.00 a year, up 23% over that span.

That is 28% above the average disclosed pay of $154,039.42 across 421 listed Lakehead University employees.

$197,533.80
Latest compensation
in 2022
$2.6M
Total compensation
across 14 years
$186,979.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+22.5%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

14 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$153K$168K$183K$198K$213K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Bahram Dadgostar's total compensation has moved across 14 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2018 · $207,641.66
Lifetime total compensation$2.6M
Annual average$186,979.00
Total growth since 2009+22.5%
Biggest raise+13.6% (2016)
Biggest drop-5.0% (2015)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

14 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest
Professor↑ role changed$197,533.80▲ 1.6%
2021
Administrative Leave$194,481.51▲ 1.4%
2020
Administrative Leave$191,778.15▼ 3.3%
2019
Administrative Leave↑ role changed$198,293.30▼ 4.5%
2018★ Best
Dean of Business$207,641.66▲ 0.6%
2017
Dean of Business$206,389.15▲ 0.6%
2016
Dean of Business$205,153.98▲ 13.6%
2015
Dean of Business$180,533.22▼ 5.0%
2014
Dean of Business$190,070.80▲ 12.8%
2013
Dean of Business$168,558.94▼ 2.6%
2012
Dean of Business$173,073.78▼ 0.6%
2011
Dean of Business$174,187.62▲ 3.2%
2010
Dean of Business$168,791.56▲ 4.7%
2009First
Dean of Business$161,214.05
14 years total$2.6M total$186,979.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2022
Years on list
14

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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