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Here’s what Ontario university presidents made in 2012

Head of Western highest paid

Amit Chakma, Ontario's highest paid university president in 2012, according to the Sunshine list

Ten Ontario university presidents earned more than $400,000 in compensation in 2012, according to the new Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure, also known as the Sunshine List. The list shows salaries of all public employees who earned $100,000 or more.

One university president, Amit Chakma of Western, cleared the half-million dollar mark in total compensation.

Of the 88,412 names, nearly 15,000 of them work at universities. Last year there were 14,000 from universities. Most are professors, though most of the highest paid are presidents and principals.

Here are their salaries and taxable benefits, in order:

1. University of Western Ontario CHAKMA, AMIT $479,600.04, $41,123.21
2. University of Guelph SUMMERLEE, ALASTAIR $465,723.79, $25,133.87
3. York University SHOUKRI, MAMDOUH $478,851.66, $7,665.13
4. Ryerson University LEVY, SHELDON $445,780.14, $18,239.32
5. Nipissing University LOVETT-DOUST, LESLEY $461,622.96, $1,194.24
6. University of Toronto NAYLOR, C. DAVID, $388,400.84, $52,951.48
7. University of Waterloo HAMDULLAHPUR, FERIDUN $399,999.96, $21,426.92
8. McMaster University DEANE, PATRICK, $387,287.20, $23,199.76
9. Carleton University RUNTE, ROSEANN $358,474.46, $46,095.47
10. Wilfrid Laurier University, BLOUW MAX $371,417.90, $28,873.60
11. University of Ottawa ROCK, ALLAN $394,999.92, $1,303.97
12. Queen’s University WOOLF, DANIEL R. $360,800.00, $21,666.90
13. Lakehead University STEVENSON, BRIAN $360,000.00, $1,141.92
14. University of Windsor WILDEMAN, ALAN $316,999.92, $30,760.37
15. Brock University LIGHTSTONE, JACK, $333,576.00, $12,786.75
16. Trent University FRANKLIN, STEVEN $305,000.04, $23,453.22
17. University of Ontario Institute of Technology MCTIERNAN, TIMOTHY $320,000.04, $5,609.15
18. Laurentian University of Sudbury GIROUX, DOMINIC, $301,155.00, $15,892.63
19. Nipissing University PAINE-MANTHA, VICKY $305,176.50, $2,231.86
20. Ontario College of Art & Design University DIAMOND, SARA $257,500.10, $25,032.78
21. Victoria University GOOCH, PAUL $271,044.00, $1,399.32
22. York University MARSDEN, LORNA R. $257,375.52, $210.30
23. Huntington University MCCORMICK, KEVIN $245,259.89, $676.56
24. King’s University College SYLVESTER, DAVID $230,906.97, $10,719.36
25. Huron University College MCCLATCHIE, STEPHEN $233,833.33, $936.72
26. Brescia University College HANYCZ, COLLEEN $222,600.04, $3,723.03
27. McMaster University DOUGLAS, ZACH $210,650.20, $18,834.40
28. Algoma University MYERS, RICHARD $199,000.08, $15,919.92
29. Victoria University TOULOUSE, MARK $195,492.48, $566.52
30. University of Waterloo (St Paul’s) BROWN, GRAHAM $177,945.84, $991.04
31. University of Sudbury ZUNDEL, PIERRE $171,019.15, $619.20
32. University of Waterloo (Renison) CARTWRIGHT, GLENN F. $165,000.00, $588.88
33. University of St. Michael’s College ANDERSON, ANNE-THELMA $150,437.49, $4,352.91
34. Trent University (Oshawa) FIELD, KENNETH $144,827.65, $448.23

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