Six figure salaries, Queen’s top five earners of 2023

Raises averaged 8.5 per cent across the board

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Jane Philpott was the highest earner at Queen's in 2023.

Queen’s top paid employees raked in six-figure salaries last year, with highest earners seeing a half million dollars in compensation.

Published March 28, the Ontario Sunshine List ranks all Queen’s employees’ salaries over $100,000 in 2023, with an average 8.5 per cent raise across the University. Across the board, Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) faculty bargained three per cent salary increases for all members beginning in 2023.

According to the list, 1,415 employees made the six-figure cutoff, averaging $172,344.

Here’s The Journal’s countdown of Queen’s top five earners of 2023.

5. Jim Hamilton, Director (Graduate Diploma in Business); $401,884

Ranking fifth, Hamilton earned $401,884 in 2023, almost a 14 per cent raise from 2022. Hamilton, a lecturer at the Smith School of Business, teaches marketing strategy and sales
management for undergraduate and graduate students.

Hamilton is the highest paid Queen’s lecturer of all time. Lagging Hamilton by $33,477 is Smith
School of Business Professor Shai Dubey, the second highest paid lecturer.

4. Patrick Deane, Principal; $418,577

There was no raise for Queen’s top public facing officer, Principal Deane. After his appointment in 2019 and a 100 per cent salary increase in 2020, Deane’s salary has plateaued at $418,577.
Deane’s Western counterpart, Alan Shepard, earned $484,000 in 2023, coming in fourth for
Western’s top five earners.

3. Wanda Costen, Dean (Smith School of Business); $479,578

Dean of Queen’s business school, Costen ranked third in earnings last year, and second amongst deans. Costen received a 19.9 per cent raise from 2022.

2. Elspeth Murray, Director (Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Impact); $512,348

Coming in second is Murray, the founder and director of Smith School of Business’ Centre for
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Social Impact (CEISI). Created this year, the CEISI merged two centres at Smith.

Previously, Murray was the Associate Dean (MBA and Master’s Programs) at Smith, which was ranked first in Canada by the Financial Times Global MBA ranking.

1. Jane Philpott, Dean (Faculty of Health Sciences); $546,053

Dean Philpott topped the charts as Queen’s highest earner, receiving a $546,053 paycheque from the University. Coming to Queen’s in 2020, Philpott has consistently been in Queen’s top five salaried employees.

Philpott has a background in federal politics, is a medical doctor, and serves as CEO of the Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization (SEAMO).

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