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 40 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $260,040.80

$260,040.80

Average Salary in 2023

$269,080.64

Median Salary in 2023

Male
47.50% 
Male
Female
52.50%
Female
40 employees (Provost / Professor)
1 40
Low: $125K Median: $269K High: $457K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

11 employees received a salary between $125,044 - $208,155
18 employees received a salary between $208,155 - $291,265
9 employees received a salary between $291,265 - $374,376
2 employees received a salary between $374,376 - $457,486

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Provost / Professor are $260,040.80 and $269,080.64, respectively.

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

In 2023, Cheryl Regehr, holding the position of Vice President And Provost; Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $457,486.90 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Florentine Strzelczyk, serving as the Provost / Professor at University of Western Ontario , earned the highest salary of $345,089.40 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 Provost / Professor?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying organizations for Provost / Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: University of Toronto with an average pay of $321,476.26; York University with an average pay of $271,065.27; McMaster University with an average pay of $251,002.53; University of Western Ontario with an average pay of $249,679.33; and Queen’s University with an average pay of $248,897.94.

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 Provost / Professor?

In the year 2023, the highest-paying sector or industries for Provost / Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $260,040.80.

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

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

The 2023 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Provost / Professor is 47.50% male and 52.50% female, respectively.

The 2023 Sunshine List has 40 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 40 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Cheryl Regehr Vice President And Provost; Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto $457,487
Lisa Philipps Provost And Vice President Academic / Senior Advisor / Professor York University $377,500
Teri Shearer Deputy Provost, Associate Professor Queen’s University $370,447
Florentine Strzelczyk Provost / Professor University of Western Ontario $345,089
Sonia Anand Associate Vice-President / Professor / Vice Provost (Equity And Inclusion) McMaster University $326,989
Dwayne Benjamin Professor of Economics; Vice Provost University of Toronto $322,604
Heather Boon Professor of Pharmacy And Vice-Provost, Faculty And Academic Life University of Toronto $312,135
Gordon Binsted Deputy Provost, Markham Campus / Professor York University $307,178
Michael Ratcliffe Professor, Immunology And Dean of Arts And Vice-Provost, Trinity College University of Toronto $299,687
John Doerksen Vice-Provost (Students) / Associate Professor University of Western Ontario $296,123

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202340$260,041
201828$230,662
201725$225,517
201625$229,051