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Professor salary in Ontario

9,117 people with this title were paid $100,000 or more in 2025. Half earned between $126,460 and $195,837.

Median salary
$135,910
+6.4% vs 2024
People on the list
9,117
Middle half
$126K–$196K
Highest
$509,014

Median salary by year

Among people with this title on the list.

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YearValue
1996$104,749
1997
1998$105,629
1999$105,484
2000$106,474
2001$107,047
2002$108,432
2003$111,532
2004$113,447
2005$116,752
2006$120,507
2007$126,178
2008$129,655
2009$126,686
2010$131,436
2011$111,093
2012$111,392
2013$112,751
2014$113,629
2015$116,040
2016$112,537
2017$163,118
2018$115,264
2019$115,540
2020$118,049
2021$118,671
2022$120,125
2023$127,222
2024$127,753
2025$135,910

Same job, different employer

Median salary at each of the 37 employers with 5 or more people in this job, highest first, against the median for everyone with the title.

Median for everyone with this title: $135,910
University Of Toronto36 people$258,523
Toronto Metropolitan University304 people$236,010
University Of Waterloo487 people$231,492
University Of Guelph295 people$221,986
McMaster University357 people$218,386
York University335 people$218,308
Brock University184 people$210,951
St. Jerome's University12 people$210,563
Trent University80 people$209,577
University Of Windsor177 people$200,528
Queen's University272 people$200,286
Ontario Tech University86 people$200,058
University Of Western Ontario477 people$195,654
Lakehead University107 people$177,380
Nipissing University58 people$173,365
12 more employers in between
Humber College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning614 people$131,853
Georgian College Of Applied Arts and Technology236 people$131,704
Mohawk College Of Applied Arts and Technology339 people$131,188
Confederation College Of Applied Arts and Technology129 people$130,297
Loyalist College Of Applied Arts and Technology93 people$130,164
Durham College Of Applied Arts and Technology252 people$128,893
Conestoga College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning633 people$128,767
Huron University College65 people$126,823
St Lawrence College Of Applied Arts and Technology192 people$126,234
The Michener Institute Of Education At UHN37 people$120,308

Employers with the most

Conestoga College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning633
Humber College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning614
Seneca College Of Applied Arts and Technology536
Sheridan College Institute Of Technology and Advanced Learning487
University Of Waterloo487
Centennial College Of Applied Arts and Technology486
Fanshawe College Of Applied Arts and Technology478
University Of Western Ontario477
McMaster University357
Mohawk College Of Applied Arts and Technology339
York University335
Toronto Metropolitan University304
University Of Guelph295
George Brown College Of Applied Arts and Technology275
Niagara College Of Applied Arts and Technology272

Highest paid in 2025

#NameEmployerSalaryBenefitsChange
1Timothy SnyderUniversity Of Toronto$509,014$251+$339,707
2Claudia EmersonMcMaster University$498,075$517+$19,738
3David FarrarMcMaster University$483,140$5,366−$35,802
4Muhammet Fat GuvenenUniversity Of Toronto$466,989$3,509new
5Salim YusufMcMaster University$451,950$795−$50,183
6Mohit BhandariMcMaster University$448,462$517$0
7Stephen WilliamsonUniversity Of Western Ontario$446,079$100+$11,294
8Gregory SteinbergMcMaster University$433,038$517+$17,995
9Mick BhatiaMcMaster University$430,325$1,897+$16,694
10Gerard WrightMcMaster University$412,681$517−$3,482
11James MackillopMcMaster University$408,842$517+$55,049
12John KeltonMcMaster University$408,284$0+$1,500
13Renee MillerUniversity Of Waterloo$407,658$644+$174,325
14Kun Ping LuUniversity Of Western Ontario$406,799$1,477+$108,412
15Karen MossmanMcMaster University$403,510$259+$23,624
16Paul BeamishUniversity Of Western Ontario$401,974$0+$15,375
17James RushUniversity Of Waterloo$400,000$11,552$0
18Raouf BoutabaUniversity Of Waterloo$396,821$1,436+$82,948
19Steve FortinUniversity Of Waterloo$390,915$1,714+$14,058
20Guy HolburnUniversity Of Western Ontario$390,775$100+$19,690
21Kenneth KlassenUniversity Of Waterloo$388,579$1,559−$1,362
22Walid BusabaUniversity Of Western Ontario$386,470$100+$8,672
23Dirk De ClercqBrock University$386,118$670−$11,128
24John TsotsosYork University$385,591$616−$17,273
25Angelo MikrogianakisMcMaster University$385,523$517−$12,719
26Wei WangQueen's University$383,286$272+$14,863
27Dina BrooksMcMaster University$383,184$517+$103,706
28Elizabeth DemersUniversity Of Waterloo$382,844$766+$34,541
29George AthanassakosUniversity Of Western Ontario$381,950$0+$8,661
30Charu KaushicMcMaster University$376,140$517+$10,856
31Henry Armand GirouxMcMaster University$375,167$0+$15,140
32Kiridaran KanagaretnamYork University$374,607$956−$24,538
33Sheila SinghMcMaster University$372,005$517+$92,384
34Ravi MenonUniversity Of Western Ontario$370,608$100−$1,190
35Dean NeuYork University$368,366$776−$12,308
36Margaret Andrea BaumannMcMaster University$367,859$0+$15,783
37Yigang PanYork University$367,082$744−$12,252
38Stephen VannerQueen's University$364,709$156+$234,512
39R. Kerry RoweQueen's University$363,243$272−$16,467
40Dusya VeraUniversity Of Western Ontario$362,552$1,600+$43,658
41Sven Josef DickinsonUniversity Of Toronto$362,257$126+$164,453
42Benjamin ThompsonUniversity Of Waterloo$360,377$1,169+$23,694
43Julian BarlingQueen's University$359,275$272+$7,488
44Yisong TianYork University$358,441$956−$11,881
45Mark KamstraYork University$356,497$956+$15,055
46James PaulMcMaster University$356,127$517+$43,672
47Martin KusyBrock University$353,951$0+$64,092
48Moshe Arye MilevskyYork University$353,335$956
49Moshe FarjounYork University$352,669$563+$39,349
50Peter DarkeYork University$350,615$956−$11,544