The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Amitava Chowdhury
Amitava Chowdhury served as the Chair of the Department, Associate Professor at Queen’s University in 2024, received an annual salary of $183,880.08 and a taxable benefit of $272.28, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Amitava has held the same position since 2022 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$184,152.36
Total paid in 2024
$183,880.08
Salary
$272.28
Taxable Benefit
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Find Amitava on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Chair of the Department, Associate Professor |
| Employer : | Queen’s University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2016 and 2024, Amitava experienced an average annual increase of approximately 11.04% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Queen’s University. By 2024, Amitava's total pay had risen by 67.22% compared to the pay in 2016. Notably, during Amitava's tenure as Chair of the Department, Associate Professor, there has been a significant 28.58% rise in compensation over the past 2 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Chair of the Department, Associate Professor | $183,880 | $272 | ⇧ 8.91% |
| 2023 | Chair of the Department, Associate Professor | $168,819 | $272 | ⇧ 18.06% |
| 2022 | Chair of the Department, Associate Professor | $142,950 | $272 | ⇧ 5.00% |
| 2021 | Associate Professor | $136,130 | $272 | ⇩ -1.43% |
| 2020 | Associate Professor | $138,087 | $292 | ⇧ 16.35% |
| 2019 | Associate Professor | $118,617 | $312 | ⇩ -39.47% |
| 2018 | Associate Professor | $196,166 | $305 | ⇧ 83.85% |
| 2017 | Associate Professor | $106,557 | $309 | ⇩ -2.96% |
| 2016 | Associate Professor | $109,815 | $309 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has employee who held exactly same position title ( Chair of the Department, Associate Professor ) in the Queen’s University.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Amitava Chowdhury | $183,880 | $272 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 42 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 42 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marilyn Lambert-drache | Associate Professor / Department Chair | York University | $267,265 |
| Robert Tsushima | Associate Professor / Department Chair | York University | $252,638 |
| Carlos Filipe | Associate Dean / Department Chair / Professor | McMaster University | $235,463 |
| Gillian Ruth Goward | Associate Dean / Department Chair / Professor | McMaster University | $234,493 |
| Richard Paige | Associate Chair / Department Chair / Professor | McMaster University | $233,598 |
| Angela Norwood | Associate Professor / Department Chair | York University | $233,520 |
| Marc-andre Letendre | Associate Professor / Department Chair | McMaster University | $226,590 |
| Hossam Ali-hassan | Associate Professor / Department Chair / Course Director | York University | $222,082 |
| Steven Short | Associate Professor And Chair, Department of Biology | University of Toronto | $219,543 |
| Amir Chinaei | Associate Professor, Teaching / Department Chair | York University | $218,854 |