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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 9 years

Sara Thompson

Professor · Ryerson University
ProfessorUniversitiesOntarioFirst listed 2013
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$195,507.45
▲ 84.1% since 2013

Sara Thompson was paid $195,507.45 in total compensation as Professor at Ryerson University in 2021, 96% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Sara Thompson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2013, earning $1.4M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $151,514.00 a year, up 84% over that span.

That is 26% above the average disclosed pay of $155,177.98 across 1,601 listed Ryerson University employees.

$195,507.45
Latest compensation
in 2021
$1.4M
Total compensation
across 9 years
$151,514.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+84.1%
Career growth
since 2013
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FIG. 01

9 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$86K$123K$159K$196K$232K201320142015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2020 · $218,955.74
Lifetime total compensation$1.4M
Annual average$151,514.00
Total growth since 2013+84.1%
Biggest raise+31.6% (2020)
Biggest drop-10.7% (2021)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

9 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest
Professor$195,507.45▼ 10.7%
2020★ Best
Professor↑ role changed$218,955.74▲ 31.6%
2019
Associate Professor$166,347.75▲ 4.6%
2018
Associate Professor$159,055.33▲ 1.3%
2017
Associate Professor$156,954.47▲ 21.6%
2016
Associate Professor$129,057.63▲ 8.1%
2015
Associate Professor$119,355.92▲ 6.4%
2014
Associate Professor↑ role changed$112,190.24▲ 5.6%
2013First
Assistant Professor$106,197.49
9 years total$1.4M total$151,514.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Professor
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2013
Latest disclosure
2021
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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