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.

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Sonja Renee Nikkila

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Sonja Renee Nikkila served as the Professor, Teaching Stream of English at University of Toronto in 2023, received an annual salary of $158,680.08 and a taxable benefit of $128.88, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list.

$158,808.96

Total paid in 2023

$158,680.08

Salary

$128.88

Taxable Benefit

Gender: Female
Female
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Job Title :   Professor, Teaching Stream of English
Employer :   University of Toronto
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2023

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$159K
Low: $151K Avg: $163K High: $172K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

$159K
Low: $100K Avg: $165K High: $515K
Bottom 90% Below Average Above Average Top 10%

Between 2019 and 2023, Sonja Renee experienced an average annual increase of approximately 10.37% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Toronto. By 2023, Sonja Renee's total pay had risen by 47.97% compared to the pay in 2019. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.

Yearly Total Paid

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Year Job Title Salary Taxable Benefit Raise
2023 Professor, Teaching Stream of English $158,680 $129 11.93%
2022 Professor, Teaching Stream of English $141,747 $136 5.63%
2021 Professor, Teaching Stream of English $134,173 $143 7.70%
2020 Professor, Teaching Stream of English $124,558 $150 16.19%
2019 Professor, Teaching Stream of English $107,179 $149

The 2023 Sunshine List has 5 employees who held exactly same position title ( Professor, Teaching Stream of English ) in the University of Toronto.

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Randy Lundy $172,115 $258
Maria Assif $167,318 $172
Daniel Tysdal $164,670 $129
Sonja Renee Nikkila $158,680 $129
Andrew Westoll $149,964 $699

The 2023 Sunshine List has 581 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 581 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Gerhard Trippen Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management University of Toronto $515,162
Manfred Schneider Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management University of Toronto $438,706
John Parkinson Professor, Teaching Stream of Management University of Toronto $424,387
Abraham Iqbal Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management University of Toronto $409,141
Otto Yung Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management University of Toronto $401,752
Ataollah Mazaheri Professor, Teaching Stream of Management University of Toronto $394,554
Tarun Dewan Professor, Teaching Stream of Management University of Toronto $393,770
George Quan Fun Professor, Teaching Stream of Management University of Toronto $380,890
Michael Khan Associate Professor, Teaching Stream of Accounting University of Toronto $375,074
Syed Ahmed Professor, Teaching Stream of Management University of Toronto $366,659