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On the 2018 Sunshine List · 7 years

Ronald D Owston

Professor · York University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2009
2018 Total Compensation Paid
$177,981.75
▲ 36.0% since 2009

Ronald D Owston was paid $177,981.75 in total compensation as Professor at York University in 2018, 78% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Ronald D Owston has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2009, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $168,253.00 a year, up 36% over that span.

That is 4% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$177,981.75
Latest compensation
in 2018
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$168,253.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+36.0%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$119K$141K$162K$184K$206K2009201020112012201620172018
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Ronald D Owston's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2016 · $197,837.16
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$168,253.00
Total growth since 2009+36.0%
Biggest raise+22.3% (2010)
Biggest drop-13.9% (2017)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2018Latest
Professor$177,981.75▲ 4.5%
2017
Professor$170,371.16▼ 13.9%
2016★ Best
Professor↑ role changed$197,837.16▲ 15.4%
2012
Professor / Dean↑ role changed$171,471.10▲ 1.4%
2011
Professor$169,121.10▲ 5.6%
2010
Professor$160,106.29▲ 22.3%
2009First
Professor$130,879.92
7 years total$1.2M total$168,253.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2018
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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