Something to think about (in light of the possible TA strike..)

Every year, a list of Ontario public servants that make over $100,000/year comes out. York's list is here

The Star had a story about the highest-earning people in different categories.. guess who topped the colleges and universities list?

Top dogs at Toronto’s universities and colleges

Mamdouh Shoukri: $479,262.32: President and vice chancellor, York University.

John Davies: $427,915.56: President, Humber College

David Agnew: $395,360.03: President, Seneca College

Sara Diamond: $386,250.10: President, Ontario College of Art and Design University

David Naylor: $384,250.50: President, University of Toronto

Sheldon Levy: $365,000.04: President, Ryerson University

Anne Sado: $353,132.47: President, George Brown College

Ron Bordessa: $340,476.00: President, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Ann Buller: $319,041.74: President, Centennial College

Not saying that TAs deserve anywhere near this kind of salary. But the disparity is interesting, in light of the possible strike (and the usual employer claims that "we just don't have the money").

Also, on the highest-paid lawyers list:

Top-level counsels

David Brennan: $548,900.04: Senior vice-president, law & general counsel, Ontario Power Generation

R. Paul Edmonds: $378,173.78: Senior vice-president corporate affairs and general counsel, Ontario Pension Board

Monica Kowal: $298,587.67: General counsel, Ontario Securities Commission

Joseph Agostino: $292,798.36: General counsel, Hydro One

MaryLee Farrugia: $290,433.14: Executive vice-president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Ontario Infrastructure & Lands Corp.

Walter Fioravanti: $278,012.13: Senior vice-president legal regulatory compliance general counsel corporate secretary, Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp.

Steven Moate: $265,445.46: Senior legal counsel to the president, University of Toronto

Harriet Lewis: $247,786.77: University secretary and general counsel, York University

Robin Kind: $203,654.88: Corporate general counsel, Ontario Clean Water Agency

Obviously, tuition pays the president's salary (I'm sure he works very hard to keep the school running, nothing wrong with that). But I didn't think his salary would be THAT high.