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On the 2017 Sunshine List · 6 years

Martha Nelson

Director, Advancement, Faculty of Engineering · University of Waterloo
2017 Total Compensation Paid
$103,109.45
▼ 37.7% since 2012

Martha Nelson was paid $103,109.45 in total compensation as Director, Advancement, Faculty of Engineering at University of Waterloo in 2017, 3% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Martha Nelson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2012, earning $953K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $158,889.00 a year, down 38% over that span.

That is 38% below the average disclosed pay of $167,161.74 across 2,376 listed University of Waterloo employees.

$103,109.45
Latest compensation
in 2017
$953K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$158,889.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-37.7%
Career growth
since 2012
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$91K$113K$136K$158K$181K201220132014201520162017
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Martha Nelson's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2016 · $172,688.12
Lifetime total compensation$953K
Annual average$158,889.00
Total growth since 2012-37.7%
Biggest raise+2.1% (2013)
Biggest drop-40.3% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2017Latest
Director, Advancement, Faculty of Engineering↑ role changed$103,109.45▼ 40.3%
2016★ Best
Director of Advancement, Faculty of Engineering$172,688.12▲ 0.5%
2015
Director of Advancement, Faculty of Engineering$171,910.24▲ 0.6%
2014
Director of Advancement, Faculty of Engineering↑ role changed$170,912.92▲ 1.1%
2013
Director of Advancement↑ role changed$169,133.80▲ 2.1%
2012First
Director of Advancement, Engineering$165,579.67
6 years total$953K total$158,889.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Director, Advancement, Faculty of Engineering
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2012
Latest disclosure
2017
Years on list
6

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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