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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 5 years

Steven Liss

Vice President Research and Innovation · Ryerson University
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$300,275.84
▲ 46.4% since 2017

Steven Liss was paid $300,275.84 in total compensation as Vice President Research and Innovation at Ryerson University in 2021, 200% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Steven Liss has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2017, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $280,054.00 a year, up 46% over that span.

That is 94% above the average disclosed pay of $155,177.98 across 1,601 listed Ryerson University employees.

$300,275.84
Latest compensation
in 2021
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 5 years
$280,054.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+46.4%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$188K$219K$251K$282K$314K20172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Steven Liss's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $302,223.84
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$280,054.00
Total growth since 2017+46.4%
Biggest raise+41.6% (2018)
Biggest drop-0.6% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Vice President Research and Innovation$300,275.84▼ 0.6%
2020★ Best
Vice President Research and Innovation$302,223.84▲ 0.0%
2019
Vice President Research and Innovation$302,203.80▲ 4.1%
2018
Vice President Research and Innovation$290,417.88▲ 41.6%
2017First
Vice President Research and Innovation$205,148.85
5 years total$1.4M total$280,054.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Vice President Research and Innovation
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2017
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
5

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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