The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
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
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55.64% Male |
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44.36% Female |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
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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 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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2024 | 506 | $216,317 |
2023 | 588 | $196,713 |
2022 | 469 | $191,383 |
2021 | 349 | $196,490 |
2020 | 239 | $197,668 |
2019 | 204 | $188,130 |
2018 | 244 | $191,738 |
2017 | 267 | $186,485 |
2016 | 239 | $189,469 |
2015 | 235 | $183,573 |