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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 13 years

Michael Pettit

Professor · York University
ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2012
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$191,278.80
▲ 89.2% since 2012

Michael Pettit was paid $191,278.80 in total compensation as Professor at York University in 2025, 91% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael Pettit has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2012, earning $1.8M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $140,952.00 a year, up 89% over that span.

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

$191,278.80
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.8M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$140,952.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+89.2%
Career growth
since 2012
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$83K$116K$148K$181K$214K2012201320142015201620172018202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael Pettit's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $201,610.18
Lifetime total compensation$1.8M
Annual average$140,952.00
Total growth since 2012+89.2%
Biggest raise+21.9% (2024)
Biggest drop-5.1% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Professor$191,278.80▼ 5.1%
2024★ Best
Professor$201,610.18▲ 21.9%
2023
$165,385.56▲ 1.0%
2022
Professor$163,777.02▲ 12.3%
2021
Professor$145,791.36▲ 6.4%
2020
Professor↑ role changed$137,007.24▲ 4.5%
2018
Associate Professor$131,142.36▲ 1.8%
2017
Associate Professor$128,839.48▲ 1.0%
2016
Associate Professor$127,576.23▲ 7.2%
2015
Associate Professor$119,056.08▲ 6.0%
2014
Associate Professor$112,369.24▲ 4.6%
2013
Associate Professor$107,413.64▲ 6.2%
2012First
Associate Professor$101,124.93
13 years total$1.8M total$140,952.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2012
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
13

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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