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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 13 years

John Witjes

Associate Vice-Principal · Queen's University
Associate Vice-PrincipalOntarioFirst listed 2009
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$146,055.50
▲ 19.6% since 2009

John Witjes was paid $146,055.50 in total compensation as Associate Vice-Principal at Queen's University in 2024, 46% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Witjes has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2009, earning $2.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $158,171.00 a year, up 20% over that span.

That is 16% below the average disclosed pay of $174,913.95 across 1,469 listed Queen's University employees.

$146,055.50
Latest compensation
in 2024
$2.1M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$158,171.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+19.6%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$104K$134K$165K$195K$226K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018202220232024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Witjes's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2023 · $214,395.00
Lifetime total compensation$2.1M
Annual average$158,171.00
Total growth since 2009+19.6%
Biggest raise+18.3% (2015)
Biggest drop-31.9% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest
Associate Vice-Principal$146,055.50▼ 31.9%
2023★ Best
$214,395.00▲ 2.2%
2022
Associate Vice-Principal (Facilities)↑ role changed$209,677.50▲ 8.7%
2018
Associate Vice-Principal (Physical Plant Services)$192,879.50▲ 10.2%
2017
Associate Vice-Principal (Physical Plant Services)$174,999.96▲ 0.0%
2016
Associate Vice-Principal (Physical Plant Services)$174,999.96▲ 0.0%
2015
Associate Vice-Principal (Physical Plant Services)↑ role changed$174,999.96▲ 18.3%
2014
Associate Vice-Principal - Physical Plant Services↑ role changed$147,972.16▲ 16.9%
2013
Director (Operations and Engineering) - Physical Plant Services↑ role changed$126,622.48▲ 1.9%
2012
Operations and Engineering Director – Engineering↑ role changed$124,217.41▼ 1.8%
2011
Operations and Engineering Director, Engineering↑ role changed$126,534.69▲ 4.8%
2010
Operations & Engineering Director, Engineering$120,737.71▼ 1.1%
2009First
Operations & Engineering Director, Engineering$122,124.86
13 years total$2.1M total$158,171.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Vice-Principal
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2024
Years on list
13

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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