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On the 2011 Sunshine List · 3 years

DAVID L. JOHNSTON

President & Vice Chancellor · University of Waterloo
2011 Total Compensation Paid
$610,506.04
▲ 21.3% since 2009

DAVID L. JOHNSTON was paid $610,506.04 in total compensation as President & Vice Chancellor at University of Waterloo in 2011, 511% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

DAVID L. JOHNSTON has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2009, earning $2.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $723,475.00 a year, up 21% over that span.

That is 265% above the average disclosed pay of $167,161.74 across 2,376 listed University of Waterloo employees.

$610,506.04
Latest compensation
in 2011
$2.2M
Total compensation
across 3 years
$723,475.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+21.3%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$403K$583K$763K$943K$1.1M200920102011
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How DAVID L. JOHNSTON's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2010 · $1,056,813.56
Lifetime total compensation$2.2M
Annual average$723,475.00
Total growth since 2009+21.3%
Biggest raise+110.1% (2010)
Biggest drop-42.2% (2011)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2011Latest
President & Vice Chancellor↑ role changed$610,506.04▼ 42.2%
2010★ Best
President and Vice Chancellor↑ role changed$1,056,813.56▲ 110.1%
2009First
President$503,104.38
3 years total$2.2M total$723,475.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
President & Vice Chancellor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2011
Years on list
3

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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