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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 8 years

John Gotwals

Associate Professor · Lakehead University
Associate ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2016
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$149,175.81
▲ 39.3% since 2016

John Gotwals was paid $149,175.81 in total compensation as Associate Professor at Lakehead University in 2025, 49% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Gotwals has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2016, earning $1.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $128,346.00 a year, up 39% over that span.

That is 3% below the average disclosed pay of $154,039.42 across 421 listed Lakehead University employees.

$149,175.81
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.0M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$128,346.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+39.3%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$100K$113K$127K$141K$154K20162018201920212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Gotwals's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $149,175.81
Lifetime total compensation$1.0M
Annual average$128,346.00
Total growth since 2016+39.3%
Biggest raise+12.5% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$149,175.81▲ 3.8%
2024
Associate Professor$143,659.55▲ 6.5%
2023
$134,918.45▲ 2.1%
2022
Associate Professor$132,189.96▲ 2.4%
2021
Associate Professor$129,081.91▲ 5.7%
2019
Associate Professor$122,103.88▲ 12.5%
2018
Associate Professor$108,510.58▲ 1.3%
2016First
Associate Professor$107,125.31
8 years total$1.0M total$128,346.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
8

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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