Michael Forbes was paid $191,779.74 in total compensation as Chief of Staff and Executive Director Communications at Ryerson University in 2021, 92% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Michael Forbes has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2015, earning $1.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $148,860.00 a year, up 69% over that span.
That is 24% above the average disclosed pay of $155,177.98 across 1,601 listed Ryerson University employees.
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7 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Michael Forbes's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
7 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2021Latest★ Best | $191,779.74 | ▲ 3.3% |
2020 | $185,655.64 | ▲ 8.6% |
2019 | $170,956.25 | ▲ 30.2% |
2018 | $131,316.33 | ▲ 2.7% |
2017 | $127,803.90 | ▲ 5.7% |
2016 | $120,894.70 | ▲ 6.4% |
2015First | $113,614.31 | — |
| 7 years total | $1.0M total | $148,860.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Chief of Staff and Executive Director Communications
- Employer
- Ryerson University
- Sector
- Universities
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2015
- Latest disclosure
- 2021
- Years on list
- 7
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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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