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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 13 years

Melanie Panitch

Executive Director Social Innovation · Ryerson University
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$205,851.55
▲ 74.4% since 2009

Melanie Panitch was paid $205,851.55 in total compensation as Executive Director Social Innovation at Ryerson University in 2021, 106% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Melanie Panitch has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2009, earning $2.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $155,931.00 a year, up 74% over that span.

That is 33% above the average disclosed pay of $155,177.98 across 1,601 listed Ryerson University employees.

$205,851.55
Latest compensation
in 2021
$2.0M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$155,931.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+74.4%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$102K$131K$159K$188K$216K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2021 · $205,851.55
Lifetime total compensation$2.0M
Annual average$155,931.00
Total growth since 2009+74.4%
Biggest raise+16.5% (2019)
Biggest drop-0.1% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Executive Director Social Innovation$205,851.55▲ 4.6%
2020
Executive Director Social Innovation↑ role changed$196,836.44▼ 0.1%
2019
Executive Direction Social Innovation↑ role changed$197,130.21▲ 16.5%
2018
Executive Director Social Innovation↑ role changed$169,209.95▲ 1.8%
2017
Chair Social Innovation↑ role changed$166,229.86▲ 1.9%
2016
Chair Of Social Innovation↑ role changed$163,088.41▲ 10.3%
2015
John C. Easton Chair of Social Innovation↑ role changed$147,856.00▲ 3.8%
2014
Associate Professor$142,419.80▲ 1.6%
2013
Associate Professor$140,143.16▲ 6.3%
2012
Associate Professor↑ role changed$131,879.55▲ 5.8%
2011
Director, Disability Studies$124,596.06▲ 0.6%
2010
Director, Disability Studies↑ role changed$123,821.70▲ 4.9%
2009First
Director - Disability Studies$118,042.13
13 years total$2.0M total$155,931.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Executive Director Social Innovation
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2021
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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