Christopher Nielsen was paid $239,452.52 in total compensation as Professor at University Of Waterloo in 2025, 139% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
Christopher Nielsen has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 16 times since 2009, earning $2.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $154,799.00 a year, up 128% over that span.
That is 43% above the average disclosed pay of $167,161.74 across 2,376 listed University Of Waterloo employees.
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16 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How Christopher Nielsen's total compensation has moved across 16 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
16 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest★ Best | $239,452.52 | ▲ 12.5% |
2024 | $212,833.16 | ▲ 5.7% |
2023 | $201,449.56 | ▲ 9.6% |
2022 | $183,842.48 | ▲ 5.8% |
2021 | $173,829.96 | ▲ 1.2% |
2020 | $171,689.88 | ▲ 5.9% |
2019 | $162,083.56 | ▲ 5.1% |
2018 | $154,199.84 | ▲ 7.2% |
2017 | $143,902.16 | ▲ 5.9% |
2016 | $135,850.48 | ▲ 1.9% |
2015 | $133,348.32 | ▲ 2.0% |
2014 | $130,726.27 | ▲ 11.2% |
2013 | $117,572.84 | ▲ 8.7% |
2012 | $108,172.84 | ▲ 5.1% |
2011 | $102,908.90 | ▼ 1.9% |
2009First | $104,916.18 | — |
| 16 years total | $2.5M total | $154,799.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Professor
- Employer
- University Of Waterloo
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2009
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 16
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