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On the 2017 Sunshine List · 5 years

David Thomson

Professor · Queen's University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2013
2017 Total Compensation Paid
$110,773.98
▼ 32.4% since 2013

David Thomson was paid $110,773.98 in total compensation as Professor at Queen's University in 2017, 11% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Thomson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times since 2013, earning $750K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $149,970.00 a year, down 32% over that span.

That is 37% below the average disclosed pay of $174,913.95 across 1,469 listed Queen's University employees.

$110,773.98
Latest compensation
in 2017
$750K
Total compensation
across 5 years
$149,970.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-32.4%
Career growth
since 2013
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FIG. 01

5 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

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FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David Thomson's total compensation has moved across 5 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2015 · $172,509.92
Lifetime total compensation$750K
Annual average$149,970.00
Total growth since 2013-32.4%
Biggest raise+3.0% (2014)
Biggest drop-22.3% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

5 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2017Latest
Professor$110,773.98▼ 17.3%
2016
Professor↑ role changed$134,003.15▼ 22.3%
2015★ Best
Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1↑ role changed$172,509.92▲ 2.2%
2014
Professor and Canada Research Chair, Tier 1 - Mathematics and Statistics↑ role changed$168,750.72▲ 3.0%
2013First
Professor - Mathematics and Statistics, Canada Research Chair, Tier 1 - Mathematics and Statistics$163,814.08
5 years total$750K total$149,970.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2013
Latest disclosure
2017
Years on list
5

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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