Ontario public pay
Laurence Booth
Professor of Finance at University Of Toronto. On Ontario’s disclosure list 30 years between 1996 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $324,216.32
- Taxable benefits
- $0.00
- Total disclosed
- $324,216.32
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$84,260 (−20.6%)30years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$84,260 (−20.6%)30years on
the list
Among 12 people with the title “Professor of Finance” in 2025
Paid more than 16% of them. Their median: $514,390.
$324,216$113,291$601,971
Among 7,392 people at University Of Toronto in 2025
321st highest paid. Their median: $147,726.
$324,216$100,000$649,992
Paid more than 99% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.
middle 80%middle halfmedianthis personspacing grows with pay (log scale)
Salary by year
SalaryMedian for the job
$324K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $104,707 | $110,236 |
| 1997 | $110,139 | $111,122 |
| 1998 | $116,141 | $111,134 |
| 1999 | $131,666 | |
| 2000 | $135,491 | |
| 2001 | $181,746 | |
| 2002 | $192,000 | |
| 2003 | $240,113 | $235,113 |
| 2004 | $246,849 | $222,827 |
| 2005 | $246,287 | $217,702 |
| 2006 | $259,408 | $234,265 |
| 2007 | $264,662 | $228,678 |
| 2008 | $310,208 | $241,330 |
| 2009 | $308,989 | $252,094 |
| 2010 | $294,505 | $247,610 |
| 2011 | $304,885 | $270,944 |
| 2012 | $315,206 | $270,180 |
| 2013 | $319,994 | $276,738 |
| 2014 | $324,157 | $279,708 |
| 2015 | $325,931 | $269,054 |
| 2016 | $349,334 | $280,944 |
| 2017 | $327,145 | $302,853 |
| 2018 | $352,606 | $310,341 |
| 2019 | $359,887 | $337,343 |
| 2020 | $343,503 | $339,356 |
| 2021 | $368,810 | $419,926 |
| 2022 | $385,021 | $436,055 |
| 2023 | $418,858 | $482,522 |
| 2024 | $408,476 | $474,176 |
| 2025 | $324,216 | $514,390 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $324,216 | $0 | −$84,260 |
| 2024 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $408,476 | $0 | −$10,382 |
| 2023 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $418,858 | $0 | +$33,837 |
| 2022 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $385,021 | $0 | +$16,211 |
| 2021 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $368,810 | $143 | +$25,307 |
| 2020 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $343,503 | $151 | −$16,385 |
| 2019 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $359,887 | $180 | +$7,281 |
| 2018 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $352,606 | $201 | +$25,461 |
| 2017 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $327,145 | $224 | −$22,189 |
| 2016 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $349,334 | $260 | +$23,402 |
| 2015 | University Of TorontoProfessor Of Finance | $325,931 | $436 | +$1,774 |
| 2014 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $324,157 | $612 | +$4,164 |
| 2013 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $319,994 | $612 | +$4,787 |
| 2012 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $315,206 | $612 | +$10,322 |
| 2011 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $304,885 | $640 | +$10,380 |
| 2010 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $294,505 | $699 | −$14,484 |
| 2009 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $308,989 | $672 | −$1,219 |
| 2008 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Finance | $310,208 | $672 | +$45,545 |
| 2007 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Finance | $264,662 | $672 | +$5,254 |
| 2006 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Finance | $259,408 | $710 | +$13,121 |
| 2005 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Finance | $246,287 | $789 | −$562 |
| 2004 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Finance | $246,849 | $769 | +$6,736 |
| 2003 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Finance | $240,113 | $708 | +$48,113 |
| 2002 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Finance & Newcourt Chair | $192,000 | $708 | +$10,255 |
| 2001 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Finance & Newcourt Chair | $181,746 | $706 | +$46,254 |
| 2000 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Finance & Newcourt Chair | $135,491 | $697 | +$3,825 |
| 1999 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Finance and Newcourt Chair | $131,666 | $686 | +$15,525 |
| 1998 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Management | $116,141 | $677 | +$6,002 |
| 1997 | TorontoProf. of Management · moved here | $110,139 | $650 | +$5,432 |
| 1996 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Management | $104,707 | $631 |
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