James Cairns

$164,538.36asFaculty

Employed by Wilfrid Laurier University in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2015 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Faculty
$164,538.36
$561.77
5.9%
2024
Faculty
$155,370.10
$583.62
14.06%
2023
Faculty
$136,222.11
$565.60
4.96%
2022
Faculty
$129,781.89
$458.76
1.02%
2021
Faculty
$128,470.27
$336.84
8.64%
2020
Faculty
$140,620.29
$299.46
11.41%
2019
Faculty
$126,223.57
$287.05
2.5%
2018
Faculty
$129,461.82
$334.91
12.78%
2017
Faculty
$114,792.17
$296.74
4.43%
2016
Faculty
$109,920.32
$248.76
5.14%
2015
Faculty
$104,546.34
$221.73

James Cairns, Faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University, earned a disclosed salary of $164,538.36 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 5.9% increase over the previous year's reported salary. James Cairns has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times between 2015 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $164,538.36 in 2025. In addition to salary, $561.77 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Wilfrid Laurier University reports under the Universities sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

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NameSalary
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$164,924.24
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