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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 6 years

Karen Spearing

University Secretary · Trent University
University SecretaryUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2016
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$129,739.16
▲ 18.7% since 2016

Karen Spearing was paid $129,739.16 in total compensation as University Secretary at Trent University in 2021, 30% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Karen Spearing has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2016, earning $720K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $120,031.00 a year, up 19% over that span.

That is 16% below the average disclosed pay of $155,289.04 across 454 listed Trent University employees.

$129,739.16
Latest compensation
in 2021
$720K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$120,031.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+18.7%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$105K$112K$120K$127K$134K201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Karen Spearing's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $131,232.54
Lifetime total compensation$720K
Annual average$120,031.00
Total growth since 2016+18.7%
Biggest raise+11.7% (2020)
Biggest drop-1.6% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
University Secretary$129,739.16▼ 1.1%
2020★ Best
University Secretary$131,232.54▲ 11.7%
2019
University Secretary$117,452.68▼ 1.6%
2018
University Secretary$119,314.29▲ 5.5%
2017
University Secretary$113,145.31▲ 3.5%
2016First
University Secretary$109,301.65
6 years total$720K total$120,031.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
University Secretary
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
6

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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