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.
Christopher Nielsen
Christopher Nielsen served as the Professor at University of Waterloo in 2024, received an annual salary of $212,451.36 and a taxable benefit of $381.80, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Christopher has held the same position since 2021 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.
$212,833.16
Total paid in 2024
$212,451.36
Salary
$381.80
Taxable Benefit
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Find Christopher on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Professor |
| Employer : | University of Waterloo |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2024 |
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Between 2009 and 2024, Christopher experienced an average annual increase of approximately 5.24% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Waterloo. By 2024, Christopher's total pay had risen by 102.86% compared to the pay in 2009. Notably, during Christopher's tenure as Professor, there has been a significant 22.44% rise in compensation over the past 3 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.
Yearly Total Paid
| Year | Job Title | Salary | Taxable Benefit | Raise |
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| 2024 | Professor | $212,451 | $382 | ⇧ 5.65% |
| 2023 | Professor | $201,115 | $334 | ⇧ 9.58% |
| 2022 | Professor | $183,578 | $264 | ⇧ 5.76% |
| 2021 | Professor | $173,631 | $199 | ⇧ 1.25% |
| 2020 | Associate Professor | $171,501 | $189 | ⇧ 5.93% |
| 2019 | Associate Professor | $161,892 | $191 | ⇧ 5.11% |
| 2018 | Associate Professor | $154,010 | $190 | ⇧ 7.16% |
| 2017 | Associate Professor | $143,704 | $198 | ⇧ 5.93% |
| 2016 | Associate Professor | $135,643 | $207 | ⇧ 1.88% |
| 2015 | Associate Professor | $133,134 | $214 | ⇧ 2.01% |
| 2014 | Associate Professor | $130,524 | $203 | ⇧ 11.19% |
| 2013 | Assistant Professor | $117,421 | $152 | ⇧ 8.69% |
| 2012 | Assistant Professor | $108,012 | $161 | ⇧ 5.12% |
| 2011 | Assistant Professor | $102,548 | $360 | ⇩ -1.91% |
| 2009 | Assistant Professor | $104,542 | $375 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 472 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor ) in the University of Waterloo.
10 out of 472 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Eihab Abdel-rahman | $226,262 | $418 |
| Katherine Acheson | $238,176 | $971 |
| Sheila L. Ager | $284,609 | $474 |
| Derek R. Armitage | $234,122 | $958 |
| Nadarajah Asokan | $258,782 | $474 |
| Marc Aucoin | $223,669 | $919 |
| Lisa Aultman-hall | $257,676 | $452 |
| Hany Aziz | $251,982 | $1,035 |
| Hassan Baaj | $232,859 | $912 |
| Michael M. Balogh | $215,544 | $922 |
The 2024 Sunshine List has 21780 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 21780 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Aspuru-guzik | Professor of Chemistry And Computer Science | University of Toronto | $708,913 |
| Steven Hoffman | Professor / Senior Advisor / Advisor / Endowed Chair | York University | $661,244 |
| John Yoo | Dean / Professor / Medical Doctor | University of Western Ontario | $607,885 |
| Meric Gertler | President; Professor of Geography And Planning | University of Toronto | $635,776 |
| David Goldreich | Professor of Finance | University of Toronto | $555,135 |
| Anthony Tang | Professor / Medical Doctor | University of Western Ontario | $550,027 |
| Rhonda Lenton | President And Vice- Chancellor / Professor | York University | $563,990 |
| Mikhail Simutin | Associate Professor of Finance | University of Toronto | $551,736 |
| Brian Golden | Professor of Strategic Management | University of Toronto | $526,497 |
| William Strange | Professor of Economic Analysis And Policy | University of Toronto | $525,503 |