Ontario public pay
Michael Sefton
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at University Of Toronto. On Ontario’s disclosure list 29 years between 1997 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $167,602.65
- Taxable benefits
- $0.00
- Total disclosed
- $167,602.65
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$139,520 (−45.4%)29years on
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Change from 2024: −$139,520 (−45.4%)29years on
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Among 22 people with the title “Professor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry” in 2025
Paid more than 4% of them. Their median: $232,607.
$167,603$151,558$379,305
Among 7,392 people at University Of Toronto in 2025
2,958th highest paid. Their median: $147,726.
$167,603$100,000$649,992
Paid more than 88% 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
$168K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $110,290 | |
| 1998 | $114,373 | $106,645 |
| 1999 | $128,092 | |
| 2000 | $145,942 | |
| 2001 | $151,392 | |
| 2002 | $153,942 | |
| 2003 | $182,331 | |
| 2004 | $183,045 | |
| 2005 | $181,551 | |
| 2006 | $193,766 | |
| 2007 | $197,088 | |
| 2008 | $205,722 | |
| 2009 | $211,713 | |
| 2010 | $218,846 | $158,378 |
| 2011 | $207,364 | $161,136 |
| 2012 | $213,696 | $136,322 |
| 2013 | $238,846 | $139,559 |
| 2014 | $243,042 | $140,846 |
| 2015 | $244,827 | $151,476 |
| 2016 | $264,724 | $199,272 |
| 2017 | $280,443 | $197,696 |
| 2018 | $303,316 | $186,860 |
| 2019 | $309,720 | $196,172 |
| 2020 | $314,292 | $194,677 |
| 2021 | $319,267 | $191,185 |
| 2022 | $332,946 | $204,792 |
| 2023 | $361,381 | $221,586 |
| 2024 | $307,123 | $218,726 |
| 2025 | $167,603 | $232,607 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry | $167,603 | $0 | −$139,520 |
| 2024 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry | $307,123 | $0 | −$54,258 |
| 2023 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry | $361,381 | $0 | +$28,434 |
| 2022 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry | $332,946 | $0 | +$13,679 |
| 2021 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry | $319,267 | $131 | +$4,975 |
| 2020 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry | $314,292 | $151 | +$4,572 |
| 2019 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry | $309,720 | $180 | +$6,404 |
| 2018 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry | $303,316 | $201 | +$22,874 |
| 2017 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering | $280,443 | $224 | +$15,718 |
| 2016 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering | $264,724 | $260 | +$19,897 |
| 2015 | University Of TorontoProfessor Of Chemical Engineering | $244,827 | $436 | +$1,785 |
| 2014 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering | $243,042 | $612 | +$4,196 |
| 2013 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering | $238,846 | $612 | +$25,150 |
| 2012 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering | $213,696 | $612 | +$6,332 |
| 2011 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering | $207,364 | $612 | −$11,481 |
| 2010 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering | $218,846 | $589 | +$7,133 |
| 2009 | University Of TorontoUniversity Professor of Chemical Engineering | $211,713 | $567 | +$5,991 |
| 2008 | University Of TorontoUniversity Professor, Chemical Engineering | $205,722 | $567 | +$8,634 |
| 2007 | University Of TorontoUniversity Professor, Chemical Engineering | $197,088 | $567 | +$3,322 |
| 2006 | University Of TorontoUniversity Professor of Chemical Engineering | $193,766 | $598 | +$12,215 |
| 2005 | University Of TorontoProfessor, Chemical Eng. | $181,551 | $665 | −$1,495 |
| 2004 | University Of TorontoUniv. Prof., Chem. Eng./Dir., Inst. B&BE | $183,045 | $655 | +$714 |
| 2003 | University Of TorontoProf., Chem. Eng. & Dir., Inst B&BE | $182,331 | $610 | +$28,389 |
| 2002 | University Of TorontoProf. & Dir. Inst. Biomat & Biomed Eng | $153,942 | $610 | +$2,550 |
| 2001 | University Of TorontoProf Chem Eng & Dir Biomat & Biomed Eng | $151,392 | $610 | +$5,450 |
| 2000 | University Of TorontoProf Chem Eng & Dir Biomat & Biomed Eng | $145,942 | $610 | +$17,850 |
| 1999 | University Of TorontoProf, ChemEng / Dir, Inst Biomat & Biomed Eng | $128,092 | $589 | +$13,719 |
| 1998 | University Of TorontoProfessor of Chemical Engineering · moved here | $114,373 | $558 | +$4,083 |
| 1997 | TorontoProf. of Chemical Engineering | $110,290 | $524 |
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