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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 3 years

Michael Degagne

President and Vice-Chancellor · Nipissing University
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$251,017.57
▼ 10.0% since 2018

Michael Degagne was paid $251,017.57 in total compensation as President and Vice-Chancellor at Nipissing University in 2021, 151% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Degagne has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2018, earning $812K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $270,759.00 a year, down 10% over that span.

That is 63% above the average disclosed pay of $153,663.89 across 163 listed Nipissing University employees.

$251,017.57
Latest compensation
in 2021
$812K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$270,759.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-10.0%
Career growth
since 2018
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$245K$256K$266K$276K$286K201820202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael Degagne's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $282,381.08
Lifetime total compensation$812K
Annual average$270,759.00
Total growth since 2018-10.0%
Biggest raise+1.3% (2020)
Biggest drop-11.1% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
President and Vice-Chancellor$251,017.57▼ 11.1%
2020★ Best
President and Vice-Chancellor$282,381.08▲ 1.3%
2018First
President and Vice-Chancellor$278,879.28
3 years total$812K total$270,759.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
President and Vice-Chancellor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2018
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
3

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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