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On the 2017 Sunshine List · 9 years

John L. Wright

ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2017 Total Compensation Paid
$172,045.08
▲ 21.0% since 2009

John L. Wright was paid $172,045.08 in total compensation as Professor at University of Waterloo in 2017, 72% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John L. Wright has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2009, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $161,378.00 a year, up 21% over that span.

That is 3% above the average disclosed pay of $167,161.74 across 2,376 listed University of Waterloo employees.

$172,045.08
Latest compensation
in 2017
$1.5M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$161,378.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+21.0%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$127K$143K$160K$176K$192K200920102011201220132014201520162017
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John L. Wright's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2016 · $186,256.36
Lifetime total compensation$1.5M
Annual average$161,378.00
Total growth since 2009+21.0%
Biggest raise+10.9% (2012)
Biggest drop-7.6% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2017Latest
Professor$172,045.08▼ 7.6%
2016★ Best
Professor$186,256.36▲ 0.8%
2015
Professor$184,811.90▲ 7.3%
2014
Professor$172,316.28▲ 6.0%
2013
Professor$162,587.28▲ 7.8%
2012
Professor$150,769.88▲ 10.9%
2011
Professor$135,983.20▼ 6.5%
2010
Professor$145,390.45▲ 2.2%
2009First
Professor$142,237.12
9 years total$1.5M total$161,378.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2017
Years on list
9

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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