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On the 2016 Sunshine List · 4 years

Donald Cowin

Director (Human Resources Management Systems And Payroll Services) · Queen's University
2016 Total Compensation Paid
$138,929.88
▲ 6.5% since 2013

Donald Cowin was paid $138,929.88 in total compensation as Director (Human Resources Management Systems And Payroll Services) at Queen's University in 2016, 39% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Donald Cowin has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2013, earning $540K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $135,110.00 a year, up 7% over that span.

That is 21% below the average disclosed pay of $174,913.95 across 1,469 listed Queen's University employees.

$138,929.88
Latest compensation
in 2016
$540K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$135,110.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+6.5%
Career growth
since 2013
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$127K$130K$134K$138K$141K2013201420152016
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Donald Cowin's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2016 · $138,929.88
Lifetime total compensation$540K
Annual average$135,110.00
Total growth since 2013+6.5%
Biggest raise+3.0% (2014)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2016Latest★ Best
Director (Human Resources Management Systems And Payroll Services)↑ role changed$138,929.88▲ 1.6%
2015
Director (Human Resources Management Systems and Payroll Services)↑ role changed$136,737.96▲ 1.8%
2014
Director (Human Resources Management Systems and Payroll Services) - Human Resources$134,338.26▲ 3.0%
2013First
Director (Human Resources Management Systems and Payroll Services) - Human Resources$130,433.28
4 years total$540K total$135,110.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Director (Human Resources Management Systems And Payroll Services)
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2013
Latest disclosure
2016
Years on list
4

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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