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.
Saara Liinamaa
Saara Liinamaa served as the Associate Professor at University of Guelph in 2024, received an annual salary of $134,945.46 and a taxable benefit of $525.20, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Saara has held the same position since 2023 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$135,470.66
Total paid in 2024
$134,945.46
Salary
$525.20
Taxable Benefit
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Find Saara on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Associate Professor |
| Employer : | University of Guelph |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2019 and 2024, Saara experienced an average annual increase of approximately 5.24% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Guelph. By 2024, Saara's total pay had risen by 28.59% compared to the pay in 2019. Notably, during Saara's tenure as Associate Professor, there has been a significant 8.76% rise 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 | $134,945 | $525 | ⇧ 8.76% |
| 2023 | Associate Professor | $124,057 | $507 | ⇧ 4.29% |
| 2022 | Assistant Professor | $118,924 | $515 | ⇩ -1.39% |
| 2021 | Assistant Professor | $120,510 | $608 | ⇧ 10.61% |
| 2020 | Assistant Professor | $108,852 | $650 | ⇧ 3.94% |
| 2019 | Assistant Professor | $104,723 | $626 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 263 employees who held exactly same position title ( Associate Professor ) in the University of Guelph.
10 out of 263 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Tara Abraham | $168,434 | $659 |
| Sylvanus Kwa Afesorgbor | $141,897 | $553 |
| Tariq Akhtar | $152,554 | $564 |
| Amir Aliabadi | $144,090 | $531 |
| Nadia Amoroso | $149,968 | $391 |
| Luiza Antonie | $142,598 | $556 |
| Craig Bailey | $161,368 | $420 |
| Dennis Baker | $166,219 | $649 |
| Ron Baker | $231,725 | $815 |
| Walter Balka | $167,105 | $622 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 5489 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 5489 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Simutin | Associate Professor of Finance | University of Toronto | $551,736 |
| Bernardo Blum | Associate Professor of Economic Analysis And Policy | University of Toronto | $480,986 |
| Dushyantkumar Vyas | Associate Professor, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $459,888 |
| Jan Mahrt-smith | Associate Professor of Finance | University of Toronto | $444,246 |
| Manfred Schneider | Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management | University of Toronto | $442,622 |
| Alexander Edwards | Associate Professor of Accounting | University of Toronto | $442,023 |
| Ing-haw Cheng | Associate Professor, Finance | University of Toronto | $438,532 |
| Redouane Elkamhi | Associate Professor of Finance | University of Toronto | $432,547 |
| Theodore Noseworthy | Associate Dean / Professor | York University | $424,173 |
| Sergei Davydenko | Associate Professor of Finance | University of Toronto | $422,053 |