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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 4 years

Michael Donaldson

Assistant Professor · Trent University
Assistant ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2022
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$127,837.89
▲ 6.4% since 2022

Michael Donaldson was paid $127,837.89 in total compensation as Assistant Professor at Trent University in 2025, 28% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Donaldson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 4 times since 2022, earning $478K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $119,549.00 a year, up 6% over that span.

That is 18% below the average disclosed pay of $155,289.04 across 454 listed Trent University employees.

$127,837.89
Latest compensation
in 2025
$478K
Total compensation
across 4 years
$119,549.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+6.4%
Career growth
since 2022
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FIG. 01

4 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$108K$114K$119K$125K$130K2022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $127,837.89
Lifetime total compensation$478K
Annual average$119,549.00
Total growth since 2022+6.4%
Biggest raise+8.1% (2025)
Biggest drop-6.8% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

4 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Assistant Professor$127,837.89▲ 8.1%
2024
Assistant Professor$118,295.27▲ 5.7%
2023
$111,965.87▼ 6.8%
2022First
Demonstrator (Graduate) / Research Associate / Course Instructor$120,098.30
4 years total$478K total$119,549.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Assistant Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2022
Latest disclosure
2025
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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