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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 9 years

Christopher Cotton

Professor, Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economics and Financial Policy · Queen's University
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$302,148.52
▲ 187.4% since 2014

Christopher Cotton was paid $302,148.52 in total compensation as Professor, Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economics and Financial Policy at Queen's University in 2025, 202% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Christopher Cotton has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2014, earning $2.0M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $224,988.00 a year, up 187% over that span.

That is 73% above the average disclosed pay of $174,913.95 across 1,469 listed Queen's University employees.

$302,148.52
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.0M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$224,988.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+187.4%
Career growth
since 2014
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$70K$134K$198K$262K$326K201420152016201720182022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $302,148.52
Lifetime total compensation$2.0M
Annual average$224,988.00
Total growth since 2014+187.4%
Biggest raise+83.2% (2015)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Professor, Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economics and Financial Policy$302,148.52▲ 9.6%
2024
Professor, Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economics and Financial Policy$275,635.68▲ 2.7%
2023
$268,504.12▲ 9.3%
2022
Professor, Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economics and Financial Policy$245,589.32▲ 12.4%
2018
Professor, Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economics and Financial Policy↑ role changed$218,459.72▲ 3.5%
2017
Associate Professor, Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economics and Financial Policy↑ role changed$211,063.77▲ 2.6%
2016
Associate Professor, Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair In Economics And Financial Policy↑ role changed$205,696.68▲ 6.8%
2015
Associate Professor, Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economics and Financial Policy↑ role changed$192,650.00▲ 83.2%
2014First
Associate Professor and Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economics and Financial Policy - Economics$105,140.40
9 years total$2.0M total$224,988.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Professor, Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair in Economics and Financial Policy
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2014
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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