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
63.43% 
Male
Female
36.57%
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. Heather Stuart, serving as the Professor, Chair at Queen’s University , earned the highest salary of $211,727.66 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 63.43% male and 36.57% 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