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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 8 years

Melanie Knight

Associate Professor · Ryerson University
Associate ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2014
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$161,247.30
▲ 48.4% since 2014

Melanie Knight was paid $161,247.30 in total compensation as Associate Professor at Ryerson University in 2021, 61% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Melanie Knight has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2014, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $132,790.00 a year, up 48% over that span.

That is 4% above the average disclosed pay of $155,177.98 across 1,601 listed Ryerson University employees.

$161,247.30
Latest compensation
in 2021
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$132,790.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+48.4%
Career growth
since 2014
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$99K$116K$133K$150K$168K20142015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Melanie Knight's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $161,247.30
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$132,790.00
Total growth since 2014+48.4%
Biggest raise+11.6% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$161,247.30▲ 10.3%
2020
Associate Professor$146,200.69▲ 3.2%
2019
Associate Professor$141,665.91▲ 6.0%
2018
Associate Professor$133,602.52▲ 0.5%
2017
Associate Professor$132,898.92▲ 5.9%
2016
Associate Professor↑ role changed$125,546.91▲ 11.6%
2015
Assistant Professor$112,540.57▲ 3.6%
2014First
Assistant Professor$108,620.71
8 years total$1.1M total$132,790.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2014
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
8

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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