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 2023, received an annual salary of $201,115.36 and a taxable benefit of $334.20, 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.
$201,449.56
Total paid in 2023
$201,115.36
Salary
$334.20
Taxable Benefit
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Find Christopher on LinkedIn| Job Title : | Professor |
| Employer : | University of Waterloo |
| Sector : | Universities |
| Year : | 2023 |
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Between 2009 and 2023, Christopher experienced an average annual increase of approximately 5.21% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Waterloo. By 2023, Christopher's total pay had risen by 92.01% compared to the pay in 2009. Notably, during Christopher's tenure as Professor, there has been a significant 15.89% rise in compensation over the past 2 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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| 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 2023 Sunshine List has 484 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor ) in the University of Waterloo.
10 out of 484 employees
| Full Name | Salary | Taxable Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Klassen | $382,255 | $933 |
| Raymond Laflamme | $356,245 | $1,220 |
| Elizabeth Demers | $334,054 | $501 |
| Anita Layton | $326,897 | $1,087 |
| Benjamin Thompson | $324,806 | $833 |
| Sushanta K. Mitra | $317,408 | $780 |
| Nadarajah Asokan | $312,810 | $420 |
| Raouf Boutaba | $310,978 | $1,014 |
| Claudio Canizares | $307,965 | $955 |
| Ranjini Jha | $306,606 | $418 |
The 2023 Sunshine List has 21027 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 21027 employees
| Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Golden | Professor of Strategic Management | University of Toronto | $651,118 |
| Mohit Bhandari | Professor | McMaster University | $632,776 |
| Brian Silverman | Professor of Strategic Management | University of Toronto | $612,086 |
| John Yoo | Dean / Professor / Medical Doctor | University of Western Ontario | $584,827 |
| Wei-yi (scott) Liao | Professor of Accounting | University of Toronto | $572,939 |
| David Goldreich | Professor of Finance | University of Toronto | $564,538 |
| Alan Aspuru-guzik | Professor of Chemistry And Computer Science | University of Toronto | $598,572 |
| Anita Mcgahan | Professor of Strategic Management | University of Toronto | $557,702 |
| Anthony Tang | Professor / Medical Doctor | University of Western Ontario | $550,027 |
| Jane Philpott | Dean, Chief Executive Officer (Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization), Professor | Queen’s University | $546,325 |