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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 6 years

Christopher Higgins

Professor of Human Geography · University Of Toronto
Professor of Human GeographyOntarioFirst listed 2020
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$172,062.71
▲ 51.3% since 2020

Christopher Higgins was paid $172,062.71 in total compensation as Professor of Human Geography at University Of Toronto in 2025, 72% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Christopher Higgins has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2020, earning $822K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $136,923.00 a year, up 51% over that span.

That is 0% above the average disclosed pay of $171,936.29 across 7,392 listed University Of Toronto employees.

$172,062.71
Latest compensation
in 2025
$822K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$136,923.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+51.3%
Career growth
since 2020
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$103K$122K$141K$160K$179K202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

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

Highest year2025 · $172,062.71
Lifetime total compensation$822K
Annual average$136,923.00
Total growth since 2020+51.3%
Biggest raise+19.0% (2023)
Biggest drop-1.1% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Professor of Human Geography$172,062.71▲ 18.7%
2024
Professor of Human Geography$144,895.26▼ 1.1%
2023
$146,571.90▲ 19.0%
2022
Professor of Human Geography$123,177.37▲ 1.7%
2021
Professor of Human Geography$121,140.48▲ 6.6%
2020First
Professor of Human Geography$113,691.48
6 years total$822K total$136,923.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Professor of Human Geography
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2020
Latest disclosure
2025
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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