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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 14 years

John Pliniussen

Associate Professor · Queen's University
Associate ProfessorOntarioFirst listed 2009
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$143,495.58
▼ 0.7% since 2009

John Pliniussen was paid $143,495.58 in total compensation as Associate Professor at Queen's University in 2025, 43% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

John Pliniussen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 14 times since 2009, earning $2.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $179,161.00 a year, down 1% over that span.

That is 18% below the average disclosed pay of $174,913.95 across 1,469 listed Queen's University employees.

$143,495.58
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.5M
Total compensation
across 14 years
$179,161.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
-0.7%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

14 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$121K$153K$184K$216K$247K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How John Pliniussen's total compensation has moved across 14 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2018 · $235,806.87
Lifetime total compensation$2.5M
Annual average$179,161.00
Total growth since 2009-0.7%
Biggest raise+23.1% (2016)
Biggest drop-28.7% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

14 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Associate Professor$143,495.58▲ 3.3%
2024
Associate Professor$138,887.40▼ 28.7%
2023
$194,737.06▲ 9.0%
2022
Associate Professor$178,714.68▼ 24.2%
2018★ Best
Associate Professor$235,806.87▲ 12.7%
2017
Associate Professor$209,182.24▼ 4.5%
2016
Associate Professor$218,966.78▲ 23.1%
2015
Associate Professor↑ role changed$177,863.93▼ 20.4%
2014
Associate Professor - Queen's School of Business↑ role changed$223,423.96▲ 19.3%
2013
Associate Adjunct Professor - School of Business↑ role changed$187,307.40▲ 12.9%
2012
Associate Professor – School of Business↑ role changed$165,872.82▲ 13.0%
2011
Associate Professor, School of Business$146,810.25▲ 2.9%
2010
Associate Professor, School of Business$142,644.66▼ 1.3%
2009First
Associate Professor, School of Business$144,540.99
14 years total$2.5M total$179,161.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Associate Professor
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
14

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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