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Howard Lin

Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 17 years between 2007 and 2023.

Salary disclosure2023
Salary paid
$177,569.16
Taxable benefits
$1,330.48
Total disclosed
$178,899.64
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2022: −$38,774 (−17.9%)
17years on
the list

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

Paid more than 74% of them. Their median: $127,222.

Among 1,847 people at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2023

640th highest paid. Their median: $146,079.

Paid more than 92% 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
2007$118,593$126,178
2008$123,418$129,655
2009$138,741$126,686
2010$132,548$131,436
2011$149,732$111,093
2012$177,837
2013$175,414$112,751
2014$174,032$113,629
2015$176,228$116,040
2016$186,614$112,537
2017$189,418$163,118
2018$193,218$115,265
2019$206,435$115,540
2020$216,496$118,049
2021$224,531$118,671
2022$216,343$120,125
2023$177,569$127,222

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2023Toronto Metropolitan UniversityProfessor$177,569$1,330−$38,774
2022Toronto Metropolitan UniversityProfessor · moved here$216,343$1,268−$8,188
2021Ryerson UniversityProfessor$224,531$1,182+$8,035
2020Ryerson UniversityProfessor$216,496$1,130+$10,061
2019Ryerson UniversityProfessor$206,435$1,100+$13,217
2018Ryerson UniversityProfessor$193,218$1,282+$3,800
2017Ryerson UniversityProfessor$189,418$1,344+$2,804
2016Ryerson UniversityProfessor$186,614$1,275+$10,386
2015Ryerson UniversityProfessor$176,228$1,144+$2,196
2014Ryerson UniversityProfessor$174,032$919−$1,382
2013Ryerson UniversityProfessor$175,414$907−$2,423
2012Ryerson UniversityChair, Global Management Studies$177,837$867+$28,105
2011Ryerson UniversityProfessor$149,732$793+$17,184
2010Ryerson UniversityProfessor$132,548$846−$6,193
2009Ryerson UniversityProfessor$138,741$940+$15,323
2008Ryerson UniversityProfessor$123,418$918+$4,826
2007Ryerson UniversityProfessor$118,593$980

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