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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 3 years

Morten Nielsen

Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 2, David Chadwick Smith Chair in Economics · Queen’s University
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$183,733.52
▼ 26.4% since 2019

Morten Nielsen was paid $183,733.52 in total compensation as Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 2, David Chadwick Smith Chair in Economics at Queen’s University in 2021, 84% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Morten Nielsen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 3 times since 2019, earning $689K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $229,563.00 a year, down 26% over that span.

That is 12% above the average disclosed pay of $163,928.83 across 1,286 listed Queen’s University employees.

$183,733.52
Latest compensation
in 2021
$689K
Total compensation
across 3 years
$229,563.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-26.4%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

3 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$171K$194K$217K$241K$264K201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Morten Nielsen's total compensation has moved across 3 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $255,276.70
Lifetime total compensation$689K
Annual average$229,563.00
Total growth since 2019-26.4%
Biggest raise+2.2% (2020)
Biggest drop-28.0% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

3 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 2, David Chadwick Smith Chair in Economics$183,733.52▼ 28.0%
2020★ Best
Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 2, David Chadwick Smith Chair in Economics$255,276.70▲ 2.2%
2019First
Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 2, David Chadwick Smith Chair in Economics$249,677.86
3 years total$689K total$229,563.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 2, David Chadwick Smith Chair in Economics
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
3

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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