The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.
In Ontario's 2023 Sunshine List, there were 588 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $196,713.19
$196,713.19
Average Salary in 2023
$187,734.58
Median Salary in 2023
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55.54% Male |
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44.46% Female |
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Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range. |
378 employees received a salary between $102,013 - $204,665 |
183 employees received a salary between $204,665 - $307,317 |
22 employees received a salary between $307,317 - $409,968 |
5 employees received a salary between $409,968 - $512,620 |
Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Director, Professor are $196,713.19 and $187,734.58, respectively.
In 2023, Elspeth Murray, holding the position of Director (Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation And Social Impact), Associate Professor at the Queen’s University received the highest salary of $512,620.65 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Janet Dancey, serving as the Director, Professor at Queen’s University , earned the highest salary of $400,272.24 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Director, Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University of Toronto with an average pay of $235,776.35; Queen’s University with an average pay of $229,262.30; McMaster University with an average pay of $213,941.69; University of Guelph with an average pay of $196,157.29; and University of Windsor with an average pay of $192,246.41.
A total of 13 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.
In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Director, Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $196,764.45; and Colleges with an average pay of $186,717.05.
There were 2 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.
The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Director, Professor is 55.54% male and 44.46% female, respectively.
The 2023 Sunshine List has 588 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.
10 out of 588 employees
Full Name | Job Title | Employer | Total Paid |
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Elspeth Murray | Director (Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation And Social Impact), Associate Professor | Queen’s University | $512,621 |
Cheryl Misak | Professor of Philosophy And Interim Director, Munk School of Global Affairs And Public Policy | University of Toronto | $488,471 |
Jim Clayton | Professor / Endowed Chair / Director / Program Director / Course Director | York University | $459,018 |
James Orbinski | Professor / Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | York University | $418,444 |
Parminder Raina | Director / Director / Professor | McMaster University | $405,320 |
Janet Dancey | Director, Professor | Queen’s University | $400,272 |
Wei Wang | Director (Master of Finance - Beijing), Associate Dean (Professional Graduate Programs), Professor | Queen’s University | $399,388 |
Lisa Strug | Professor of Statistical Sciences And Computer Science And Director Ontario Regional Centre of the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute | University of Toronto | $412,751 |
Matthias Kipping | Professor / Endowed Chair / Academic Director | York University | $383,473 |
Ceren Kolsarici | Director (Scotiabank Centre for Customer Analytics), Associate Professor | Queen’s University | $373,857 |
Year | Total Employee Count | Average Paid |
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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 |