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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 6 years

Farshid Shams

Associate Professor · Lakehead University
Associate ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2016
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$128,241.27
▲ 23.8% since 2016

Farshid Shams was paid $128,241.27 in total compensation as Associate Professor at Lakehead University in 2021, 28% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Farshid Shams has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2016, earning $697K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $116,099.00 a year, up 24% over that span.

That is 17% below the average disclosed pay of $154,039.42 across 421 listed Lakehead University employees.

$128,241.27
Latest compensation
in 2021
$697K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$116,099.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+23.8%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$99K$107K$115K$123K$131K201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2021 · $128,241.27
Lifetime total compensation$697K
Annual average$116,099.00
Total growth since 2016+23.8%
Biggest raise+4.8% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$128,241.27▲ 3.3%
2020
Associate Professor↑ role changed$124,155.27▲ 4.7%
2019
Assistant Professor$118,541.97▲ 4.4%
2018
Assistant Professor$113,537.74▲ 4.6%
2017
Assistant Professor$108,558.43▲ 4.8%
2016First
Assistant Professor$103,558.67
6 years total$697K total$116,099.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2021
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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