The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure
The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
Chris Nighman
Chris Nighman served as the Faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University in 2023, received an annual salary of $189,374.14 and a taxable benefit of $706.94, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.
$190,081.08
Total paid in 2023
$189,374.14
Salary
$706.94
Taxable Benefit
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Find Chris on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Faculty |
| Employer : | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2009 and 2023, Chris experienced an average annual increase of approximately 4.58% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at Wilfrid Laurier University. By 2023, Chris's total pay had risen by 82.28% compared to the pay in 2009. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Faculty | $189,374 | $707 | ⇧ 14.28% |
| 2022 | Faculty | $165,750 | $580 | ⇧ 2.62% |
| 2021 | Faculty | $161,664 | $427 | ⇩ -8.15% |
| 2020 | Faculty | $176,097 | $375 | ⇧ 8.82% |
| 2019 | Faculty | $161,817 | $358 | ⇧ 5.44% |
| 2018 | Faculty | $153,387 | $421 | ⇧ 3.26% |
| 2017 | Faculty | $148,571 | $377 | ⇧ 6.47% |
| 2016 | Faculty | $139,573 | $320 | ⇧ 2.18% |
| 2015 | Faculty | $136,611 | $294 | ⇧ 18.32% |
| 2014 | Faculty | $115,431 | $280 | ⇧ 2.35% |
| 2013 | Faculty | $112,665 | $393 | ⇩ -4.14% |
| 2012 | Faculty | $117,505 | $429 | ⇧ 8.88% |
| 2011 | Faculty | $107,868 | $446 | ⇧ 3.47% |
| 2010 | Faculty | $104,223 | $458 | ⇧ 0.38% |
| 2009 | Faculty | $103,838 | $443 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 520 employees who held exactly same position title ( Faculty ) in the Wilfrid Laurier University.
10 out of 520 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Andriy Shkilko | $268,943 | $849 |
| Nicole Coviello | $267,703 | $819 |
| Ling Chu | $261,212 | $809 |
| M. Fabricio Perez | $260,636 | $843 |
| Subhankar Nayak | $259,035 | $871 |
| Hamid Noori | $258,385 | $0 |
| Si Li | $255,626 | $930 |
| Ning Tang | $250,240 | $893 |
| Sarah Scarbrough-wilner | $248,175 | $751 |
| Jonathan Crush | $245,408 | $256 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 1995 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 1995 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Trevor Young | Professor, Psychiatry And Dean, Temerty Faculty of Medicine | University of Toronto | $471,733 |
| Cheryl Regehr | Vice President And Provost; Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work | University of Toronto | $457,487 |
| James Orbinski | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $418,444 |
| Patricia Houston | Professor, Anesthesiology And Pain Medicine, Vice Dean, Medical Education And Interim Dean, Temerty Faculty of Medicine | University of Toronto | $412,751 |
| Aaron Gordon | Associate Professor, Faculty of Business And Economics | Algoma University | $419,647 |
| Paul Smith | Faculty | Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics | $406,949 |
| Kenneth Coley | Dean (Faculty of Engineering) / Professor | University of Western Ontario | $364,296 |
| Christopher Yip | Professor of Chemical Engineering And Institute of Biomedical Engineering, And Dean, Faculty of Applied Science And Engineering | University of Toronto | $356,792 |
| Davide Gaiotto | Faculty | Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics | $366,217 |
| Lee Smolin | Faculty | Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics | $353,019 |