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.
Byron Williston
Byron Williston served as the Faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University in 2024, received an annual salary of $191,299.92 and a taxable benefit of $714.07, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Byron has held the same position since 2011 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$192,013.99
Total paid in 2024
$191,299.92
Salary
$714.07
Taxable Benefit
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Find Byron on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Faculty |
| Employer : | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2009 and 2024, Byron experienced an average annual increase of approximately 4.41% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Wilfrid Laurier University. By 2024, Byron's total pay had risen by 81.44% compared to the pay in 2009. Notably, during Byron's tenure as Faculty, there has been a significant 74.35% rise in compensation over the past 13 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 | Faculty | $191,300 | $714 | ⇧ 5.38% |
| 2023 | Faculty | $181,523 | $696 | ⇧ 4.65% |
| 2022 | Faculty | $173,552 | $569 | ⇧ 2.95% |
| 2021 | Faculty | $168,716 | $419 | ⇧ 6.78% |
| 2020 | Faculty | $158,025 | $373 | ⇩ -0.34% |
| 2019 | Faculty | $158,571 | $360 | ⇧ 5.39% |
| 2018 | Faculty | $150,392 | $418 | ⇧ 4.96% |
| 2017 | Faculty | $143,314 | $371 | ⇧ 7.78% |
| 2016 | Faculty | $133,001 | $315 | ⇩ -1.53% |
| 2015 | Faculty | $135,102 | $289 | ⇧ 18.23% |
| 2014 | Faculty | $114,243 | $274 | ⇩ -9.14% |
| 2013 | Faculty | $125,656 | $385 | ⇩ -8.97% |
| 2012 | Faculty | $138,046 | $422 | ⇧ 25.73% |
| 2011 | Faculty | $109,695 | $437 | ⇩ -3.72% |
| 2010 | Chairperson - Philosophy | $113,937 | $450 | ⇧ 8.09% |
| 2009 | Chairperson - Philosophy | $105,392 | $437 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 522 employees who held exactly same position title ( Faculty ) in the Wilfrid Laurier University.
10 out of 522 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Heidi Ahonen | $214,187 | $744 |
| Laura Allan | $201,805 | $720 |
| Diego Amaya | $238,912 | $738 |
| Mojtaba Araghi | $216,387 | $679 |
| Bruce Arai | $194,270 | $730 |
| Jennifer Baltzer | $218,817 | $748 |
| Kimberly Barber | $194,886 | $719 |
| Leslie Berger | $222,035 | $829 |
| Pamela Bryden | $205,126 | $736 |
| Roger Buehler | $208,390 | $769 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 2195 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 2195 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Orbinski | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $491,968 |
| Lionel Trevor Young | Vice-President And Provost; Professor of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine | University of Toronto | $499,909 |
| Cheryl Regehr | Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work | University of Toronto | $485,050 |
| Patricia Houston | Professor, Anesthesiology And Pain Medicine, Vice Dean, Medical Education And Interim Dean, Temerty Faculty of Medicine | University of Toronto | $414,526 |
| John Tsotsos | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $403,441 |
| Melanie Woodin | Professor of Cell And Systems Biology And Dean, Faculty of Arts And Science | University of Toronto | $404,245 |
| Kenneth Coley | Dean (Faculty of Engineering) / Professor | University of Western Ontario | $377,885 |
| Darina Landa | Executive Director, Advancement, Temerty Faculty of Medicine And Assistant Vice-President, Advancement Relations with Health Care Institutions | University of Toronto | $377,709 |
| Theo Peridis | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $371,780 |
| Christopher Yip | Professor of Chemical Engineering And Institute of Biomedical Engineering, And Dean, Faculty of Applied Science And Engineering | University of Toronto | $372,117 |