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Associate Professor / Associate Chair salary in Ontario

16 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $154,349 and $173,210.

Median salary
$158,935
People on the list
16
Middle half
$154K–$173K
Highest
$204,218

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008$117,469
2009$122,033
2010$122,739
2011$135,283
2012$130,093
2013$139,751
2014$144,863
2015$150,264
2016$152,133
2017$154,472
2018$159,695
2019$170,701
2020$165,031
2021$171,082
2022
2023
2024
2025$158,935

Pay bands

People with this title by salary, 2025.

$100K–$125K0
$125K–$150K3
$150K–$200K12
$200K–$300K1
$300K or more0

Employers with the most

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Fei ChiangMcMaster University$204,218$517+$14,182 (+7.5%)
2Sebastien MosserMcMaster University$184,218$517+$14,183 (+8.3%)
3Oleg RubelMcMaster University$181,855$517+$14,205 (+8.5%)
4Hari KunduriMcMaster University$173,559$517+$11,265 (+6.9%)
5Nikol PiskuricMcMaster University$173,210$517+$9,580 (+5.9%)
6Li XiMcMaster University$168,548$5,193+$12,028 (+7.7%)
7Leili TafaghodikhajaviMcMaster University$165,393$517+$13,396 (+8.8%)
8Zhong LiMcMaster University$161,188$5,193+$13,051 (+8.8%)
9Seyed Saman Sadeghi HosseiniMcMaster University$156,682$2,855+$3,949 (+2.6%)
10Naiqi XiaoMcMaster University$155,633$2,853+$15,424 (+11.0%)
11Dylan KobsarMcMaster University$155,626$2,853+$14,291 (+10.1%)
12Miranda SchmidtMcMaster University$154,349$508+$14,792 (+10.6%)
13Michael CarterMcMaster University$151,842$5,186+$12,621 (+9.1%)
14Benzhong ZhaoMcMaster University$148,742$506+$11,438 (+8.3%)
15Mohamed HusseinMcMaster University$148,243$498+$14,132 (+10.5%)
16Boyang ZhangMcMaster University$147,046$498+$10,970 (+8.1%)

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Questions and answers

What is the median salary for a Associate Professor / Associate Chair in Ontario’s public sector?

$158,935 among the 16 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 Associate Professor / Associate Chair on the list earn?

Half were paid between $154,349 and $173,210 in 2025; the highest salary was $204,218.

Which employer has the most people with the title Associate Professor / Associate Chair?

McMaster University, with 16 on the 2025 list.

How many people with the title Associate Professor / Associate Chair are on the list?

16 in 2025, up from 7 in 2008.

What share of people with the title Associate Professor / Associate Chair are paid $150,000 or more?

81% of those on the 2025 list (13 people), and 6% $200,000 or more (1).

How does Associate Professor / Associate Chair pay compare with the whole list?

Its median, $158,935, is 30.0% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).

How much does a Associate Professor / Associate Chair make at McMaster University?

The median salary of the 16 people with this title at McMaster University was $158,935 in 2025.

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.