Michael Geist was paid $246,878.00 in total compensation as Chaire de recherche du Canada – Professeure titulaire, professeur titulaire / Canada Research Chair – Full Professor at University Of Ottawa in 2025, 147% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Michael Geist has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times since 2009, earning $2.8M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $200,073.00 a year, up 104% over that span.
That is 56% above the average disclosed pay of $158,195.85 across 2,861 listed University Of Ottawa employees.
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14 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Michael Geist's total compensation has moved across 14 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
14 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest | $246,878.00 | ▼ 7.1% |
2024★ Best | $265,859.12 | ▲ 13.2% |
2022 | $234,778.08 | ▲ 0.9% |
2021 | $232,750.72 | ▲ 1.2% |
2020 | $230,091.68 | ▲ 2.0% |
2019 | $225,656.00 | ▲ 3.5% |
2018 | $218,062.32 | ▲ 4.1% |
2017 | $209,492.96 | ▲ 7.8% |
2015 | $194,325.36 | ▲ 4.8% |
2014 | $185,397.19 | ▲ 24.1% |
2012 | $149,415.27 | ▼ 2.0% |
2011 | $152,476.37 | ▲ 13.1% |
2010 | $134,819.20 | ▲ 11.4% |
2009First | $121,025.28 | — |
| 14 years total | $2.8M total | $200,073.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Chaire de recherche du Canada – Professeure titulaire, professeur titulaire / Canada Research Chair – Full Professor
- Employer
- University Of Ottawa
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2009
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 14
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