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 2023 Sunshine List, there were 528 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $209,143.24

$209,143.24

Average Salary in 2023

$204,449.53

Median Salary in 2023

Male
63.50% 
Male
Female
36.50%
Female
528 employees (Professor / Chair)
1 528
Low: $101K Median: $204K High: $459K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

211 employees received a salary between $101,126 - $190,599
269 employees received a salary between $190,599 - $280,072
38 employees received a salary between $280,072 - $369,545
10 employees received a salary between $369,545 - $459,018

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Professor / Chair listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Professor / Chair are $209,143.24 and $204,449.53, respectively.

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

In 2023, Jim Clayton, holding the position of Professor / Endowed Chair / Director / Program Director / Course Director at the York University received the highest salary of $459,018.32 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Usman Raja, serving as the Professor / Chair at Brock University , earned the highest salary of $278,313.19 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 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Professor / Chair and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University of Toronto with an average pay of $241,454.68; Queen’s University with an average pay of $230,537.34; York University with an average pay of $211,782.85; McMaster University with an average pay of $209,467.29; and University of Guelph with an average pay of $198,286.69.

A total of 13 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 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Professor / Chair and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $209,143.24.

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 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Professor / Chair is 63.50% male and 36.50% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 528 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 528 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Jim Clayton Professor / Endowed Chair / Director / Program Director / Course Director York University $459,018
Lilian Ng Professor / Endowed Chair York University $421,488
Russell Belk Professor / Endowed Chair York University $408,765
Steven Hoffman Professor / Senior Advisor / Advisor / Endowed Chair York University $407,692
Paul Brumer University Professor of Chemistry And Roel Buck-Weizmann Chair Chemical Physics University of Toronto $406,273
Kee-hong Bae Professor / Endowed Chair York University $401,412
Danielle Martin Professor And Chair, Family And Community Medicine University of Toronto $394,077
Matthias Kipping Professor / Endowed Chair / Academic Director York University $383,473
Theodore Noseworthy Associate Dean / Professor / Canada Research Chair / Endowed Chair York University $381,332
Robert Phillips Professor / Endowed Chair York University $375,867

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
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