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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 3 years

Rena Upitis

Professor, Queen’s National Scholar · Queen’s University
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$106,326.96
▼ 47.6% since 2019

Rena Upitis was paid $106,326.96 in total compensation as Professor, Queen’s National Scholar at Queen’s University in 2021, 6% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Rena Upitis has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2019, earning $518K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $172,818.00 a year, down 48% over that span.

That is 35% below the average disclosed pay of $163,928.83 across 1,286 listed Queen’s University employees.

$106,326.96
Latest compensation
in 2021
$518K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$172,818.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-47.6%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$88K$121K$155K$188K$222K201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2020 · $209,213.78
Lifetime total compensation$518K
Annual average$172,818.00
Total growth since 2019-47.6%
Biggest raise+3.1% (2020)
Biggest drop-49.2% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Professor, Queen’s National Scholar$106,326.96▼ 49.2%
2020★ Best
Professor, Queen’s National Scholar↑ role changed$209,213.78▲ 3.1%
2019First
Professor, Queen�s National Scholar$202,912.00
3 years total$518K total$172,818.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Professor, Queen’s National Scholar
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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