Michael Kessler was paid $172,141.17 in total compensation as Director, Trinity One Program at Trinity College in 2025, 72% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Michael Kessler has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2018, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $132,078.00 a year, up 61% over that span.
That is 20% above the average disclosed pay of $143,728.54 across 40 listed Trinity College employees.
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8 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Michael Kessler's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
8 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $172,141.17 | ▲ 13.3% |
2024 | $151,939.60 | ▼ 2.2% |
2023 | $155,297.25 | ▲ 25.2% |
2022 | $124,014.10 | ▲ 6.0% |
2021 | $117,013.02 | ▲ 0.5% |
2020 | $116,412.42 | ▲ 2.8% |
2019 | $113,205.04 | ▲ 6.2% |
2018First | $106,602.66 | — |
| 8 years total | $1.1M total | $132,078.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Director, Trinity One Program
- Employer
- Trinity College
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2018
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 8
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