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On the 2022 Sunshine List · 5 years

Michael, S. Brown

Professor / Canada Research Chair · York University
Professor / Canada Research ChairOntarioFirst listed 2017
2022 Total Compensation Paid
$259,312.68
▲ 18.3% since 2017

Michael, S. Brown was paid $259,312.68 in total compensation as Professor / Canada Research Chair at York University in 2022, 159% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Michael, S. Brown has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2017, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $229,371.00 a year, up 18% over that span.

That is 52% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$259,312.68
Latest compensation
in 2022
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 5 years
$229,371.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+18.3%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$162K$189K$216K$242K$269K20172018202020212022
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Michael, S. Brown's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2022 · $259,312.68
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$229,371.00
Total growth since 2017+18.3%
Biggest raise+40.6% (2021)
Biggest drop-26.8% (2020)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2022Latest★ Best
Professor / Canada Research Chair↑ role changed$259,312.68▲ 4.1%
2021
Professor↑ role changed$249,075.60▲ 40.6%
2020
Professor /Canada Research Chair↑ role changed$177,175.25▼ 26.8%
2018
Professor / Canada Research Chair↑ role changed$242,008.36▲ 10.4%
2017First
Professor$219,284.63
5 years total$1.1M total$229,371.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Professor / Canada Research Chair
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2017
Latest disclosure
2022
Years on list
5

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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