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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 17 years

Christopher Thompson

Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics · University Of Toronto
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$271,703.52
▲ 86.1% since 2009

Christopher Thompson was paid $271,703.52 in total compensation as Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics at University Of Toronto in 2025, 172% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Christopher Thompson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 17 times since 2009, earning $3.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $194,250.00 a year, up 86% over that span.

That is 58% above the average disclosed pay of $171,936.29 across 7,392 listed University Of Toronto employees.

$271,703.52
Latest compensation
in 2025
$3.3M
Total compensation
across 17 years
$194,250.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+86.1%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

17 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$123K$164K$205K$246K$287K20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Christopher Thompson's total compensation has moved across 17 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2025 · $271,703.52
Lifetime total compensation$3.3M
Annual average$194,250.00
Total growth since 2009+86.1%
Biggest raise+13.6% (2025)
Biggest drop-2.0% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

17 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest★ Best
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$271,703.52▲ 13.6%
2024
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$239,139.42▼ 2.0%
2023
$244,138.38▲ 9.9%
2022
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$222,226.99▲ 5.0%
2021
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$211,579.62▲ 2.3%
2020
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$206,730.06▲ 2.4%
2019
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$201,827.24▲ 3.7%
2018
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$194,550.00▲ 3.2%
2017
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$188,585.34▲ 0.2%
2016
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics↑ role changed$188,224.28▲ 8.7%
2015
Professor Of Theoretical Astrophysics↑ role changed$173,213.15▲ 0.9%
2014
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$171,728.04▲ 2.1%
2013
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$168,263.04▲ 2.5%
2012
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$164,173.56▲ 3.2%
2011
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$159,044.04▲ 5.2%
2010
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$151,137.12▲ 3.5%
2009First
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics$145,992.84
17 years total$3.3M total$194,250.00 avg
FIG. 04

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Employee details

Position
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
17

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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