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
57.03% 
Male
Female
42.97%
Female
21780 employees (Professor / 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 / Professor listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

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

What is the highest salary for a Professor / 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. Ali Emadi, serving as the Professor / Professor at McMaster University , earned the highest salary of $332,337.41 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 / Professor?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Professor / 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 / Professor?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Professor / 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 / Professor in Ontario?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Professor / Professor is 57.03% male and 42.97% 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
202219,579$157,531
201916,799$150,488
201213,283$137,398
201010,608$135,546
20099,770$133,383
20077,247$131,053