Steven Cairns was paid $130,663.70 in total compensation as Assistant Professor at Nipissing University in 2025, 31% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Steven Cairns has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 8 times since 2018, earning $929K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $116,150.00 a year, up 29% over that span.
That is 15% below the average disclosed pay of $153,663.89 across 163 listed Nipissing University employees.
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8 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Steven Cairns's total compensation has moved across 8 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
8 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $130,663.70 | ▲ 0.5% |
2024 | $129,975.20 | ▲ 6.9% |
2023 | $121,577.87 | ▲ 3.5% |
2022 | $117,456.82 | ▲ 3.7% |
2021 | $113,290.68 | ▲ 3.1% |
2020 | $109,891.01 | ▲ 4.5% |
2019 | $105,207.34 | ▲ 4.0% |
2018First | $101,135.11 | — |
| 8 years total | $929K total | $116,150.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Assistant Professor
- Employer
- Nipissing University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2018
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 8
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