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On the 2017 Sunshine List · 3 years

David Zakus

Professor of Distinction · Ryerson University
Professor of DistinctionUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2015
2017 Total Compensation Paid
$125,885.88
▲ 4.8% since 2015

David Zakus was paid $125,885.88 in total compensation as Professor of Distinction at Ryerson University in 2017, 26% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Zakus has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2015, earning $372K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $123,968.00 a year, up 5% over that span.

That is 19% below the average disclosed pay of $155,177.98 across 1,601 listed Ryerson University employees.

$125,885.88
Latest compensation
in 2017
$372K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$123,968.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+4.8%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$117K$119K$122K$125K$128K201520162017
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2017 · $125,885.88
Lifetime total compensation$372K
Annual average$123,968.00
Total growth since 2015+4.8%
Biggest raise+4.8% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2017Latest★ Best
Professor of Distinction$125,885.88▲ 0.0%
2016
Professor of Distinction$125,885.88▲ 4.8%
2015First
Professor of Distinction$120,133.14
3 years total$372K total$123,968.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor of Distinction
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2017
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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