Assistant Professor salary in Ontario
1,871 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $123,161 and $157,061.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | $103,576 |
| 1999 | $109,793 |
| 2000 | $105,526 |
| 2001 | $104,417 |
| 2002 | $106,583 |
| 2003 | $111,823 |
| 2004 | |
| 2005 | $112,006 |
| 2006 | $110,699 |
| 2007 | $108,444 |
| 2008 | $109,412 |
| 2009 | $108,825 |
| 2010 | $110,265 |
| 2011 | $111,521 |
| 2012 | $112,455 |
| 2013 | $113,171 |
| 2014 | $113,885 |
| 2015 | $116,668 |
| 2016 | $116,882 |
| 2017 | $117,101 |
| 2018 | $118,485 |
| 2019 | $119,835 |
| 2020 | $121,473 |
| 2021 | $123,351 |
| 2022 | $124,162 |
| 2023 | $128,009 |
| 2024 | $132,960 |
| 2025 | $136,831 |
Pay bands
People with this title by salary, 2025.
Same job, different employer
Median salary at each of the 15 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Assistant Professor in Ontario’s public sector?
$136,831 among the 1,871 people with this title on the 2025 list. Only people paid $100,000 or more are listed, so this is not the median for everyone in the job.
How much do most people with the title Assistant Professor on the list earn?
Half were paid between $123,161 and $157,061 in 2025; the highest salary was $371,399.
Which employer pays Assistant Professor the most?
Queen's University: a median of $164,064 among 181 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Assistant Professor?
University Of Western Ontario, with 330 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Assistant Professor are on the list?
1,871 in 2025, up from 6 in 1998.
What share of people with the title Assistant Professor are paid $150,000 or more?
32% of those on the 2025 list (594 people), and 5% $200,000 or more (98).
How does Assistant Professor pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $136,831, is 11.9% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Assistant Professor make at University Of Western Ontario?
The median salary of the 330 people with this title at University Of Western Ontario was $134,142 in 2025.
How much does a Assistant Professor make at McMaster University?
The median salary of the 228 people with this title at McMaster University was $136,837 in 2025.
How much does a Assistant Professor make at Queen's University?
The median salary of the 181 people with this title at Queen's University was $164,064 in 2025.
Has Assistant Professor pay gone up?
The median rose 2.9% from 2024 ($132,960) to 2025. In 1998 it was $103,576.
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.