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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 9 years

David Thompson

Associate Professor · Lakehead University
Associate ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2016
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$147,396.63
▲ 45.2% since 2016

David Thompson was paid $147,396.63 in total compensation as Associate Professor at Lakehead University in 2025, 47% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Thompson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2016, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $123,674.00 a year, up 45% over that span.

That is 4% below the average disclosed pay of $154,039.42 across 421 listed Lakehead University employees.

$147,396.63
Latest compensation
in 2025
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$123,674.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+45.2%
Career growth
since 2016
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$93K$108K$123K$138K$153K201620172018201920212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How David Thompson's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $147,396.63
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$123,674.00
Total growth since 2016+45.2%
Biggest raise+10.5% (2021)
Biggest drop-0.7% (2022)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Associate Professor$147,396.63▲ 4.8%
2024
Associate Professor$140,708.83▲ 6.6%
2023
$132,040.53▲ 3.2%
2022
Associate Professor↑ role changed$127,969.36▼ 0.7%
2021
Assistant Professor$128,815.47▲ 10.5%
2019
Assistant Professor$116,527.84▲ 4.5%
2018
Assistant Professor$111,523.10▲ 4.7%
2017
Assistant Professor↑ role changed$106,542.59▲ 4.9%
2016First
Lecturer$101,542.03
9 years total$1.1M total$123,674.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2016
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
9

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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