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On the 2024 Sunshine List · 6 years

Nicholas David Spence

Professor of Sociology · University Of Toronto
Professor of SociologyOntarioFirst listed 2019
2024 Total Compensation Paid
$168,546.36
▲ 29.3% since 2019

Nicholas David Spence was paid $168,546.36 in total compensation as Professor of Sociology at University Of Toronto in 2024, 69% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Nicholas David Spence has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2019, earning $897K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $149,575.00 a year, up 29% over that span.

That is 2% below the average disclosed pay of $171,936.29 across 7,392 listed University Of Toronto employees.

$168,546.36
Latest compensation
in 2024
$897K
Total compensation
across 6 years
$149,575.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+29.3%
Career growth
since 2019
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$123K$136K$149K$161K$174K201920202021202220232024
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

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

A career, year by year.

How Nicholas David Spence's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2023 · $169,150.80
Lifetime total compensation$897K
Annual average$149,575.00
Total growth since 2019+29.3%
Biggest raise+11.7% (2023)
Biggest drop-0.4% (2024)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2024Latest
Professor of Sociology$168,546.36▼ 0.4%
2023★ Best
$169,150.80▲ 11.7%
2022
Professor of Sociology$151,439.16▲ 5.7%
2021
Professor of Sociology$143,232.12▲ 6.3%
2020
Professor of Sociology$134,686.08▲ 3.3%
2019First
Professor of Sociology$130,396.28
6 years total$897K total$149,575.00 avg
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The record

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Employee details

Position
Professor of Sociology
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2019
Latest disclosure
2024
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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