Brian Lesser
Chief Information Officer at Toronto Metropolitan University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 27 years between 1999 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $244,110.12
- Taxable benefits
- $1,227.48
- Total disclosed
- $245,337.60
Change from 2024: +$6,238 (+2.6%)27years on
the list
Among 56 people with the title “Chief Information Officer” in 2025
Paid more than 83% of them. Their median: $193,228.
Among 2,039 people at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2025
207th highest paid. Their median: $145,594.
Paid more than 97% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
Salary by year
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| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $105,345 | |
| 2000 | $110,562 | |
| 2001 | $122,865 | |
| 2002 | $106,733 | |
| 2003 | $101,334 | |
| 2004 | $110,925 | |
| 2005 | $120,707 | |
| 2006 | $119,007 | |
| 2007 | $133,633 | |
| 2008 | $139,694 | |
| 2009 | $139,452 | |
| 2010 | $178,687 | |
| 2011 | $171,000 | |
| 2012 | $184,534 | |
| 2013 | $179,812 | |
| 2014 | $179,812 | |
| 2015 | $190,191 | $152,564 |
| 2016 | $198,550 | $163,325 |
| 2017 | $195,700 | $162,356 |
| 2018 | $217,600 | $172,704 |
| 2019 | $237,600 | $173,887 |
| 2020 | $237,600 | $176,316 |
| 2021 | $237,600 | $179,797 |
| 2022 | $230,000 | $194,297 |
| 2023 | $245,200 | $185,548 |
| 2024 | $237,872 | $188,930 |
| 2025 | $244,110 | $193,228 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityChief Information Officer | $244,110 | $1,227 | +$6,238 |
| 2024 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityChief Information Officer | $237,872 | $1,128 | −$7,328 |
| 2023 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityChief Information Officer | $245,200 | $1,154 | +$15,200 |
| 2022 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityChief Information Officer · moved here | $230,000 | $1,199 | −$7,600 |
| 2021 | Ryerson UniversityChief Information Officer | $237,600 | $1,182 | $0 |
| 2020 | Ryerson UniversityChief Information Officer | $237,600 | $1,130 | $0 |
| 2019 | Ryerson UniversityChief Information Officer | $237,600 | $1,110 | +$20,000 |
| 2018 | Ryerson UniversityChief Information Officer | $217,600 | $1,269 | +$21,900 |
| 2017 | Ryerson UniversityChief Information Officer | $195,700 | $1,346 | −$2,850 |
| 2016 | Ryerson UniversityChief Information Officer | $198,550 | $1,346 | +$8,359 |
| 2015 | Ryerson UniversityChief Information Officer | $190,191 | $1,176 | +$10,379 |
| 2014 | Ryerson UniversityDirector, Computing and Communications Services | $179,812 | $942 | $0 |
| 2013 | Ryerson UniversityDirector, Computing and Communications Services | $179,812 | $942 | −$4,722 |
| 2012 | Ryerson UniversityDirector, Computing and Communications Services | $184,534 | $936 | +$13,534 |
| 2011 | Ryerson UniversityDirector, Computing and Communications Services | $171,000 | $919 | −$7,687 |
| 2010 | Ryerson UniversityDirector, Computing & Communication Services | $178,687 | $754 | +$39,235 |
| 2009 | Ryerson UniversityAssistant Director, Development & Support | $139,452 | $424 | −$243 |
| 2008 | Ryerson UniversityAssistant Director, Development & Support | $139,694 | $456 | +$6,061 |
| 2007 | Ryerson UniversityAssistant Director, Teaching & Technical Support | $133,633 | $460 | +$14,626 |
| 2006 | Ryerson UniversityAssistant Director, Teaching & Technical Support | $119,007 | $533 | −$1,701 |
| 2005 | Ryerson UniversityAsst. Dir, Teaching & Technology Support | $120,707 | $629 | +$9,783 |
| 2004 | Ryerson UniversityAsst. Dir., Teaching & Technical Support | $110,925 | $974 | +$9,591 |
| 2003 | Ryerson UniversityAsst. Director, Teaching Tech Support | $101,334 | $943 | −$5,399 |
| 2002 | Ryerson UniversityAsst. Director, Teaching Tech. Support · moved here | $106,733 | $519 | −$16,133 |
| 2001 | Ryerson Polytechnic UniversityAsst. Director, Teaching Tech. Support | $122,865 | $697 | +$12,303 |
| 2000 | Ryerson Polytechnic UniversityAssist. Director, Teaching Tech. Support | $110,562 | $297 | +$5,216 |
| 1999 | Ryerson Polytechnic UniversityAssist. Director, Teaching Tech. Support | $105,345 | $208 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Brian Lesser on the disclosure list?
Toronto Metropolitan University paid Brian Lesser $244,110 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
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
What do the comparisons mean?
Ranks and shares are among people on the same year’s list only: those with the same title, those at the same employer, or everyone listed. People paid under $100,000 are not on the list, so they are not counted.
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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