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 526 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $218,974.23

$218,974.23

Average Salary in 2024

$212,218.56

Median Salary in 2024

Male
61.45% 
Male
Female
38.55%
Female
526 employees (Professor / Chair)
1 526
Low: $105K Median: $212K High: $661K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

406 employees received a salary between $105,375 - $244,342
103 employees received a salary between $244,342 - $383,309
16 employees received a salary between $383,309 - $522,276
1 employees received a salary between $522,276 - $661,243

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 / Chair listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Professor / Chair are $218,974.23 and $212,218.56, respectively.

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

In 2024, Steven Hoffman, holding the position of Professor / Senior Advisor / Advisor / Endowed Chair at the York University received the highest salary of $661,243.54 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Fayez Elayan, serving as the Professor / Chair at Brock University , earned the highest salary of $269,233.82 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 / Chair?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Professor / Chair and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: York University with an average pay of $254,874.88; University of Toronto with an average pay of $237,244.53; Queen’s University with an average pay of $233,171.53; McMaster University with an average pay of $211,528.39; and University of Ottawa with an average pay of $206,461.13.

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 Professor / Chair?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Professor / Chair and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $218,974.23.

There were 1 sector where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Professor / Chair is 61.45% male and 38.55% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 526 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 526 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Steven Hoffman Professor / Senior Advisor / Advisor / Endowed Chair York University $661,244
Tina Dacin Professor, Smith Chair Queen’s University $520,527
Lilian Ng Professor / Endowed Chair York University $490,996
Jim Clayton Professor / Endowed Chair / Director / Program Director York University $476,111
Kee-hong Bae Professor / Endowed Chair York University $467,012
Russell Belk Professor / Endowed Chair York University $443,053
Robert Phillips Professor / Endowed Chair York University $438,058
Anoop Madhok Professor / Endowed Chair York University $434,385
Matthias Kipping Professor / Endowed Chair / Academic Director York University $430,280
Moren Levesque Professor / Endowed Chair / Program Director York University $427,933

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2024526$218,974
2023528$209,143
2022448$202,459
2021467$199,884
2020462$197,332
2019450$195,279
2018463$192,469
2017468$187,085
2016447$184,589
2015500$180,221
2014480$172,872
2008359$149,707
2007319$146,917
2005162$133,455
2004138$129,345