Professor and Chair salary in Ontario
18 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $208,072 and $242,251.
Median salary by year
Among people with this title on the list.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | $104,388 |
| 1999 | $104,321 |
| 2000 | $102,814 |
| 2001 | $102,486 |
| 2002 | $106,597 |
| 2003 | $114,993 |
| 2004 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2006 | $125,666 |
| 2007 | |
| 2008 | |
| 2009 | $146,392 |
| 2010 | $154,636 |
| 2011 | $163,270 |
| 2012 | $174,465 |
| 2013 | $180,674 |
| 2014 | $186,813 |
| 2015 | $186,382 |
| 2016 | $186,626 |
| 2017 | $186,422 |
| 2018 | $184,507 |
| 2019 | $180,762 |
| 2020 | $176,740 |
| 2021 | $187,610 |
| 2022 | $190,859 |
| 2023 | $194,482 |
| 2024 | $206,340 |
| 2025 | $229,469 |
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People with this title by salary, 2025.
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Questions and answers
What is the median salary for a Professor and Chair in Ontario’s public sector?
$229,469 among the 18 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 Professor and Chair on the list earn?
Half were paid between $208,072 and $242,251 in 2025; the highest salary was $265,401.
Which employer has the most people with the title Professor and Chair?
University Of Guelph, with 18 on the 2025 list.
How many people with the title Professor and Chair are on the list?
18 in 2025, up from 7 in 1998.
What share of people with the title Professor and Chair are paid $150,000 or more?
100% of those on the 2025 list (18 people), and 83% $200,000 or more (15).
How does Professor and Chair pay compare with the whole list?
Its median, $229,469, is 87.7% above the median of everyone on the 2025 list ($122,262).
How much does a Professor and Chair make at University Of Guelph?
The median salary of the 18 people with this title at University Of Guelph was $229,469 in 2025.
Has Professor and Chair pay gone up?
The median rose 11.2% from 2024 ($206,340) to 2025. In 1998 it was $104,388.
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.