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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 11 years

Emily Zhou

Lead Distributed System Programmer · Ryerson University
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$152,901.33
▲ 31.6% since 2010

Emily Zhou was paid $152,901.33 in total compensation as Lead Distributed System Programmer at Ryerson University in 2021, 53% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Emily Zhou has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2010, earning $1.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $114,308.00 a year, up 32% over that span.

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

$152,901.33
Latest compensation
in 2021
$1.3M
Total compensation
across 11 years
$114,308.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+31.6%
Career growth
since 2010
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FIG. 01

11 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$91K$108K$125K$142K$159K20102012201320142015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Emily Zhou's total compensation has moved across 11 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $152,901.33
Lifetime total compensation$1.3M
Annual average$114,308.00
Total growth since 2010+31.6%
Biggest raise+30.0% (2020)
Biggest drop-10.3% (2012)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

11 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Lead Distributed System Programmer$152,901.33▲ 6.6%
2020
Lead Distributed System Programmer↑ role changed$143,378.59▲ 30.0%
2019
Lead Distributed Systems Specialist↑ role changed$110,329.67▲ 5.8%
2018
Lead Distributed System Programmer$104,318.67▼ 0.6%
2017
Lead Distributed System Programmer$104,957.52▲ 4.1%
2016
Lead Distributed System Programmer↑ role changed$100,833.00▼ 2.5%
2015
Intermediate Systems Programmer$103,447.98▼ 4.7%
2014
Intermediate Systems Programmer$108,535.56▲ 0.2%
2013
Intermediate Systems Programmer$108,361.18▲ 4.0%
2012
Intermediate Systems Programmer$104,171.19▼ 10.3%
2010First
Intermediate Systems Programmer$116,153.91
11 years total$1.3M total$114,308.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Lead Distributed System Programmer
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2010
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
11

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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