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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 7 years

David Nickerson

Scholar In Residence · Ryerson University
Scholar In ResidenceUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2015
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$165,352.29
▲ 7.8% since 2015

David Nickerson was paid $165,352.29 in total compensation as Scholar In Residence at Ryerson University in 2021, 65% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Nickerson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2015, earning $1.1M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $160,660.00 a year, up 8% over that span.

That is 7% above the average disclosed pay of $155,177.98 across 1,601 listed Ryerson University employees.

$165,352.29
Latest compensation
in 2021
$1.1M
Total compensation
across 7 years
$160,660.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+7.8%
Career growth
since 2015
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$150K$155K$160K$165K$170K2015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How David Nickerson's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2020 · $167,190.27
Lifetime total compensation$1.1M
Annual average$160,660.00
Total growth since 2015+7.8%
Biggest raise+2.0% (2020)
Biggest drop-1.1% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Scholar In Residence↑ role changed$165,352.29▼ 1.1%
2020★ Best
Professor of Distinction$167,190.27▲ 2.0%
2019
Professor of Distinction$163,981.09▲ 1.9%
2018
Professor of Distinction$160,892.50▲ 1.7%
2017
Professor of Distinction↑ role changed$158,191.35▲ 1.6%
2016
Professor Of Distinction↑ role changed$155,629.45▲ 1.5%
2015First
Professor of Distinction$153,380.65
7 years total$1.1M total$160,660.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

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Employee details

Position
Scholar In Residence
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2015
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
7

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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