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On the 2019 Sunshine List · 3 years

William Stephen Watson

Professor · York University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2017
2019 Total Compensation Paid
$176,265.92
▲ 1.1% since 2017

William Stephen Watson was paid $176,265.92 in total compensation as Professor at York University in 2019, 76% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

William Stephen Watson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2017, earning $527K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $175,825.00 a year, up 1% over that span.

That is 3% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$176,265.92
Latest compensation
in 2019
$527K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$175,825.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+1.1%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$171K$173K$175K$177K$179K201720182019
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How William Stephen Watson's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2018 · $176,918.68
Lifetime total compensation$527K
Annual average$175,825.00
Total growth since 2017+1.1%
Biggest raise+1.5% (2018)
Biggest drop-0.4% (2019)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2019Latest
Professor$176,265.92▼ 0.4%
2018★ Best
Professor$176,918.68▲ 1.5%
2017First
Professor$174,290.04
3 years total$527K total$175,825.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2017
Latest disclosure
2019
Years on list
3

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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