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On the 2012 Sunshine List · 4 years

JOHN DIRKS

President & Scientific Director · The Gairdner Foundation
2012 Total Compensation Paid
$217,485.00
▼ 13.0% since 2009

JOHN DIRKS was paid $217,485.00 in total compensation as President & Scientific Director at The Gairdner Foundation in 2012, 117% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

JOHN DIRKS has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2009, earning $885K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $221,159.00 a year, down 13% over that span.

That is 34% above the average disclosed pay of $161,859.50 across 2 listed The Gairdner Foundation employees.

$217,485.00
Latest compensation
in 2012
$885K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$221,159.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-13.0%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$198K$212K$227K$241K$255K2009201020112012
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How JOHN DIRKS's total compensation has moved across 4 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2009 · $250,000.00
Lifetime total compensation$885K
Annual average$221,159.00
Total growth since 2009-13.0%
Biggest raise+3.0% (2012)
Biggest drop-17.6% (2010)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2012Latest
President & Scientific Director$217,485.00▲ 3.0%
2011
President & Scientific Director↑ role changed$211,150.00▲ 2.5%
2010
President/Chief Executive Officer↑ role changed$206,000.00▼ 17.6%
2009First★ Best
President/Scientific Director$250,000.00
4 years total$885K total$221,159.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
President & Scientific Director
Sector
Other Public Sector Employers
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2012
Years on list
4

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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