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GARRY WATSON

Professor at York University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 13 years between 1996 and 2008.

Salary disclosure2008
GARRY WATSON
Professor
York University
Salary paid
$173,093.88
Taxable benefits
$411.07
Total disclosed
$173,504.95
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2007: −$13,791 (−7.4%)
13years on
the list

Among 1,989 people with the title “Professor” in 2008

Paid more than 93% of them. Their median: $129,655.

Among 1,095 people at York University in 2008

100th highest paid. Their median: $123,272.

Paid more than 91% of everyone on the 2008 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
1996$121,289$118,704
1997$152,289$121,389
1998$113,957$117,192
1999$149,534$122,071
2000$165,534$124,914
2001$176,510$115,716
2002$172,132$122,819
2003$190,555$125,440
2004$197,758$113,447
2005$193,397$116,752
2006$217,303$120,507
2007$186,885$126,178
2008$173,094$129,655

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2008York UniversityProfessor$173,094$411−$13,791 (−7.4%)
2007York UniversityProfessor$186,885$871−$30,418 (−14.0%)
2006York UniversityProfessor$217,303$1,256+$23,906 (+12.4%)
2005York UniversityProfessor$193,397$1,301−$4,361 (−2.2%)
2004York UniversityProfessor$197,758$1,337+$7,203 (+3.8%)
2003York UniversityProfessor, Osgoode Hall Law School$190,555$1,294+$18,423 (+10.7%)
2002York UniversityProfessor, Osgoode Hall Law School$172,132$1,172−$4,378 (−2.5%)
2001York UniversityProfessor, Osgoode Hall Law School$176,510$1,103+$10,976 (+6.6%)
2000York UniversityProfessor, Osgoode Hall Law School$165,534$746+$16,000 (+10.7%)
1999York UniversityProfessor, Osgoode Hall Law School$149,534$763+$35,577 (+31.2%)
1998York UniversityProfessor, Osgoode Hall Law School$113,957$701−$38,332 (−25.2%)
1997YorkProf., Osgoode Law School · moved here$152,289$651+$31,000 (+25.6%)
1996York UniversityProfessor, Osgoode Law School$121,289$1,022

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Questions and answers

Why is GARRY WATSON on the disclosure list?

York University paid GARRY WATSON $173,094 in 2008. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

What does “salary paid” include?

What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work

What do the comparisons mean?

Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.

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Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal