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 198 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $184,685.08

$184,685.08

Average Salary in 2023

$175,124.08

Median Salary in 2023

Male
49.75% 
Male
Female
50.25%
Female
198 employees (Professor / Program Director)
1 198
Low: $111K Median: $175K High: $459K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

145 employees received a salary between $111,389 - $198,296
41 employees received a salary between $198,296 - $285,204
10 employees received a salary between $285,204 - $372,111
2 employees received a salary between $372,111 - $459,018

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 / Program Director listed in the 2023 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Professor / Program Director are $184,685.08 and $175,124.08, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Professor / Program Director 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. Kiridaran Kanagaretnam, serving as the Professor / Program Director at York University , earned the highest salary of $344,022.68 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 / Program Director?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Professor / Program Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University of Windsor with an average pay of $248,445.31; Queen’s University with an average pay of $213,475.42; University of Toronto with an average pay of $193,254.77; McMaster University with an average pay of $189,984.69; and York University with an average pay of $183,717.28.

A total of 7 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 / Program Director?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Professor / Program Director and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $184,685.08.

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 / Program Director in Ontario?

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Professor / Program Director is 49.75% male and 50.25% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 198 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 198 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Jim Clayton Professor / Endowed Chair / Director / Program Director / Course Director York University $459,018
Wei Wang Director (Master of Finance - Beijing), Associate Dean (Professional Graduate Programs), Professor Queen’s University $399,388
Moren Levesque Professor / Endowed Chair / Program Director York University $368,605
Mehmet Murat Kristal Associate Professor / Executive Director / Program Director York University $351,671
Kiridaran Kanagaretnam Professor / Program Director York University $344,023
David Johnston Professor / Director / Program Director / Endowed Chair York University $337,377
Amin Mawani Associate Professor / Professor / Program Director York University $331,507
Lesley Seymour Director (Investigational New Drug Program), Professor Queen’s University $327,320
Melanie Cao Professor / Program Director York University $311,777
Ashwin Joshi Associate Dean / Associate Professor / Program Director York University $304,803

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
2023198$184,685
2022156$182,453
2021128$182,364
202042$193,647
201935$175,074
201845$185,459
201754$169,770
201644$175,655
201541$170,832
201441$167,928
201330$168,345
201228$169,649
201125$169,626
201019$158,427
200912$171,813