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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 7 years

Michael Forbes

Chief of Staff and Executive Director Communications · Ryerson University
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$191,779.74
▲ 68.8% since 2015

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.

$191,779.74
Latest compensation
in 2021
$1.0M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$148,860.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+68.8%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$100K$125K$150K$176K$201K2015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2021 · $191,779.74
Lifetime total compensation$1.0M
Annual average$148,860.00
Total growth since 2015+68.8%
Biggest raise+30.2% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Chief of Staff and Executive Director Communications$191,779.74▲ 3.3%
2020
Chief of Staff and Executive Director Communications$185,655.64▲ 8.6%
2019
Chief of Staff and Executive Director Communications↑ role changed$170,956.25▲ 30.2%
2018
Group Director Communications$131,316.33▲ 2.7%
2017
Group Director Communications$127,803.90▲ 5.7%
2016
Group Director Communications↑ role changed$120,894.70▲ 6.4%
2015First
Manager, Public Affairs$113,614.31
7 years total$1.0M total$148,860.00 avg
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The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Chief of Staff and Executive Director Communications
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2021
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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