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On the 2016 Sunshine List · 8 years

James Scott Forsyth

Associate Professor · York University
Associate ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2016 Total Compensation Paid
$150,725.23
▲ 37.9% since 2009

James Scott Forsyth was paid $150,725.23 in total compensation as Associate Professor at York University in 2016, 51% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

James Scott Forsyth has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2009, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $138,554.00 a year, up 38% over that span.

That is 12% below the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$150,725.23
Latest compensation
in 2016
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 8 years
$138,554.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+37.9%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

8 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$102K$115K$129K$143K$156K20092010201120122013201420152016
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How James Scott Forsyth's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2014 · $151,353.56
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$138,554.00
Total growth since 2009+37.9%
Biggest raise+16.6% (2010)
Biggest drop-7.5% (2015)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

8 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2016Latest
Associate Professor$150,725.23▲ 7.7%
2015
Associate Professor$139,945.34▼ 7.5%
2014★ Best
Associate Professor$151,353.56▲ 1.1%
2013
Associate Professor$149,722.36▲ 2.5%
2012
Associate Professor$146,083.29▲ 9.1%
2011
Associate Professor$133,956.76▲ 5.2%
2010
Associate Professor$127,375.36▲ 16.6%
2009First
Associate Professor$109,267.30
8 years total$1.1M total$138,554.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2016
Years on list
8

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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