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.
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6 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Karen Spearing's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
6 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2021Latest | $129,739.16 | ▼ 1.1% |
2020★ Best | $131,232.54 | ▲ 11.7% |
2019 | $117,452.68 | ▼ 1.6% |
2018 | $119,314.29 | ▲ 5.5% |
2017 | $113,145.31 | ▲ 3.5% |
2016First | $109,301.65 | — |
| 6 years total | $720K total | $120,031.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- University Secretary
- Employer
- Trent University
- 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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