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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 3 years

Heather Russek

Director Policy Innovation Platform · Ryerson University
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$116,327.80
▼ 5.8% since 2018

Heather Russek was paid $116,327.80 in total compensation as Director Policy Innovation Platform at Ryerson University in 2020, 16% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Heather Russek has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2018, earning $375K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $125,044.00 a year, down 6% over that span.

That is 25% below the average disclosed pay of $155,177.98 across 1,601 listed Ryerson University employees.

$116,327.80
Latest compensation
in 2020
$375K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$125,044.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-5.8%
Career growth
since 2018
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$113K$119K$125K$131K$138K201820192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2019 · $135,319.10
Lifetime total compensation$375K
Annual average$125,044.00
Total growth since 2018-5.8%
Biggest raise+9.6% (2019)
Biggest drop-14.0% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest
Director Policy Innovation Platform$116,327.80▼ 14.0%
2019★ Best
Director Policy Innovation Platform$135,319.10▲ 9.6%
2018First
Director Policy Innovation Platform$123,483.75
3 years total$375K total$125,044.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Director Policy Innovation Platform
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2018
Latest disclosure
2020
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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