University of Calgary professor tops salary-disclosure list with $737K in earnings

One professor at the University of Calgary earned $737,422.21 in total pay last year, according to a salary disclosure released Thursday under new provincial law.

Steven Bryant, described by the university as "aworld-leading nanotechnology researcher," earned $705,866.56 in basic compensation and $31,555.65 in "other" compensationin 2015, according to the list.

That puts him first on the list, ahead of university president Elizabeth Cannon, who earned$626,019.71.

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In third place on the list is professor JackMintzwith the U of C's School of Public Policy, who made $481.793.06 last year.

Alberta's newPublic Sector Compensation Transparency Act, adopted in 2015,applies to all publicsector agencies, boards and commissions governed by the Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act.

By law, the University of Calgary must nowdisclose the name, position, compensation, non-monetary benefits and severance for all employees who earned more than $125,000, in total, in2015.

The "other" compensation disclosedin the list includes employer-paid benefits for supplemental health, dental, employee/family assistance programs, long-term disability, pension and workers compensation, according to the university.This includesthe employer's portion of Canada Pension Planand EI Employment Insurancecontributions.

Employer pension contributions that are included in these benefits don't count toward the the $125,000 threshold calculation.

Here is an interactivelist of the salary disclosure. Click on the headings to sort by name, position or compensation, or use the search function to look for a particular name: