Associate Professor/Department Chair salary in Ontario
26 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $179,359 and $213,201.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| 2008 | $131,257 |
| 2009 | $144,402 |
| 2010 | $148,792 |
| 2011 | $143,819 |
| 2012 | $140,934 |
| 2013 | $142,244 |
| 2014 | $145,101 |
| 2015 | $122,365 |
| 2016 | $143,676 |
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| 2018 | $173,718 |
| 2019 | $175,766 |
| 2020 | $170,838 |
| 2021 | $162,820 |
| 2022 | $167,142 |
| 2023 | $168,109 |
| 2024 | $199,485 |
| 2025 | $189,695 |
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People with this title by salary, 2025.
Same job, different employer
Median salary at each of the 2 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 Associate Professor/Department Chair in Ontario’s public sector?
$189,695 among the 26 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/Department Chair on the list earn?
Half were paid between $179,359 and $213,201 in 2025; the highest salary was $259,458.
Which employer pays Associate Professor/Department Chair the most?
McMaster University: a median of $189,695 among 12 people in 2025, the highest of the employers with 5 or more in this job.
Which employer has the most people with the title Associate Professor/Department Chair?
York University, with 14 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Associate Professor/Department Chair are on the list?
26 in 2025, up from 6 in 2008.
What share of people with the title Associate Professor/Department Chair are paid $150,000 or more?
100% of those on the 2025 list (26 people), and 35% $200,000 or more (9).
How does Associate Professor/Department Chair pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $189,695, is 55.2% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Associate Professor/Department Chair make at York University?
The median salary of the 14 people with this title at York University was $189,693 in 2025.
How much does a Associate Professor/Department Chair make at McMaster University?
The median salary of the 12 people with this title at McMaster University was $189,695 in 2025.
Has Associate Professor/Department Chair pay gone up?
The median fell 4.9% from 2024 ($199,485) to 2025. In 2008 it was $131,257.
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.