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On the 2020 Sunshine List · 7 years

Rob Esselment

Associate Vice-President, Government Relations · University Of Waterloo
2020 Total Compensation Paid
$162,152.76
▲ 28.8% since 2014

Rob Esselment was paid $162,152.76 in total compensation as Associate Vice-President, Government Relations at University Of Waterloo in 2020, 62% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Rob Esselment has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2014, earning $1.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $144,757.00 a year, up 29% over that span.

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

$162,152.76
Latest compensation
in 2020
$1.0M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$144,757.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+28.8%
Career growth
since 2014
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$119K$131K$143K$155K$167K2014201520162017201820192020
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Rob Esselment's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $162,152.76
Lifetime total compensation$1.0M
Annual average$144,757.00
Total growth since 2014+28.8%
Biggest raise+9.1% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2020Latest★ Best
Associate Vice-President, Government Relations$162,152.76▲ 3.6%
2019
Associate Vice-President, Government Relations$156,562.16▲ 3.7%
2018
Associate Vice-President, Government Relations$150,922.29▲ 3.4%
2017
Associate Vice-President, Government Relations$145,991.44▲ 3.0%
2016
Associate Vice-President, Government Relations$141,785.19▲ 9.1%
2015
Associate Vice-President, Government Relations↑ role changed$130,006.56▲ 3.3%
2014First
Senior Director Government Relations$125,877.16
7 years total$1.0M total$144,757.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Vice-President, Government Relations
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2014
Latest disclosure
2020
Years on list
7

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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