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Michelle Silver

Professor and Chair of Health and Society at University Of Toronto. On Ontario’s disclosure list 10 years between 2016 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Michelle Silver
Professor and Chair of Health and Society
University Of Toronto
Salary paid
$224,815.50
Taxable benefits
$125.64
Total disclosed
$224,941.14
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$31,679 (+16.4%)
10years on
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Among 7,392 people at University Of Toronto in 2025

1,492nd highest paid. Their median: $147,726.

Paid more than 96% of everyone on the 2025 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
2016$111,796$158,108
2017$115,621$156,230
2018$122,200$153,210
2019$131,336$159,639
2020$137,796$117,661
2021$160,210
2022$155,537
2023$173,803
2024$193,137
2025$224,816

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsIn 2025 dollarsChange
2025University Of TorontoProfessor and Chair of Health and Society$224,816$126$224,816+$31,679 (+16.4%)
2024University Of TorontoProfessor and Chair of Health and Society$193,137$129$196,821+$19,334 (+11.1%)
2023University Of TorontoProfessor and Chair of Health and Society$173,803$129$181,360+$18,266 (+11.7%)
2022University Of TorontoProfessor and Chair of Health and Society$155,537$136$168,456−$4,673 (−2.9%)
2021University Of TorontoProfessor and Chair of Health and Society$160,210$143$185,270+$22,413 (+16.3%)
2020University Of TorontoProfessor of Health and Society$137,796$151$164,878+$6,461 (+4.9%)
2019University Of TorontoProfessor of Anthropology$131,336$180$158,176+$9,136 (+7.5%)
2018University Of TorontoProfessor of Anthropology$122,200$196$149,899+$6,579 (+5.7%)
2017University Of TorontoProfessor of Anthropology$115,621$207$145,162+$3,825 (+3.4%)
2016University Of TorontoProfessor of Anthropology$111,796$234$142,741

In 2025 dollars: each year’s pay at 2025 prices, by Ontario’s consumer price index (Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01).

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Questions and answers

Why is Michelle Silver on the disclosure list?

University Of Toronto paid Michelle Silver $224,816 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?

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