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On the 2023 Sunshine List · 14 years

Michael Emes

OntarioFirst listed 2009
2023 Total Compensation Paid
$118,657.09
▼ 47.1% since 2009

Michael Emes was paid $118,657.09 in total compensation as an employee at University Of Guelph in 2023, 19% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Emes has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times since 2009, earning $3.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $215,797.00 a year, down 47% over that span.

That is 28% below the average disclosed pay of $164,997.11 across 1,504 listed University Of Guelph employees.

$118,657.09
Latest compensation
in 2023
$3.0M
Total compensation
across 14 years
$215,797.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-47.1%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

14 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$96K$137K$177K$217K$257K20092010201120122013201420152017201820192020202120222023
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael Emes's total compensation has moved across 14 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2014 · $242,366.49
Lifetime total compensation$3.0M
Annual average$215,797.00
Total growth since 2009-47.1%
Biggest raise+3.8% (2014)
Biggest drop-31.6% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

14 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2023Latest
$118,657.09▼ 31.6%
2022
Professor$173,402.94▼ 21.1%
2021
Professor$219,872.36▲ 2.7%
2020
Professor$214,140.85▲ 2.1%
2019
Professor$209,788.45▼ 6.9%
2018
Professor↑ role changed$225,322.24▼ 3.9%
2017
Past Dean, College of Biological Science↑ role changed$234,525.30▲ 0.4%
2015
Dean, College Of Biological Science↑ role changed$233,595.38▼ 3.6%
2014★ Best
Dean$242,366.49▲ 3.8%
2013
Dean$233,522.72▼ 0.5%
2012
Dean$234,650.54▲ 2.3%
2011
Dean$229,461.50▲ 0.8%
2010
Dean↑ role changed$227,652.82▲ 1.5%
2009First
Dean, College of Biological Science$224,202.57
14 years total$3.0M total$215,797.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2023
Years on list
14

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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