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Vector Institute salaries

72 people paid $100,000 or more in 2025. On the disclosure list every year from 2017 to 2025 (with gaps).

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People on the 2025 list
72
+5.9% vs 2024
Median salary
$136,772
+6.1% vs 2024
Highest salary
$534,173
Total disclosed
$11.8M

Highest paid in 2025

Top 72 of 72
#NameSalaryBenefitsChange
1Thomas Anthony GaffneySpecial Advisor to the Chair$534,173$32,828+$34,253
2Alan VeermanChief Operations and Finance Officer$373,047$1,922+$33,509
3Cameron SchulerChief Commercialization Officer and Vice President Industry Innovation$364,492$83,658+$14,165
4Deval PandyaVice President, Artificial Intelligence Engineering$349,123$27,877+$20,392
5Roxana SultanChief Data Officer and Vice President, Health$299,803$37,293+$18,199
6Glenda Lynne CrispPresident and Chief Executive Officer$255,865$17,062new
7Melissa Elizabeth JuddVice President, Research Operations and Academic Partnerships$240,035$18,929−$290
8Ben DaviesChief Information Officer$238,514$18,931+$11,634
9Craig Michael StewartExecutive Director, Applied Artificial Intelligence Programs$206,793$18,466+$11,494
10John WillesArtifical Intelligence Infrastructure and Research Engineering Manager$205,366$16,952+$34,154
11Shweta KhushuManager, Artifical Intelligence Engineering$203,750$18,022+$71,974
12Kari Clarke-ZemnickisVice President, Marketing and Communications$203,160$29,677+$9,932
13David Bruce EmersonApplied Machine Learning Scientist$200,837$17,158+$16,716
14Arash AfkanpourApplied Machine Learning Scientist$199,361$16,601+$13,827
15Andres RojasDirector, Applied Artifical Intelligence Projects$198,906$16,435+$20,572
16Shaina RazaApplied Machine Learning Scientist, Responsible Artifical Intelligence$191,987$16,231+$22,867
17Robert Andrew NaccaratoDirector, Scientific Computing$190,258$15,743+$14,582
18Dhanesh RamachandramApplied Machine Learning Scientist$187,095$16,134+$11,700
19Edward Kihoon ChangSenior Technical Program Manager$185,686$15,377+$10,624
20Amrit KrishnanTechnical Team Lead$181,610$16,451+$13,014
21Marcelo Lotif AraujoSenior Software Developer, Machine Learning$178,622$15,812+$11,170
22Masoumeh ShafieinejadApplied Machine Learning Scientist, Privacy-enhancing technology$176,144$15,283+$21,702
23Daniel RoyResearch Director and Vector Faculty Member$171,450$0+$6,350
24Carolyn ChongSenior Product Manager$170,050$14,057+$16,402
25Gary BurlakoffDirector, Finance$168,703$13,584+$10,064
26Ali H TaiyebDirector, Partnerships and Ecosystem$158,448$12,479+$16,186
27Catherine KirbyDirector, Human Resources and Corporate Services$154,201$14,207−$4,555
28Sedef Akinli KocakDirector, Professional Development$152,238$13,801+$13,547
29Jessica BlackmanDirector, Data Operations$149,095$13,692+$12,761
30Mark CoatsworthSystems Specialist$146,945$12,450+$14,110
31Warren AliDirector, Industry Development$144,669$11,623+$7,935
32Xuekun WangMachine Learning Infrastructure Specialist$143,350$13,390+$31,376
33Erik GarciaSenior Project Manager$138,593$13,010+$9,271
34Hussein ShamjiDirector, Strategic Partnerships$137,981$8,715new
35David MagdaHigh Performance Computing Systems Administrator$137,435$11,486+$8,941
36Brendan Thomas BehanDirector, Data Strategy and Partnerships$137,268$12,873new
37Zackary PowerHigh Performance Computing Systems Administrator$136,276$11,424+$8,680
38Chiara LaceyDirector, Community Engagement and Events$134,111$12,148new
39Orli NamianDirector, Communications and Public Affairs$133,985$11,241+$15,609
40Geoffrey Lynd ForgusonManager, Financial Planning and Services$132,455$12,119+$8,436
41Ananya RavalApplied Machine Learning Specialist$132,402$11,779+$9,332
42Sebastian BurlacuHigh Performance Computing Systems Administrator$129,767$11,240+$10,174
43Diana Catalina MoyanoSenior Project Manager$128,060$11,972+$15,689
44John YeeManager, Business Computing$127,792$11,993+$7,934
45Ali KoreApplied Machine Learning Specialist$126,713$12,028+$13,867
46Michelle D'SouzaManager, Human Resources$126,443$11,138+$16,593
47Mahshid AlinooriApplied Machine Learning Specialist$126,409$12,504+$13,563
48Marco CicconeVector Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow$124,616$1,912new
49Vahid Reza KhazaieApplied Machine Learning Specialist$124,520$11,853+$12,545
50Azra DhallaDirector, Health Artifical Intelligence Implementation$121,690$10,268
51Adam RenkosinskiDirector, Talent Initiatives and Analytics$121,665$11,155+$8,432
52Franklin OgidiSoftware Developer, Machine Learning$120,804$10,356+$18,793
53Kagiso Emang PhapheHigh Performance Computing Systems Administrator$120,129$11,129+$7,844
54Marcie Markella De CesareDirector, Marketing and Brand$120,044$11,326+$15,355
55Farnaz KohankhakiApplied Machine Learning Specialist$119,143$11,386+$18,205
56Liliana AraujoManager, Office of the Chief Executive Officer$118,147$10,343+$6,624
57Himanshu JoshiSenior Project Manager$117,870$10,043−$16,633
58Amandeep SinghSoftware Developer, Machine Learning$116,390$10,770new
59Hiu Laam AuProject Manager$115,356$10,820+$8,348
60Fatima KhamitovaDirector, Startups and Scaleups$115,343$9,719new
61Seyedehsana TonekaboniVector Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow$114,963$1,157new
62Fatemeh TavakoliApplied Machine Learning Specialist$114,583$10,721+$13,617
63Valerijus MorozovasBusiness Systems Administrator$109,542$9,286+$7,549
64Arber KacolljaManager, Research Services$108,637$10,587+$8,077
65Nadiea PrinceEvents Manager$108,335$10,558+$5,645
66Tahniat KhanProject Manager$108,100$9,170new
67Val Andrei FajardoApplied Machine Learning Scientist$107,643$10,131new
68Michael JosephProject Manager$106,445$10,143new
69Ridha ChilmeranManager, Government and Stakeholder Relations$104,361$8,871−$1,491
70Umar Ali KhanProject Manager$102,998$11,370new
71Johannah ThumbManager, Student Engagement and Research Program$102,314$9,644new
72Ian GormelyManager, Media and Public Relations$100,224$9,840new

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201813
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Median salary by year

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YearEmployer medianSector median
1996$116,400
1997$115,018
1998$117,637
1999$114,050
2000$113,127
2001$114,417
2002$114,834
2003$118,066
2004$120,035
2005$119,279
2006$118,195
2007$117,206
2008$117,145
2009$117,185
2010$117,216
2011$119,664
2012$118,445
2013$118,217
2014$118,176
2015$117,573
2016$117,500
2017$138,585$116,827
2018$154,038$116,703
2019$143,164$117,559
2020$118,750
2021$131,868$119,616
2022$144,084$119,612
2023$134,815$120,033
2024$128,908$120,000
2025$136,772$120,964

Jobs at Vector Institute in 2025

Applied Machine Learning Specialist6
applied machine learning scientist4
high performance computing systems administrator4
Project Manager4
Senior Project Manager3
machine learning software developer2
vector distinguished postdoctoral fellow2
applied machine learning scientist privacy enhancing technology1
applied machine learning scientist responsible artifical intelligence1
artifical intelligence infrastructure and research engineering manager1
business computing manager1
business systems administrator1

Salary bands

People by salary, 2025.

$100K–$110K10
$110K–$120K8
$120K–$130K13
$130K–$150K13
$150K–$175K6
$175K–$200K9
$200K–$250K7
$250K–$300K2
$300K–$500K3
$500K+1

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