W Stephen Watson was paid $230,674.68 in total compensation as Professor at York University in 2025, 131% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
W Stephen Watson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2009, earning $2.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $170,509.00 a year, up 81% over that span.
That is 35% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.
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13 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How W Stephen Watson's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
13 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $230,674.68 | ▲ 8.8% |
2023 | $212,110.30 | ▼ 2.7% |
2022 | $218,011.52 | ▲ 6.6% |
2021 | $204,520.98 | ▲ 11.2% |
2020 | $183,879.30 | ▲ 6.4% |
2016 | $172,780.45 | ▲ 17.7% |
2015 | $146,850.76 | ▲ 1.4% |
2014 | $144,859.24 | ▼ 5.3% |
2013 | $152,951.52 | ▲ 4.0% |
2012 | $147,025.88 | ▲ 4.3% |
2011 | $141,003.04 | ▲ 5.1% |
2010 | $134,207.00 | ▲ 5.1% |
2009First | $127,740.76 | — |
| 13 years total | $2.2M total | $170,509.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Professor
- Employer
- York University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2009
- 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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