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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 7 years

Michael Arts

Professor · Ryerson University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2014
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$187,015.40
▲ 25.6% since 2014

Michael Arts was paid $187,015.40 in total compensation as Professor at Ryerson University in 2020, 87% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Arts has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2014, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $168,791.00 a year, up 26% over that span.

That is 21% above the average disclosed pay of $155,177.98 across 1,601 listed Ryerson University employees.

$187,015.40
Latest compensation
in 2020
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$168,791.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+25.6%
Career growth
since 2014
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$142K$154K$167K$179K$192K2014201520162017201820192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael Arts's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $187,015.40
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$168,791.00
Total growth since 2014+25.6%
Biggest raise+9.0% (2016)
Biggest drop-1.4% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest★ Best
Professor$187,015.40▲ 2.3%
2019
Professor$182,815.06▲ 7.1%
2018
Professor$170,691.64▲ 2.1%
2017
Professor$167,145.86▼ 1.4%
2016
Professor$169,470.43▲ 9.0%
2015
Professor$155,458.24▲ 4.4%
2014First
Professor$148,939.42
7 years total$1.2M total$168,791.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2014
Latest disclosure
2020
Years on list
7

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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