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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 9 years

Rick Nicholls

Member of Provincial Parliament / Député à l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario · Legislative Assembly
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$142,838.52
▲ 22.4% since 2012

Rick Nicholls was paid $142,838.52 in total compensation as Member of Provincial Parliament / Député à l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario at Legislative Assembly in 2021, 43% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Rick Nicholls has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2012, earning $1.2M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $130,078.00 a year, up 22% over that span.

That is 5% below the average disclosed pay of $150,865.49 across 327 listed Legislative Assembly employees.

$142,838.52
Latest compensation
in 2021
$1.2M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$130,078.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+22.4%
Career growth
since 2012
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$111K$121K$131K$141K$151K201220132014201520162018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2020 · $147,395.28
Lifetime total compensation$1.2M
Annual average$130,078.00
Total growth since 2012+22.4%
Biggest raise+10.0% (2020)
Biggest drop-3.1% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Member of Provincial Parliament / Député à l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario↑ role changed$142,838.52▼ 3.1%
2020★ Best
Deputy Speaker / Vice-président↑ role changed$147,395.28▲ 10.0%
2019
Deputy Speaker / Vice-pr�sident↑ role changed$134,018.73▲ 3.0%
2018
Deputy Speaker / Vice-président↑ role changed$130,125.01▲ 0.5%
2016
Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole House / Vice-président du Comité plénier de l'Assemblée législative$129,506.52▼ 0.0%
2015
Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole House / Vice-président du Comité plénier de l'Assemblée législative$129,516.78▲ 4.6%
2014
Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole House / Vice-président du Comité plénier de l'Assemblée législative↑ role changed$123,823.69▲ 6.0%
2013
Member of Provincial Parliament$116,762.93▲ 0.0%
2012First
Member of Provincial Parliament$116,716.20
9 years total$1.2M total$130,078.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Member of Provincial Parliament / Député à l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario
Sector
Government of Ontario - Legislative Assembly and Offices
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2012
Latest disclosure
2021
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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