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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 3 years

David Saunders

ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2019
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$334,576.83
▼ 23.7% since 2019

David Saunders was paid $334,576.83 in total compensation as Professor at Queen’s University in 2021, 235% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Saunders has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2019, earning $1.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $420,905.00 a year, down 24% over that span.

That is 104% above the average disclosed pay of $163,928.83 across 1,286 listed Queen’s University employees.

$334,576.83
Latest compensation
in 2021
$1.3M
Total compensation
across 3 years
$420,905.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-23.7%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$307K$357K$408K$458K$508K201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2020 · $489,818.02
Lifetime total compensation$1.3M
Annual average$420,905.00
Total growth since 2019-23.7%
Biggest raise+11.7% (2020)
Biggest drop-31.7% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Professor$334,576.83▼ 31.7%
2020★ Best
Professor↑ role changed$489,818.02▲ 11.7%
2019First
Dean (Smith School of Business)$438,320.36
3 years total$1.3M total$420,905.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
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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