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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 11 years

David, Alan Johnston

Professor / Program Director / Director / Endowed Chair · York University
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$355,485.30
▲ 144.6% since 2009

David, Alan Johnston was paid $355,485.30 in total compensation as Professor / Program Director / Director / Endowed Chair at York University in 2022, 255% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David, Alan Johnston has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2009, earning $2.7M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $242,825.00 a year, up 145% over that span.

That is 108% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$355,485.30
Latest compensation
in 2022
$2.7M
Total compensation
across 11 years
$242,825.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+144.6%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

11 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$108K$176K$244K$312K$381K20092010201120122016201720182019202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David, Alan Johnston's total compensation has moved across 11 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2022 · $355,485.30
Lifetime total compensation$2.7M
Annual average$242,825.00
Total growth since 2009+144.6%
Biggest raise+23.1% (2021)
Biggest drop-0.5% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

11 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest★ Best
Professor / Program Director / Director / Endowed Chair↑ role changed$355,485.30▲ 3.0%
2021
Professor / Program Director / Endowed Chair↑ role changed$345,156.68▲ 23.1%
2020
Professor$280,431.92▼ 0.5%
2019
Professor$281,960.06▲ 15.5%
2018
Professor$244,168.08▲ 13.3%
2017
Professor↑ role changed$215,580.00▲ 0.2%
2016
Associate Professor$215,157.25▲ 1.2%
2012
Associate Professor$212,670.96▲ 6.2%
2011
Associate Professor$200,251.40▲ 14.5%
2010
Associate Professor$174,852.75▲ 20.3%
2009First
Associate Professor$145,356.04
11 years total$2.7M total$242,825.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Professor / Program Director / Director / Endowed Chair
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2022
Years on list
11

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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