The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure

The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.

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Christian Abizaid served as the Associate Professor of Geography at University of Toronto in 2025, received an annual salary of $195,617.20 and a taxable benefit of $125.64, as indicated by the Government of Ontario's Sunshine list. Christian has held the same position since 2020 has been receiving six-figure yearly compensation.

$195,742.84

Total paid in 2025

$195,617.20

Salary

$125.64

Taxable Benefit

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Job Title :   Associate Professor of Geography
Employer :   University of Toronto
Sector :   Universities
Year :   2025

Comparing peers in identical roles within the organization

$196K
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Low: $112K Avg: $185K High: $241K

Comparison with other individuals in similar positions in Ontario

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Low: $112K Avg: $199K High: $287K
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Between 2014 and 2025, Christian experienced an average annual increase of approximately 6.07% in annual salary, including taxable benefits at University of Toronto. By 2025, Christian 's total pay had risen by 86.48% compared to the pay in 2014. Notably, during Christian 's tenure as Associate Professor of Geography, there has been a significant 39.37% rise in compensation over the past 5 years. Additional information can be found in the chart and table presented below.

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Annual Compensation Growth for Christian Abizaid
Year Job Title Salary Taxable Benefit Raise
2025 Associate Professor of Geography $195,617 $126 ⇧ 15.91%
2024 Associate Professor of Geography $168,749 $129 ⇩ -0.34%
2023 Associate Professor of Geography $169,325 $129 ⇧ 6.64%
2022 Associate Professor of Geography $158,770 $136 ⇧ 18.01%
2021 Associate Professor of Geography $134,508 $143 ⇩ -4.13%
2020 Associate Professor of Geography $140,300 $151 ⇧ 3.10%
2019 Professor of Geography $136,052 $180 ⇧ 14.20%
2018 Professor of Geography $119,092 $200 ⇧ 4.89%
2017 Professor of Geography $113,522 $214 ⇩ -2.86%
2016 Professor of Geography $116,845 $244 ⇧ 9.73%
2015 Professor of Geography $105,798 $905 ⇧ 1.65%
2014 Professor of Geography $102,789 $2,180

The 2025 Sunshine List has 6 employees who held exactly same position title ( Associate Professor of Geography ) in the University of Toronto.

Full Name Salary Taxable Benefit
Christian Abizaid $195,617 $126
Sharon Cowling $111,618 $126
Matthew Farish $232,393 $126
Paul Hess $241,249 $126
Neera Singh $164,509 $126
Jun Zhang $165,423 $298

The 2025 Sunshine List has 19 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 19 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Donald Boyes Professor, Teaching Stream, Geography And Planning And Associate Dean, Teaching And Learning University of Toronto $276,955
Alison Mountz Professor of Human Geography And Associate Vice-Principal Research And Innovation – Strategic Initiatives And Partnerships University of Toronto $287,068
Alana Boland Professor of Geography And Acting Associate Dean, Teaching And Learning, Arts And Science University of Toronto $247,282
Paul Hess Associate Professor of Geography University of Toronto $241,375
Matthew Farish Associate Professor of Geography University of Toronto $232,519
Laura Brown Associate Professor And Chair, Department of Geography, Geomatics And Environment University of Toronto $211,511
Pierre Desrochers Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Geomatics And Environment University of Toronto $204,677
Joseph Leydon Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Geography, Geomatics And Environment University of Toronto $199,795
Christian Abizaid Associate Professor of Geography University of Toronto $195,743
Monika Havelka Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Geography, Geomatics And Environment University of Toronto $191,587