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 2024 Sunshine List, there were 506 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $216,316.78

$216,316.78

Average Salary in 2024

$205,859.10

Median Salary in 2024

Male
55.64% 
Male
Female
44.36%
Female
506 employees (Director, Professor)
1 506
Low: $101K Median: $206K High: $492K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

221 employees received a salary between $101,290 - $198,960
245 employees received a salary between $198,960 - $296,629
27 employees received a salary between $296,629 - $394,299
13 employees received a salary between $394,299 - $491,968

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Director, Professor listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Director, Professor are $216,316.78 and $205,859.10, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Director, Professor in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2024, James Orbinski, holding the position of Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based at the York University received the highest salary of $491,968.09 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Hossam Hassanein, serving as the Director, Professor at Queen’s University , earned the highest salary of $259,194.78 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 Director, Professor?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Director, Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $236,000.23; University of Toronto with an average pay of $232,330.69; York University with an average pay of $223,973.15; McMaster University with an average pay of $216,365.99; and Queen’s University with an average pay of $211,595.20.

A total of 14 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 Director, Professor?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Director, Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $216,446.16; and Colleges with an average pay of $183,713.04.

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

What is the representation of gender diversity for Director, Professor in Ontario?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Director, Professor is 55.64% male and 44.36% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 506 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 506 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
James Orbinski Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $491,968
Jim Clayton Professor / Endowed Chair / Director / Program Director York University $476,111
Cheryl Misak Professor of Philosophy And Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy University of Toronto $466,938
Matthias Kipping Professor / Endowed Chair / Academic Director York University $430,280
Moren Levesque Professor / Endowed Chair / Program Director York University $427,933
Janet Dancey Director, Professor, Eisenhauer Chair (Clinical Cancer Research) Queen’s University $407,720
Parminder Raina Director / Professor McMaster University $407,504
Elspeth Murray Director (Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation And Social Impact), Associate Professor Queen’s University $406,438
John Tsotsos Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based York University $403,441
Kiridaran Kanagaretnam Professor / Program Director York University $400,102

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2024506$216,317
2023588$196,713
2022469$191,383
2021349$196,490
2020239$197,668
2019204$188,130
2018244$191,738
2017267$186,485
2016239$189,469
2015235$183,573