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Wilfrid Laurier University salaries
862 people paid $100,000 or more in 2025. On the disclosure list every year from 1996 to 2025 (with gaps).
People on the 2025 list
862
+8.7% vs 2024
Median salary
$153,871
−0.2% vs 2024
Highest salary
$457,380
Total disclosed
$136M
Highest paid in 2025
Top 100 of 862
| # | Name | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deborah MaclatchyPresident | $457,380 | $1,418 | +$53,130 (+13.1%) |
| 2 | Heidi NorthwoodProvost and Vice President: Academic | $356,400 | $1,635 | +$33,438 (+10.4%) |
| 3 | Kyle MurrayDean, Lazaridis School | $346,971 | $1,182 | +$183,510 (+112.3%) |
| 4 | Jason CoolmanVice President: Advancement and External Relations | $319,000 | $988 | +$27,269 (+9.3%) |
| 5 | Pamela CantVice President, Finance and Administration | $294,859 | $919 | +$43,710 (+17.4%) |
| 6 | Jonathan NewmanVice President, Research | $288,617 | $911 | +$22,525 (+8.5%) |
| 7 | Ning TangFaculty | $282,344 | $853 | +$31,866 (+12.7%) |
| 8 | M. Fabricio PerezVice Dean, Lazaridis | $279,284 | $921 | +$19,388 (+7.5%) |
| 9 | Chima MbagwuFaculty | $271,875 | $802 | +$15,778 (+6.2%) |
| 10 | Subhankar NayakFaculty | $271,476 | $829 | +$34,933 (+14.8%) |
| 11 | Anthony ClarkeDean, Faculty of Science | $267,619 | $606 | +$9,963 (+3.9%) |
| 12 | Si LiFaculty | $264,769 | $887 | −$350 (−0.1%) |
| 13 | Chet RobieFaculty | $263,121 | $779 | +$16,427 (+6.7%) |
| 14 | Jonathan CrushFaculty | $261,738 | $0 | +$9,410 (+3.7%) |
| 15 | Ling ChuFaculty | $255,380 | $772 | +$12,097 (+5.0%) |
| 16 | Ulrike GrossAssistant Vice President, Facilities and Asset Management | $254,999 | $575 | +$7,124 (+2.9%) |
| 17 | Maria Cantalini-WilliamsDean, Faculty of Education | $253,437 | $574 | +$9,753 (+4.0%) |
| 18 | Robert MathieuFaculty | $251,896 | $639 | +$12,137 (+5.1%) |
| 19 | Hamid NooriFaculty | $251,206 | $0 | +$9,971 (+4.1%) |
| 20 | Patricia MclarenProvost and Vice President: Academic | $249,829 | $1,444 | +$16,908 (+7.3%) |
| 21 | Sarah WilnerFaculty | $247,318 | $742 | new |
| 22 | Sofy CarayannopoulosFaculty | $247,072 | $751 | +$28,187 (+12.9%) |
| 23 | Sofie LachapelleDean, Faculty of Arts | $246,413 | $837 | +$12,542 (+5.4%) |
| 24 | Diego AmayaFaculty | $245,300 | $709 | +$6,388 (+2.7%) |
| 25 | Lisa KeepingFaculty | $243,033 | $795 | −$17,286 (−6.6%) |
| 26 | Cynthia Johnston TurnerDean, Faculty of Music | $242,980 | $826 | +$12,426 (+5.4%) |
| 27 | Prescott EnsignFaculty | $242,366 | $805 | +$5,181 (+2.2%) |
| 28 | Fang WangFaculty | $242,300 | $769 | +$49,630 (+25.8%) |
| 29 | Zeynep DanisAssistant Vice President Financial Resources and Chief Financial Officer | $240,012 | $775 | +$21,717 (+9.9%) |
| 30 | Leslie BergerFaculty | $239,033 | $801 | +$16,999 (+7.7%) |
| 31 | Chunming ShiFaculty | $237,989 | $730 | +$8,004 (+3.5%) |
| 32 | Michael HaughtonFaculty | $235,517 | $764 | +$26,305 (+12.6%) |
| 33 | Ignacio Castillo MerinoFaculty | $235,169 | $770 | −$5,664 (−2.4%) |
| 34 | Daniel DawsonAssistant Vice President, Student and Ancillary Services | $235,018 | $982 | +$5,573 (+2.4%) |
| 35 | Carolyn MactavishFaculty | $235,001 | $766 | +$21,194 (+9.9%) |
| 36 | Nela PetkovicChief Information Officer | $234,003 | $792 | +$10,215 (+4.6%) |
| 37 | Lan GuoFaculty | $233,470 | $797 | +$8,901 (+4.0%) |
| 38 | Philip MarshFaculty | $233,091 | $0 | +$8,857 (+3.9%) |
| 39 | Marc KilgourFaculty | $232,922 | $0 | +$7,285 (+3.2%) |
| 40 | Chatura RanaweeraFaculty | $232,729 | $764 | +$7,227 (+3.2%) |
| 41 | Brent WolfeDean, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctural Studies | $232,653 | $793 | +$8,761 (+3.9%) |
| 42 | Roderick MelnikFaculty | $232,528 | $777 | +$2,325 (+1.0%) |
| 43 | Flora NiuFaculty | $229,925 | $786 | +$7,183 (+3.2%) |
| 44 | Madhu KalimipalliFaculty | $229,626 | $778 | +$8,308 (+3.8%) |
| 45 | Scott GilliesUniversity Librarian | $229,621 | $778 | +$8,678 (+3.9%) |
| 46 | William McnallyFaculty | $229,421 | $754 | +$9,367 (+4.3%) |
| 47 | Chinh HoangFaculty | $228,405 | $632 | +$8,710 (+4.0%) |
| 48 | Jennifer BaltzerFaculty | $228,235 | $710 | +$9,417 (+4.3%) |
| 49 | Scott NicholsonFaculty | $226,581 | $763 | +$3,906 (+1.8%) |
| 50 | Xuan ZhaoFaculty | $225,986 | $772 | +$7,711 (+3.5%) |
| 51 | Adam LawrenceVice President, Student Affairs | $225,910 | $675 | +$14,838 (+7.0%) |
| 52 | Eleanor TyFaculty | $225,858 | $514 | +$8,196 (+3.8%) |
| 53 | Dirk WallschlaegerFaculty | $225,495 | $736 | +$10,586 (+4.9%) |
| 54 | Mitali DeFaculty | $225,118 | $0 | −$9,471 (−4.0%) |
| 55 | Andrea DavisAssistant Vice President, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion | $223,764 | $763 | new |
| 56 | Tripat GillFaculty | $223,377 | $763 | +$7,556 (+3.5%) |
| 57 | Jin WangFaculty | $223,334 | $784 | +$8,085 (+3.8%) |
| 58 | Abby GoodrumFaculty | $223,106 | $747 | +$8,306 (+3.9%) |
| 59 | Philip ServosFaculty | $223,020 | $762 | +$7,544 (+3.5%) |
| 60 | Michael EmeryAssistant Vice President, Enrolment Services and Registrar | $222,763 | $1,325 | new |
| 61 | Jonathan FarrarFaculty | $222,692 | $757 | +$12,277 (+5.8%) |
| 62 | Ann BrandtAssistant Vice President, Advancement | $222,461 | $1,358 | +$8,769 (+4.1%) |
| 63 | Kenneth JacksonFaculty | $222,367 | $668 | +$14,008 (+6.7%) |
| 64 | Bixia XuFaculty | $222,322 | $632 | +$7,521 (+3.5%) |
| 65 | Dahlia BatemanUniversity Counsel and Chief Legal Officer | $222,151 | $758 | +$8,094 (+3.8%) |
| 66 | Yujie ZhanFaculty | $222,095 | $728 | +$4,214 (+1.9%) |
| 67 | Richard NemesvariFaculty | $221,596 | $504 | +$8,034 (+3.8%) |
| 68 | Paula FletcherFaculty | $221,385 | $722 | +$9,355 (+4.4%) |
| 69 | Brian SmithFaculty | $221,295 | $525 | −$25,964 (−10.5%) |
| 70 | Salar GhamatFaculty | $221,231 | $628 | +$51,102 (+30.0%) |
| 71 | Darren HendersonFaculty | $221,216 | $724 | +$6,938 (+3.2%) |
| 72 | Kathleen HogarthAssistant Vice President, Global Strategy | $219,433 | $1,349 | +$8,015 (+3.8%) |
| 73 | Mary-Louise ByrneFaculty | $219,270 | $728 | +$3,907 (+1.8%) |
| 74 | Kalyani MenonFaculty | $218,522 | $746 | −$16,312 (−6.9%) |
| 75 | Kim RobertsFaculty | $218,310 | $716 | +$16,940 (+8.4%) |
| 76 | Barry ColbertFaculty | $218,112 | $745 | −$1,671 (−0.8%) |
| 77 | Hillbun HoFaculty | $217,895 | $745 | +$11,090 (+5.4%) |
| 78 | Heidi AhonenFaculty | $217,519 | $707 | +$3,332 (+1.6%) |
| 79 | Mojtaba AraghiFaculty | $217,516 | $653 | +$1,129 (+0.5%) |
| 80 | Robert BassoFaculty | $217,206 | $0 | −$6,137 (−2.7%) |
| 81 | Chun QiuFaculty | $217,183 | $680 | +$21,273 (+10.9%) |
| 82 | Christine NeillFaculty | $217,007 | $679 | +$7,288 (+3.5%) |
| 83 | Justin PavlinFaculty | $216,552 | $719 | −$903 (−0.4%) |
| 84 | Cheryl-Anne CaitFaculty | $215,859 | $679 | +$3,397 (+1.6%) |
| 85 | Pamela BrydenFaculty | $215,523 | $700 | +$10,396 (+5.1%) |
| 86 | Simon TaggarFaculty | $214,483 | $769 | −$13,581 (−6.0%) |
| 87 | Anne DomurathFaculty | $214,361 | $701 | +$13,395 (+6.7%) |
| 88 | Debora VannijnattenAssociate Vice-President, Academic | $213,576 | $709 | +$10,309 (+5.1%) |
| 89 | Shoshana PollackFaculty | $213,562 | $729 | +$8,873 (+4.3%) |
| 90 | Jerzy KaplanekFaculty | $213,319 | $701 | −$312 (−0.1%) |
| 91 | Ginette LafreniereFaculty | $213,272 | $719 | −$1,169 (−0.5%) |
| 92 | Wing ChanFaculty | $213,126 | $728 | −$12,652 (−5.6%) |
| 93 | Maria GallegoFaculty | $212,940 | $485 | +$8,257 (+4.0%) |
| 94 | Patricia GoffFaculty | $212,914 | $676 | +$16,192 (+8.2%) |
| 95 | Giuseppe CampolietiFaculty | $212,799 | $727 | +$8,252 (+4.0%) |
| 96 | Hae Joo KimFaculty | $212,272 | $725 | +$5,483 (+2.7%) |
| 97 | Gabriel Moreno-HagelsiebFaculty | $211,983 | $725 | +$8,270 (+4.1%) |
| 98 | Peruvemba RaviFaculty | $211,848 | $707 | +$6,403 (+3.1%) |
| 99 | Anne WilsonFaculty | $211,683 | $723 | +$9,365 (+4.6%) |
| 100 | Sean DohertyFaculty | $211,501 | $691 | +$17,685 (+9.1%) |
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 32 |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | 48 |
| 1999 | 66 |
| 2000 | 76 |
| 2001 | 88 |
| 2002 | 102 |
| 2003 | 126 |
| 2004 | 144 |
| 2005 | 171 |
| 2006 | 209 |
| 2007 | 253 |
| 2008 | 267 |
| 2009 | 360 |
| 2010 | 355 |
| 2011 | 372 |
| 2012 | 450 |
| 2013 | 487 |
| 2014 | 504 |
| 2015 | 556 |
| 2016 | 566 |
| 2017 | 603 |
| 2018 | 617 |
| 2019 | 637 |
| 2020 | 672 |
| 2021 | 670 |
| 2022 | 683 |
| 2023 | 747 |
| 2024 | 793 |
| 2025 | 862 |
Median salary by year
What each job pays at Wilfrid Laurier University, 2025
The most common jobs, with their median salary against the same title across the list.
| Job | People | Median | Ontario median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty | 518 | $175,491 | $176,238 | −0.4% |
| Librarians | 19 | $141,185 | $141,185 | +0.0% |
| Sergeant | 8 | $121,475 | $160,294 | −24.2% |
| Systems Analyst | 8 | $101,397 | $111,786 | −9.3% |
| Lab Instruction Coordinator (Kinesiology and Physical Education) | 5 | $110,237 | $110,237 | +0.0% |
| Senior Business Consultant | 4 | $103,346 | $122,631 | −15.7% |
| Contract Teaching Faculty – Economics | 3 | $109,787 | — | |
| Contract Teaching Faculty – Mathematics | 3 | $115,960 | — | |
| Counsellor/Psychotherapist | 3 | $100,841 | — | |
| Lab Instruction Coordinator (Mathematics) | 3 | $101,201 | — | |
| Security Analyst | 3 | $114,760 | $114,760 | +0.0% |
| Third Class Operating Engineer | 3 | $144,566 | $115,901 | +24.7% |
| Assistant Vice President Experiential Learning and Career Development | 2 | — | — | |
| Associate Director, Facilities and Operations | 2 | — | — | |
| Associate University Librarian | 2 | — | $167,669 | |
| Athletic Therapist | 2 | — | — | |
| Career Consultant II | 2 | — | — | |
| Database Administrator | 2 | — | $124,984 | |
| Director, Faculty and Staff Relations | 2 | — | — | |
| Educational Developer | 2 | — | $109,980 | |
| Manager, Employee Relations | 2 | — | $136,107 | |
| Instructional Design Specialist | 2 | — | — | |
| Lab Instruction Coordinator (Physics and Computer Science) | 2 | — | — | |
| Network Engineer | 2 | — | $122,009 | |
| Network Technician | 2 | — | — | |
| Provost and Vice-President, Academic | 2 | — | $268,144 | |
| Special Constable | 2 | — | $114,538 | |
| Systems Architect | 2 | — | $129,553 | |
| Vice President, Finance and Administration | 2 | — | $230,111 | |
| Writing Consultant | 2 | — | — | |
| Associate Director, Academic Accommodations | 1 | — | — | |
| Associate Vice-President, Academic | 1 | — | — | |
| Associate Director, Accommodation Services | 1 | — | — | |
| Administrative Manager (Faculty of Music) | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Registrar, Admissions | 1 | — | — | |
| Associate Registrar, Admissions | 1 | — | $122,265 | |
| Associate Director, Advancement Communication | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Registrar, Client Services and Communications | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Vice President Advancement | 1 | — | — | |
| Assistant Vice President, Enrolment Services and Registrar | 1 | — | — |
Medians where 3 or more people share the title. Ontario median: everyone with the title on the 2025 list, at any employer.
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Questions and answers
How many people at Wilfrid Laurier University were paid $100,000 or more in 2025?
862, +8.7% on 2024 (793 people).
What is the median salary at Wilfrid Laurier University?
$153,871 among the people on the 2025 list, against $151,306 for universities as a whole.
Who is the highest-paid employee at Wilfrid Laurier University?
In 2025, Deborah Maclatchy, President at Wilfrid Laurier University, with a salary of $457,380.
What is the most common job at Wilfrid Laurier University on the list?
Faculty, with 518 people in 2025.
How much does a Faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University make?
The median salary of the 518 people with this title at Wilfrid Laurier University was $175,491 in 2025, 0.4% below the $176,238 median for the title across Ontario.
How much does a Librarians at Wilfrid Laurier University make?
The median salary of the 19 people with this title at Wilfrid Laurier University was $141,185 in 2025.
How much does a Sergeant at Wilfrid Laurier University make?
The median salary of the 8 people with this title at Wilfrid Laurier University was $121,475 in 2025, 24.2% below the $160,294 median for the title across Ontario.
How long has Wilfrid Laurier University been on the list?
Since 1996: 29 of the years from 1996 to 2025.
Where can I see everyone at Wilfrid Laurier University on the list?
The full 2025 list has every name, job, salary and taxable benefit; earlier years are linked from the chart above.
What does “salary paid” include?
What the employer paid in the calendar year, so it can include overtime, retroactive pay, vacation payouts, severance or a partial year. Taxable benefits are listed separately. How the lists work
Why is someone not on the list?
Only people paid $100,000 or more in the year are listed, and only by the public employers the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 covers. Someone paid less that year, or working elsewhere, does not appear.
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