Richard M Bird

University of Toronto/Professor of Economics

1998 Salary — last year on the list

$134,319

Total compensation $134,929, including $610 in taxable benefits.

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At a Glance
1998

Employer Rank

#91

University of Toronto

Years on List

1996–1998

Peak Salary

$134,319

1998

Full 1998 roster at University of Toronto →·See where $134,319 ranks →

Total Compensation History

Total compensation, 1996–1998. Axis starts at $100,000, the Sunshine List disclosure threshold.

Full History
1996–1998

$118,398 in 1996 is worth about $218,683 in 2025 dollars.

Full salary history, by year
Year	Employer	Position	Salary	Benefits	Total
1998	University of Toronto	Professor of EconomicsUniversity of Toronto	$134,319Benefits $610Total $134,929	$610	$134,929
1997	Toronto	Prof. of EconomicsToronto	$132,569Benefits $610Total $133,179	$610	$133,179
1996	University of Toronto	Professor of EconomicsUniversity of Toronto	$118,398Benefits $610Total $119,008	$610	$119,008

On the List
1998

$100,000 is the list's disclosure floor; 6,296 salaries met it in 1998. Among the 687 people University of Toronto disclosed in 1998, Richard M Bird's total compensation of $134,929 placed #91. Richard M Bird's $134,319 salary was about 17% above the 1998 province-wide median of $114,476 for Professor of Economics. Richard M Bird has appeared on the Sunshine List at University of Toronto 3 times, 1996–1998.

Also at University of Toronto
1998

Also at University of Toronto, 1998
#	Name	Position	Salary	Total
1	Arnold Aberman	Prof & Dean, Med/Vice-Provost, H.C. Inst	$289,808	$290,419
2	Jon Dellandrea	VP, Dev & Univ Relations & Chief Dev Off	$260,500	$272,280
3	J Robert S Prichard	Prof, Law & President, Univ of Toronto	$224,907	$239,751
4	John Challis	Professor and Chair of Physiology	$212,842	$213,452
5	Adel Sedra	Prof of Electrical Eng & VP & Provost	$206,332	$207,040
6	Kenneth Shumak	Professor of Medicine	$202,254	$202,864
7	J W Knox Ritchie	Prof & Chair, Obstetrics & Gynaecology	$196,051	$196,661
8	Gerald J Goldenberg	Professor, Med & Dir, Int Div of Onc	$193,399	$194,009
9	John H Dirks	Professor of Medicine	$191,150	$191,760
10	Michael G Finlayson	Professor of History & VP, Admin & HR	$179,793	$190,165