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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In Ontario's 2023 Sunshine List, there were 303 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $236,328.07

$236,328.07

Average Salary in 2023

$219,994.44

Median Salary in 2023

Male
50.99% 
Male
Female
49.01%
Female
303 employees (Dean / Professor)
1 303
Low: $112K Median: $220K High: $585K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

170 employees received a salary between $112,121 - $230,297
112 employees received a salary between $230,297 - $348,474
16 employees received a salary between $348,474 - $466,650
5 employees received a salary between $466,650 - $584,826

Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.

What were the average and median salaries for a Dean / Professor listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Dean / Professor are $236,328.07 and $219,994.44, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Dean / Professor in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2023, John Yoo, holding the position of Dean / Professor / Medical Doctor at the University of Western Ontario received the highest salary of $584,826.86 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. David Peters, serving as the Dean / Professor at York University , earned the highest salary of $421,166.68 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

What are the top 5 public organizations in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Dean / Professor?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Dean / Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Queen’s University with an average pay of $257,500.64; University of Toronto with an average pay of $255,924.17; McMaster University with an average pay of $246,474.70; University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $225,612.57; and York University with an average pay of $225,075.03.

A total of 12 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What are the top 3 public sectors in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Dean / Professor?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Dean / Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $236,727.86; and Colleges with an average pay of $176,159.46.

There were 2 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Dean / Professor in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Dean / Professor is 50.99% male and 49.01% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 303 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 303 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
John Yoo Dean / Professor / Medical Doctor University of Western Ontario $584,827
Jane Philpott Dean, Chief Executive Officer (Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization), Professor Queen’s University $546,325
Wanda Costen Dean (Smith School of Business), Professor Queen’s University $479,850
Paul O'byrne Dean And Vice President (Health Sciences) / Professor McMaster University $468,941
Lionel Trevor Young Professor, Psychiatry And Dean, Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto $471,733
David Peters Dean / Professor York University $421,167
Detlev Zwick Dean / Associate Professor York University $420,670
David Zweig Professor of Management And Vice-Dean Recruitment, Enrolment And Student Success University of Toronto $419,994
Patricia Houston Professor, Anesthesiology And Pain Medicine, Vice Dean, Medical Education And Interim Dean, Temerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto $412,751
Khaled S Hassanein Dean / Professor McMaster University $399,884

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023303$236,328
2022265$230,754
2021268$216,760
2020269$216,887
2019232$214,686
2018258$214,078
2017265$210,378
2016263$205,509
2015248$199,581
2014261$194,547
2013247$188,764
2012225$186,226
2011205$178,734
2010197$173,065
2009193$170,303
2008192$165,008
2007185$160,594
2006155$144,683
2005100$144,837
2004102$142,746
200372$133,147
200270$134,622
200166$132,656