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.
Randy Besco
Randy Besco served as the Associate Professor, Department of Political Science at University of Toronto in 2024, received an annual salary of $136,170.13 and a taxable benefit of $5,544.70, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Randy has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$141,714.83
Total paid in 2024
$136,170.13
Salary
$5,544.70
Taxable Benefit
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Find Randy on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Associate Professor, Department of Political Science |
| Employer : | University of Toronto |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2019 and 2024, Randy experienced an average annual increase of approximately 5.64% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Toronto. By 2024, Randy's total pay had risen by 31.02% compared to the pay in 2019. Notably, during Randy's tenure as Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, there has been a significant 0.79% decline in compensation over the past 1 year. 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 | Associate Professor, Department of Political Science | $136,170 | $5,545 | ⇩ -0.79% |
| 2023 | Associate Professor, Department of Political Science | $137,276 | $5,561 | ⇧ 7.16% |
| 2022 | Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science | $126,032 | $7,258 | ⇧ 8.27% |
| 2021 | Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science | $119,391 | $3,719 | ⇧ 11.31% |
| 2020 | Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science | $110,468 | $134 | ⇧ 2.26% |
| 2019 | Assistant Professor, Political Science | $105,987 | $2,172 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 4 employees who held exactly same position title ( Associate Professor, Department of Political Science ) in the University of Toronto.
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Randy Besco | $136,170 | $5,545 |
| Geoffrey Dancy | $207,049 | $5,439 |
| Emily Catherine Nacol | $162,005 | $129 |
| Alison Smith | $116,700 | $129 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 219 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 219 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dushyantkumar Vyas | Associate Professor, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $459,888 |
| Manfred Schneider | Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $442,622 |
| Abraham Iqbal | Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $402,988 |
| Gerhard Trippen | Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $390,159 |
| Feng Chen | Associate Professor, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $343,842 |
| Minlei Ye | Associate Professor, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $342,884 |
| Otto Yung | Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $321,625 |
| Matthew James Osborne | Associate Professor, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $320,044 |
| Robert Mcmillan | Associate Professor, Department of Economics | University of Toronto | $305,909 |
| Ningyuan Chen | Associate Professor, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $285,906 |