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On the 2018 Sunshine List · 6 years

Stephen Leighton

Professor · Queen's University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2013
2018 Total Compensation Paid
$173,188.03
▲ 31.1% since 2013

Stephen Leighton was paid $173,188.03 in total compensation as Professor at Queen's University in 2018, 73% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Stephen Leighton has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2013, earning $888K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $147,954.00 a year, up 31% over that span.

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

$173,188.03
Latest compensation
in 2018
$888K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$147,954.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+31.1%
Career growth
since 2013
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$125K$138K$151K$165K$178K201320142015201620172018
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Stephen Leighton's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2018 · $173,188.03
Lifetime total compensation$888K
Annual average$147,954.00
Total growth since 2013+31.1%
Biggest raise+21.5% (2018)
Biggest drop-2.9% (2016)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2018Latest★ Best
Professor$173,188.03▲ 21.5%
2017
Professor$142,496.28▼ 2.9%
2016
Professor$146,682.00▼ 2.9%
2015
Professor↑ role changed$151,057.46▲ 6.3%
2014
Professor - Philosophy$142,153.58▲ 7.6%
2013First
Professor - Philosophy$132,148.82
6 years total$888K total$147,954.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2013
Latest disclosure
2018
Years on list
6

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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