Universities
York University salaries, 2025
2,557 people paid $100,000 or more in 2025, as disclosed by Ontario under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
People in 2025
2,557
−5.7% vs 2024
Median salary
$157,104
−1.4% vs 2024
Highest salary
$621,502
Total disclosed
$436M
Everyone on the 2025 list
Top 200 of 2,557
| # | Name | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven HoffmanProfessor/Senior Advisor/Advisor/Endowed Chair | $621,502 | $956 | −$38,965 (−5.9%) |
| 2 | Rhonda LentonPresident and Vice- Chancellor/Professor | $516,563 | $19,784 | −$30,071 (−5.5%) |
| 3 | David PetersProfessor/Dean | $486,654 | $3,729 | −$9,656 (−1.9%) |
| 4 | Detlev ZwickDean/Associate Professor | $461,528 | $956 | −$19,771 (−4.1%) |
| 5 | Jim ClaytonProfessor/Endowed Chair/Director/Program Director | $461,039 | $956 | −$14,116 (−3.0%) |
| 6 | Kee-Hong BaeProfessor/Endowed Chair | $451,259 | $956 | −$14,796 (−3.2%) |
| 7 | Lilian NgProfessor/Endowed Chair | $439,831 | $757 | −$50,461 (−10.3%) |
| 8 | Brad StromChief Information Officer | $432,626 | $956 | −$36,852 (−7.8%) |
| 9 | Russell BelkProfessor/Endowed Chair | $427,092 | $732 | −$15,279 (−3.5%) |
| 10 | Anoop MadhokProfessor/Endowed Chair | $422,313 | $819 | −$11,116 (−2.6%) |
| 11 | Matthias KippingProfessor/Endowed Chair/Academic Director | $412,064 | $956 | −$17,259 (−4.0%) |
| 12 | Geoffrey KistruckProfessor/Endowed Chair/Area Coordinator | $408,505 | $956 | −$4,814 (−1.2%) |
| 13 | Preet AulakhProfessor/Endowed Chair/Area Coordinator | $405,754 | $956 | −$7,410 (−1.8%) |
| 14 | Theodore NoseworthyAssociate Dean/Professor | $398,980 | $956 | −$24,237 (−5.7%) |
| 15 | Lisa PhilippsProvost and Vice President Academic/Professor | $397,323 | $956 | −$224 (−0.1%) |
| 16 | Mehmet Murat KristalProfessor/Executive Director/Program Director/Certificate Coordinator | $395,757 | $956 | new |
| 17 | Rami MayerExecutive Director, Schulich Executive Education Centre | $395,173 | $956 | −$35,345 (−8.2%) |
| 18 | Justin TanProfessor/Endowed Chair | $395,056 | $631 | −$12,380 (−3.0%) |
| 19 | Trevor FarrowDean/Professor | $393,788 | $956 | +$7,961 (+2.1%) |
| 20 | Eileen FischerAssociate Dean/Professor/Endowed Chair | $392,912 | $628 | −$11,643 (−2.9%) |
| 21 | Marcia AnnisetteVice Provost Academic/Professor | $389,318 | $771 | −$9,365 (−2.3%) |
| 22 | David JohnstonProfessor/Director/Program Director/Endowed Chair | $388,349 | $620 | −$10,157 (−2.5%) |
| 23 | John TsotsosProfessor | $385,591 | $616 | −$17,273 (−4.3%) |
| 24 | Jeffrey SchallProfessor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | $382,087 | $786 | −$10,868 (−2.8%) |
| 25 | Moren LevesqueProfessor/Endowed Chair | $379,859 | $956 | −$47,117 (−11.0%) |
| 26 | Markus BiehlProfessor/Senior Advisor | $376,385 | $956 | −$210 (−0.1%) |
| 27 | Kiridaran KanagaretnamProfessor | $374,607 | $956 | −$24,538 (−6.1%) |
| 28 | Jane GoodyerDean/Professor | $370,047 | $956 | −$10,239 (−2.7%) |
| 29 | Amir AsifVice-President, Research and Innovation/Professor/Senior Advisor | $369,915 | $1,849 | −$90 (−0.0%) |
| 30 | Charles ChoProfessor/Endowed Chair | $368,902 | $956 | −$10,688 (−2.8%) |
| 31 | Dean NeuProfessor | $368,366 | $776 | −$12,308 (−3.2%) |
| 32 | Yigang PanProfessor | $367,082 | $744 | −$12,252 (−3.2%) |
| 33 | Amin MawaniProfessor/Program Director | $366,010 | $956 | −$10,503 (−2.8%) |
| 34 | Theo PeridisProfessor/Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | $359,745 | $574 | −$11,506 (−3.1%) |
| 35 | Yisong TianProfessor | $358,441 | $956 | −$11,881 (−3.2%) |
| 36 | Mark KamstraProfessor | $356,497 | $956 | +$15,055 (+4.4%) |
| 37 | Moshe Arye MilevskyProfessor | $353,335 | $956 | new |
| 38 | Moshe FarjounProfessor | $352,669 | $563 | +$39,349 (+12.6%) |
| 39 | Melanie CaoProfessor/Program Director | $351,652 | $956 | −$10,729 (−3.0%) |
| 40 | Peter DarkeProfessor | $350,615 | $956 | −$11,544 (−3.2%) |
| 41 | Markus GieslerProfessor | $348,516 | $956 | −$11,309 (−3.1%) |
| 42 | John Douglas CrawfordProfessor/Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | $348,412 | $956 | new |
| 43 | Benjamin GevaProfessor | $347,652 | $548 | +$8,967 (+2.6%) |
| 44 | Peter BackxProfessor/Canada Research Chair | $346,503 | $553 | −$9,648 (−2.7%) |
| 45 | Dan PalermoDeputy Provost, Markham Campus/Professor | $346,068 | $956 | −$8,875 (−2.5%) |
| 46 | Dirk MattenProfessor/Endowed Chair | $343,545 | $956 | −$11,807 (−3.3%) |
| 47 | Olaf WeberProfessor/Endowed Chair | $340,713 | $956 | +$8,196 (+2.5%) |
| 48 | Pauline Shum NolanProfessor | $340,375 | $956 | −$15,889 (−4.5%) |
| 49 | Abu RahamanProfessor | $340,229 | $956 | +$7,791 (+2.3%) |
| 50 | Jianhong WuProfessor | $339,511 | $956 | −$17,783 (−5.0%) |
| 51 | Linda ThorneProfessor/Area Coordinator | $338,996 | $612 | −$10,614 (−3.0%) |
| 52 | Allan HutchinsonProfessor | $335,796 | $528 | +$1,827 (+0.5%) |
| 53 | Ashwin JoshiAssociate Professor/Program Director | $335,361 | $956 | −$33,969 (−9.2%) |
| 54 | Willow A SheremataAssociate Professor | $334,651 | $534 | −$15,858 (−4.5%) |
| 55 | Charles J McmillanProfessor | $333,977 | $534 | −$10,829 (−3.1%) |
| 56 | Elie AppelbaumProfessor | $333,637 | $532 | −$10,814 (−3.1%) |
| 57 | Jinyan LiProfessor | $332,488 | $956 | +$10,039 (+3.1%) |
| 58 | Susana Gajic-BruyeaVice-President, Advancement | $331,514 | $956 | −$9,757 (−2.9%) |
| 59 | Ellen R AusterProfessor | $330,489 | $528 | −$10,678 (−3.1%) |
| 60 | Ambrus KecskesProfessor | $329,317 | $956 | −$7,639 (−2.3%) |
| 61 | Rui WangDean/Professor | $326,536 | $478 | −$40,178 (−11.0%) |
| 62 | Ming DongProfessor | $326,434 | $956 | −$2,035 (−0.6%) |
| 63 | Giuseppina D'AgostinoProfessor/Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | $326,050 | $956 | +$32,299 (+11.0%) |
| 64 | Julian Scott YeomansProfessor/Graduate Program Director | $325,182 | $956 | new |
| 65 | Grant PackardAssociate Professor/Graduate Program Director | $323,128 | $956 | −$30,831 (−8.7%) |
| 66 | Irene HenriquesProfessor/Area Coordinator | $323,093 | $956 | −$9,931 (−3.0%) |
| 67 | Mike ValenteAssociate Professor/Director | $322,428 | $956 | −$11,974 (−3.6%) |
| 68 | Len KarakowskyProfessor | $321,644 | $956 | −$11,931 (−3.6%) |
| 69 | Kevin TasaAssociate Dean/Associate Professor | $321,251 | $956 | −$5,602 (−1.7%) |
| 70 | Laina Bay-ChengVice-President Equity, People and Culture/Professor | $320,048 | $956 | −$33,367 (−9.4%) |
| 71 | Maxim VoronovProfessor | $319,591 | $956 | −$10,210 (−3.1%) |
| 72 | Viswanath (Shanker) TrivediAssociate Professor | $318,066 | $956 | −$9,284 (−2.8%) |
| 73 | Richard OoiSenior Executive Officer, Assistant Vice President, Academic Administration and Resourcing | $316,071 | $956 | +$22,747 (+7.8%) |
| 74 | Yelena LarkinAssociate Professor | $315,941 | $956 | −$10,053 (−3.1%) |
| 75 | Arthur J HillikerProfessor | $311,194 | $497 | −$10,009 (−3.1%) |
| 76 | Richard HornseyProfessor | $310,088 | $956 | −$19,992 (−6.1%) |
| 77 | Shelley KiersteadAssistant Professor | $309,881 | $956 | −$20,266 (−6.1%) |
| 78 | David A HoodProfessor/Course Director | $309,064 | $447 | +$5,162 (+1.7%) |
| 79 | Ijade Maxwell RodriguesAssistant Vice-President, Government and Community Relations and Protocols | $308,335 | $956 | +$26,663 (+9.5%) |
| 80 | Jeffery EverettProfessor | $307,936 | $956 | −$8,320 (−2.6%) |
| 81 | Narin KishinchandaniVice-President Finance and Administration | $307,211 | $956 | new |
| 82 | Stephanie Ben-IshaiProfessor | $306,882 | $956 | +$33,767 (+12.4%) |
| 83 | Henry BartelProfessor | $306,250 | $489 | −$9,641 (−3.1%) |
| 84 | Sylvia HsuAssociate Professor | $305,351 | $956 | −$9,085 (−2.9%) |
| 85 | George TourlakisProfessor | $305,198 | $487 | −$9,591 (−3.0%) |
| 86 | Eliezer PrismanProfessor | $305,177 | $487 | −$46,997 (−13.3%) |
| 87 | Joann JasiakProfessor | $303,935 | $956 | −$9,537 (−3.0%) |
| 88 | Burkard EberleinProfessor/Program Director | $303,408 | $956 | −$7,612 (−2.4%) |
| 89 | Gregory SaxtonProfessor | $298,056 | $956 | −$2,205 (−0.7%) |
| 90 | Yuval DeutschProfessor | $296,447 | $956 | −$9,215 (−3.0%) |
| 91 | Chris BellProfessor | $296,062 | $472 | −$9,054 (−3.0%) |
| 92 | Mary CondonProfessor | $296,041 | $956 | −$10,333 (−3.4%) |
| 93 | Ajay SirsiAssociate Professor/Program Director | $294,826 | $956 | −$7,590 (−2.5%) |
| 94 | Nikolaus TrojeProfessor/Canada Research Chair | $294,075 | $956 | −$6,469 (−2.2%) |
| 95 | Eric A HesselsProfessor | $293,382 | $956 | −$9,083 (−3.0%) |
| 96 | Janet MosherAssociate Professor | $292,284 | $671 | +$28,011 (+10.6%) |
| 97 | Cameron GrahamProfessor | $290,521 | $502 | −$40,046 (−12.1%) |
| 98 | Robert SavageDean/Professor | $290,505 | $956 | −$16,181 (−5.3%) |
| 99 | Sergey N. KrylovProfessor/Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | $290,022 | $956 | −$8,938 (−3.0%) |
| 100 | Perry SadorskyProfessor | $289,243 | $712 | −$8,905 (−3.0%) |
| 101 | Roxanne MykitiukProfessor | $289,231 | $956 | +$6,941 (+2.5%) |
| 102 | Janet Walker CmProfessor | $289,032 | $443 | +$7,054 (+2.5%) |
| 103 | Parbudyal SinghProfessor/Course Director | $288,748 | $956 | −$10,528 (−3.5%) |
| 104 | Ruth BuchananProfessor | $287,589 | $956 | +$6,547 (+2.3%) |
| 105 | Anthony BarbisanAssistant Vice-President, Facilities Services | $287,358 | $956 | +$30,936 (+12.1%) |
| 106 | John Charles McdermottProfessor | $285,898 | $709 | new |
| 107 | Carys CraigAssociate Dean/Professor | $284,665 | $956 | +$10,971 (+4.0%) |
| 108 | François Tanguay-RenaudAssociate Professor | $282,888 | $956 | +$24,898 (+9.7%) |
| 109 | Michael JenkinProfessor | $281,850 | $706 | −$4,673 (−1.6%) |
| 110 | Joanne MageeAssociate Professor/Area Coordinator | $281,029 | $453 | −$11,215 (−3.8%) |
| 111 | Ruodan ShaoProfessor/Area Coordinator | $281,016 | $956 | +$11,767 (+4.4%) |
| 112 | Georg ZoidlProfessor | $280,857 | $956 | −$8,545 (−3.0%) |
| 113 | Pouyan ForoughiAssistant Professor | $280,622 | $956 | −$8,534 (−3.0%) |
| 114 | Aleksandra RzeznikAssistant Professor | $280,622 | $956 | −$6,832 (−2.4%) |
| 115 | Marco FiolaPrincipal/Professor | $280,105 | $956 | −$13,694 (−4.7%) |
| 116 | Mahmudul AnamProfessor | $280,089 | $447 | −$8,512 (−2.9%) |
| 117 | Angelo BelcastroProfessor | $279,653 | $447 | −$21,684 (−7.2%) |
| 118 | Chris CarderExecutive Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship | $279,159 | $956 | +$24,579 (+9.7%) |
| 119 | Richard LeblancProfessor/Graduate Program Director | $278,998 | $956 | −$8,465 (−2.9%) |
| 120 | Leanne De FilippisSenior Counsel, Labour and Employment | $278,943 | $956 | −$11,851 (−4.1%) |
| 121 | Jarek GryzProfessor | $278,664 | $956 | −$12,578 (−4.3%) |
| 122 | Nantel BergeronProfessor | $277,701 | $956 | −$8,409 (−2.9%) |
| 123 | J Barry SmithProfessor | $277,278 | $443 | new |
| 124 | Christine SilversidesGeneral Counsel | $277,103 | $956 | −$22,629 (−7.5%) |
| 125 | Luke ZhuAssociate Professor/Graduate Program Director | $276,971 | $956 | −$16,637 (−5.7%) |
| 126 | Susan DrummondAssociate Professor/Program Director | $276,455 | $699 | +$6,457 (+2.4%) |
| 127 | Robert WaiAssociate Professor | $276,392 | $956 | +$6,396 (+2.4%) |
| 128 | Robert S AllisonProfessor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | $276,101 | $956 | −$365 (−0.1%) |
| 129 | Ilijas FarahProfessor | $276,067 | $956 | −$8,339 (−2.9%) |
| 130 | Margaret KieryloAssistant Vice-President, Institutional Planning and Chief Data Officer | $276,034 | $956 | −$691 (−0.2%) |
| 131 | Craig ScottProfessor | $274,548 | $956 | −$24,060 (−8.1%) |
| 132 | Neil BuckleyAssociate Dean/Associate Professor/Course Director | $274,094 | $956 | +$12,356 (+4.7%) |
| 133 | Jeffrey A EdmondsProfessor | $273,346 | $956 | −$7,328 (−2.6%) |
| 134 | Alidad AmirfazliProfessor | $272,633 | $956 | −$8,800 (−3.1%) |
| 135 | Yong LianProfessor | $272,633 | $956 | −$6,417 (−2.3%) |
| 136 | Darus SuhartoAssistant Vice-President, Finance and Chief Finance Officer | $272,361 | $956 | −$40,653 (−13.0%) |
| 137 | Dan BradshawAssistant Vice-President, Labour Relations | $272,296 | $956 | −$11,657 (−4.1%) |
| 138 | Christine Brooks-CappadociaAssistant Vice-President, School of Continuing Studies | $272,296 | $956 | −$9,662 (−3.4%) |
| 139 | Satinder Kaur BrarProfessor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | $272,035 | $956 | new |
| 140 | Debra J PeplerProfessor | $271,688 | $441 | +$15,736 (+6.1%) |
| 141 | Jitendrapal SharmaProfessor | $271,073 | $956 | −$8,068 (−2.9%) |
| 142 | Felix MosesSenior Executive Officer/Research Assistant | $269,278 | $956 | +$19,848 (+8.0%) |
| 143 | John Paul RilstoneProfessor | $269,025 | $430 | new |
| 144 | Poonam PuriProfessor | $268,756 | $956 | +$3,898 (+1.5%) |
| 145 | Abi SriharanInstructor | $268,532 | $0 | +$50,032 (+22.9%) |
| 146 | Kate TilleczekProfessor/Canada Research Chair | $267,938 | $956 | +$28,782 (+12.0%) |
| 147 | Kathryn McphersonInterim Dean/Professor | $267,861 | $428 | +$14,902 (+5.9%) |
| 148 | Franck Van BreugelVice-Dean/Professor | $267,683 | $956 | −$6,012 (−2.2%) |
| 149 | Bernard V LightmanProfessor | $267,667 | $428 | +$77,700 (+40.9%) |
| 150 | David RiceAssociate Professor | $267,556 | $427 | −$7,320 (−2.7%) |
| 151 | Brenda Spotton VisanoProfessor | $267,427 | $426 | new |
| 152 | Mary Jo DucharmeAssociate Professor/Course Director/Undergraduate Program Director | $267,301 | $956 | new |
| 153 | Alice HovorkaDean/Professor | $267,297 | $7,894 | +$14,759 (+5.8%) |
| 154 | Lyndon MartinProfessor | $267,064 | $956 | −$49,288 (−15.6%) |
| 155 | Lee LiProfessor | $266,550 | $956 | −$7,929 (−2.9%) |
| 156 | David PhippsAssistant Vice-President, Research Strategy and Impact | $265,754 | $956 | −$9,619 (−3.5%) |
| 157 | Stephen FriedmanCourse Director/Instructor | $265,332 | $0 | −$23,372 (−8.1%) |
| 158 | E. Louise SpencerAssistant Vice-President, Development and Campaigns | $264,820 | $956 | new |
| 159 | Fred LazarAssociate Professor | $264,766 | $423 | −$7,351 (−2.7%) |
| 160 | Barry MillerSenior Policy Advisor on Labour Relations/Associate Professor | $264,310 | $373 | −$9,170 (−3.4%) |
| 161 | Kim McleanAssistant Vice-President, Ancillary Services | $263,885 | $956 | +$7,619 (+3.0%) |
| 162 | Alexandra CampbellAssociate Professor | $263,636 | $421 | −$7,805 (−2.9%) |
| 163 | Rosemary CoombeProfessor | $263,384 | $528 | −$80,952 (−23.5%) |
| 164 | Radu I CampeanuProfessor/Undergraduate Program Director | $262,807 | $426 | −$11,695 (−4.3%) |
| 165 | Matt BamberAssociate Professor | $260,638 | $956 | −$7,049 (−2.6%) |
| 166 | Kostas KontogiannisProfessor/Director Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | $260,498 | $956 | −$1,369 (−0.5%) |
| 167 | Benjamin BergerProfessor | $260,232 | $956 | +$15,514 (+6.3%) |
| 168 | You-Ta ChuangProfessor | $260,135 | $956 | −$13,495 (−4.9%) |
| 169 | Victoria WatkinsAssistant Dean and Executive Director | $259,963 | $956 | −$23,240 (−8.2%) |
| 170 | Christina SharpeProfessor/Canada Research Chair | $259,820 | $956 | −$6,780 (−2.5%) |
| 171 | John McmurtryDean/Professor | $259,767 | $638 | −$110,759 (−29.9%) |
| 172 | Janine MarchessaultProfessor | $259,702 | $416 | −$6,845 (−2.6%) |
| 173 | Chloë Brushwood RoseVice-Provost Teaching and Learning/Professor | $259,596 | $956 | −$12,352 (−4.5%) |
| 174 | Henry M KimAssociate Professor/Area Coordinator | $259,518 | $956 | −$12,412 (−4.6%) |
| 175 | Marilyn Lambert-DracheAssociate Professor/Department Chair | $259,458 | $414 | −$7,425 (−2.8%) |
| 176 | Shin-Hwan ChiangProfessor | $259,423 | $448 | −$29,818 (−10.3%) |
| 177 | James ElderProfessor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based | $259,270 | $956 | +$15,268 (+6.3%) |
| 178 | Stephen GillProfessor | $259,213 | $414 | −$7,182 (−2.7%) |
| 179 | Adam DiamantAssociate Professor | $259,006 | $956 | −$9,848 (−3.7%) |
| 180 | Kate SutherlandAssociate Professor | $258,931 | $956 | −$14,905 (−5.4%) |
| 181 | Alice MaclachlanProfessor | $258,910 | $956 | −$5,870 (−2.2%) |
| 182 | Wai-Ming HoProfessor/Department Chair | $258,187 | $956 | −$6,410 (−2.4%) |
| 183 | Claire MalletteAssociate Professor/Director | $257,812 | $412 | −$14,097 (−5.2%) |
| 184 | William LimAssociate Professor | $257,070 | $956 | −$7,469 (−2.8%) |
| 185 | Arman MansoorianProfessor | $257,037 | $956 | −$7,521 (−2.8%) |
| 186 | Yvette MunroVice Provost, Students | $256,736 | $956 | +$10,074 (+4.1%) |
| 187 | Barbara EvansAssociate Professor | $256,111 | $409 | −$8,394 (−3.2%) |
| 188 | Mary E WiktorowiczProfessor/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based/Course Director | $256,068 | $681 | +$18,420 (+7.8%) |
| 189 | Nelson WaweruProfessor/Director, School | $255,772 | $956 | −$14,178 (−5.3%) |
| 190 | Kin Chung LoProfessor | $254,606 | $956 | new |
| 191 | Joseph HafnerDean/Senior Librarian | $254,044 | $956 | new |
| 192 | D Jay RahnProfessor | $253,955 | $406 | new |
| 193 | Sonia LawrenceAssociate Professor | $253,540 | $956 | +$5,515 (+2.2%) |
| 194 | John AmanatidesAssociate Professor | $253,375 | $404 | −$12,559 (−4.7%) |
| 195 | Carl JamesProfessor | $253,279 | $404 | −$7,609 (−2.9%) |
| 196 | Parke GodfreyAssociate Professor | $253,209 | $956 | −$6,935 (−2.7%) |
| 197 | Theresa M HyunProfessor | $252,988 | $404 | −$7,231 (−2.8%) |
| 198 | Livy A VisanoProfessor/Undergraduate Program Director | $252,731 | $404 | −$6,959 (−2.7%) |
| 199 | Sean HillierAssociate Professor/Associate Dean/Director, Organized Research Unit University Based/Director, Organized Research Unit Faculty Based | $252,628 | $956 | +$3,173 (+1.3%) |
| 200 | Norman PurzitskyAssociate Professor | $252,575 | $403 | −$7,329 (−2.8%) |
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