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 21780 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $166,318.76

$166,318.76

Average Salary in 2024

$150,522.15

Median Salary in 2024

Male
57.56% 
Male
Female
42.44%
Female
21780 employees (Professor)
1 21780
Low: $100K Median: $151K High: $709K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

20,437 employees received a salary between $100,012 - $252,237
1,236 employees received a salary between $252,237 - $404,462
102 employees received a salary between $404,462 - $556,687
5 employees received a salary between $556,687 - $708,912

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

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Professor are $166,318.76 and $150,522.15, respectively.

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

In 2024, Alan Aspuru-guzik, holding the position of Professor of Chemistry And Computer Science at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $708,912.97 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Salim Yusuf, serving as the Professor at McMaster University , earned the highest salary of $502,133.01 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 Professor?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hamilton Health Sciences with an average pay of $304,868.76; The Ottawa Hospital with an average pay of $202,740.11; University of Toronto with an average pay of $201,771.60; York University with an average pay of $201,449.97; and Toronto Metropolitan University with an average pay of $191,982.28.

A total of 58 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 Professor?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $248,771.41; Universities with an average pay of $186,369.91; and Other Public Sector Employers with an average pay of $126,711.46.

There were 4 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Professor is 57.56% male and 42.44% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 21780 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 21780 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Alan Aspuru-guzik Professor of Chemistry And Computer Science University of Toronto $708,913
Steven Hoffman Professor / Senior Advisor / Advisor / Endowed Chair York University $661,244
John Yoo Dean / Professor / Medical Doctor University of Western Ontario $607,885
Meric Gertler President; Professor of Geography And Planning University of Toronto $635,776
David Goldreich Professor of Finance University of Toronto $555,135
Anthony Tang Professor / Medical Doctor University of Western Ontario $550,027
Rhonda Lenton President And Vice- Chancellor / Professor York University $563,990
Mikhail Simutin Associate Professor of Finance University of Toronto $551,736
Brian Golden Professor of Strategic Management University of Toronto $526,497
William Strange Professor of Economic Analysis And Policy University of Toronto $525,503

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202421,780$166,319
202321,027$162,408
202219,579$157,531
202119,295$154,789
202018,851$153,212
201916,799$150,488
201817,386$149,027
201713,143$156,535
201615,857$145,912
201514,841$142,952
201414,293$141,664
201313,681$139,898
201213,283$137,398
201112,452$135,331
201010,608$135,546
20099,770$133,383
20088,096$133,091
20077,247$131,053
20066,088$128,195
20054,819$124,304
20044,293$121,913
20033,776$119,653
20022,795$117,641
20012,080$116,215