James Watson

$180,532.68asLibrarian

Employed by Trent University in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2013 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Librarian
$180,532.68
$656.07
6.89%
2024
Librarian
$168,898.90
$599.30
5.57%
2023
Librarian
$159,993.10
$731.28
5.93%
2022
Librarian
$151,031.40
$551.97
3.11%
2021
Librarian
$146,478.53
$596.95
0.14%
2020
Librarian
$146,687.10
$575.99
14.6%
2019
Librarian
$127,996.26
$183.32
0.26%
2018
Librarian
$127,660.74
$224.67
4.31%
2017
Librarian
$122,383.38
$180.96
4.24%
2016
Librarian
$117,405.30
$322.38
4.32%
2015
Librarian
$112,544.34
$389.36
4.61%
2014
Librarian
$107,587.62
$299.70
4.83%
2013
Librarian
$102,634.98
$200.04

James Watson, Librarian at Trent University, earned a disclosed salary of $180,532.68 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 6.89% increase over the previous year's reported salary. James Watson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times between 2013 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $180,532.68 in 2025. In addition to salary, $656.07 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Trent University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Librarians in Trent University

NameSalary
Ellen Olsen-Lynch$180,532.68
James Watson$180,532.68
Dwayne Collins$134,332.45
Geoff Sinclair$130,856.24
Karen Suurtamm$125,688.55
Coralee Leroux$123,898.86
Tracy Sallaway$116,945.33
Allison Ridgway$109,986.58
Abdullah Yossofzai$103,031.56

Top earning Librarians in Ontario

NameSalary
Toronto Metropolitan University
$235,504.08
Toronto Metropolitan University
$204,811.70
Toronto Metropolitan University
$203,496.82
University Of Windsor
$203,454.70
Toronto Metropolitan University
$198,749.32
University Of Guelph
$197,470.92
University Of Guelph
$189,614.05
Victoria University
$188,716.98
University Of Windsor
$187,110.81
Toronto Metropolitan University
$186,802.37

Other employees at Trent University

NameSalary
Aaron Slepkov
Professor
$184,028.52
Andrew Tanentzap
Professor
$184,013.41
Neil Fournier
Associate Professor
$182,842.93
Christopher Dummitt
Professor
$180,532.68
Ellen Olsen-Lynch
Librarian
$180,532.68
Joel Baetz
Associate Professor
$180,345.59
Stephen Brown
Professor
$179,289.84
Jim Cosgrave
Associate Professor
$176,899.46
Hasmet Uluorta
Associate Professor
$176,899.46
James Connelly
Associate Professor
$176,578.37