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Alan Sears

Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 18 years between 2006 and 2023.

Salary disclosure2023
Salary paid
$124,373.79
Taxable benefits
$1,288.56
Total disclosed
$125,662.35
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2022: −$42,922 (−25.7%)
18years on
the list

Among 9,142 people with the title “Professor” in 2023

Paid more than 29% of them. Their median: $127,222.

Among 1,847 people at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2023

1,232nd highest paid. Their median: $146,079.

Paid more than 63% of everyone on the 2023 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2006$105,575$111,225
2007$111,541$113,532
2008$114,931$115,180
2009$127,734$118,140
2010$134,635$119,883
2011$131,660$111,093
2012$139,154$111,392
2013$160,478$112,751
2014$164,351$113,629
2015$168,831$116,040
2016$176,980
2017$195,992
2018$199,737
2019$213,693
2020$215,846
2021$213,521$118,671
2022$167,296$120,125
2023$124,374$127,222

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2023Toronto Metropolitan UniversityProfessor$124,374$1,289−$42,922
2022Toronto Metropolitan UniversityProfessor · moved here$167,296$1,247−$46,225
2021Ryerson UniversityProfessor$213,521$1,182−$2,326
2020Ryerson UniversityChair Sociology$215,846$1,130+$2,153
2019Ryerson UniversityChair Sociology$213,693$1,110+$13,956
2018Ryerson UniversityChair Sociology$199,737$1,325+$3,745
2017Ryerson UniversityChair Sociology$195,992$1,390+$19,013
2016Ryerson UniversityChair Sociology$176,980$1,275+$8,149
2015Ryerson UniversityProfessor$168,831$1,101+$4,480
2014Ryerson UniversityProfessor$164,351$885+$3,873
2013Ryerson UniversityProfessor$160,478$865+$21,324
2012Ryerson UniversityProfessor$139,154$813+$7,494
2011Ryerson UniversityProfessor$131,660$755−$2,974
2010Ryerson UniversityAssociate Professor$134,635$793+$6,901
2009Ryerson UniversityAssociate Professor$127,734$872+$12,803
2008Ryerson UniversityAssociate Professor$114,931$855+$3,390
2007Ryerson UniversityAssociate Professor$111,541$923+$5,966
2006Ryerson UniversityAssociate Professor$105,575$873

Years at different employers were matched because the name appears once on each year’s list with the same job or sector. Salary paid can include overtime, retroactive pay and one-time payments. Figures are exactly as Ontario published them. How we match years · Report a mistake or ask for removal