James Cairns appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $164,538 plus $562 in taxable benefits (total $165,100). James is listed as Faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University, in the Universities sector.
James has been disclosed in 26 of the 30 years between 1996 and 2025. Their reported salary has grown from $145,524 in 1996 to $164,538 in 2025 — a 13.1% change over 29 years.
Within the Universities sector that year, James's $164,538 placed them in the 58th percentile (sector average: $165,197).
The interactive timeline and year-by-year breakdown below show every year James has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.
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$165K
Current Salary
2025
$165K
Total Comp.
Incl. $562 benefits
26
Years on List
1996–2025
+13.1%
Salary Growth
1996–2025
+$9,168 vs previous year
Sector avg $165,197 · Range $100K\u2013$657K
Earns more than 87% of disclosed employees.
2025
Faculty
Wilfrid Laurier University
$164,538
+$9,168
2024
Faculty
Wilfrid Laurier University
$155,370
+$19,148
2023
Faculty
Wilfrid Laurier University
$136,222
+$6,440
2022
Faculty
Wilfrid Laurier University
$129,782
+$1,312
2021
Faculty
Wilfrid Laurier University
$128,470
-$12,150
2020
Faculty
Wilfrid Laurier University
$140,620
+$14,397
2019
Faculty
Wilfrid Laurier University
$126,224
-$3,238
2018
Faculty
Wilfrid Laurier University
$129,462
+$14,670
2017
Faculty
Wilfrid Laurier University
$114,792
+$4,872
2016
Faculty
Wilfrid Laurier University
$109,920
+$5,374
2015
Faculty
Wilfrid Laurier University
$104,546
-$45,459
2010
Sergeant
City Of Hamilton
$150,005
+$49,480
2009
Sergeant 1st Class
City Of Hamilton
$100,526
-$2,303
2008
Sergeant First Class
City Of Hamilton
$102,828
-$11,860
2007
Sergeant 1st Class
City Of Hamilton
$114,688
+$2,457
2006
Sergeant 1st Class
City Of Hamilton
$112,231
-$133,003
2005
Provincial Deputy Chief Coroner
Comm. Safety& Corr. Services
$245,234
-$1,888
2004
Provincial Deputy Chief Coroner
Comm. Safety & Corr. Services
$247,122
-$32,339
2003
Prov. Dep. Chief Coroner
Community Safety and Correctional Services
$279,461
+$88,936
2002
Provincial Deputy Chief Coroner
Public Safety and Security
$190,526
+$212
2001
Provincial Deputy Chief Coroner
Solicitor General
$190,314
-$6,923
2000
Provincial Deputy Chief Coroner
Solicitor General
$197,237
+$41,480
1999
Deputy Chief Coroner
Solicitor General
$155,757
+$6,350
1998
Deputy Chief Coroner
Solicitor General & Correctional Svcs
$149,407
-$336
1997
Deputy Chief Coroner
Solicitor Gen. & Correct Serv.
$149,743
+$4,218
1996
Deputy Chief Coroner
Solicitor Gen. & Correctional Serv.
$145,524