Michael Hickson was paid $175,787.49 in total compensation as Associate Professor at Trent University in 2025, 76% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Michael Hickson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 9 times since 2017, earning $1.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $141,540.00 a year, up 66% over that span.
That is 13% above the average disclosed pay of $155,289.04 across 454 listed Trent University employees.
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9 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Michael Hickson's total compensation has moved across 9 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
9 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $175,787.49 | ▲ 8.2% |
2024 | $162,405.30 | ▼ 0.9% |
2023 | $163,849.25 | ▲ 12.4% |
2022 | $145,829.26 | ▲ 6.5% |
2021 | $136,869.65 | ▼ 7.7% |
2020 | $148,326.56 | ▲ 20.6% |
2019 | $122,940.93 | ▲ 9.6% |
2018 | $112,139.69 | ▲ 6.1% |
2017First | $105,713.02 | — |
| 9 years total | $1.3M total | $141,540.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Associate Professor
- Employer
- Trent University
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2017
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 9
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