Robert Ott
Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 17 years between 2009 and 2025.
- Salary paid
- $255,795.82
- Taxable benefits
- $1,423.82
- Total disclosed
- $257,219.64
Change from 2024: −$9,567 (−3.6%)17years on
the list
Among 9,117 people with the title “Professor” in 2025
Paid more than 94% of them. Their median: $135,910.
Among 2,039 people at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2025
136th highest paid. Their median: $145,594.
Paid more than 98% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $127,088 | |
| 2010 | $132,159 | |
| 2011 | $136,057 | |
| 2012 | $146,459 | |
| 2013 | $151,703 | |
| 2014 | $154,603 | $139,813 |
| 2015 | $165,343 | |
| 2016 | $168,721 | $138,874 |
| 2017 | $171,274 | |
| 2018 | $175,954 | $144,401 |
| 2019 | $189,215 | |
| 2020 | $197,865 | |
| 2021 | $208,464 | |
| 2022 | $227,288 | $144,488 |
| 2023 | $256,874 | |
| 2024 | $265,363 | |
| 2025 | $255,796 | $135,910 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityProfessor | $255,796 | $1,424 | −$9,567 |
| 2024 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityAssociate Dean Cairo | $265,363 | $1,416 | +$8,489 |
| 2023 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityAssociate Dean Cairo | $256,874 | $1,393 | +$29,587 |
| 2022 | Toronto Metropolitan UniversityAssociate Dean · moved here | $227,288 | $1,295 | +$18,824 |
| 2021 | Ryerson UniversityChair Image Arts | $208,464 | $1,174 | +$10,599 |
| 2020 | Ryerson UniversityChair Image Arts | $197,865 | $1,112 | +$8,650 |
| 2019 | Ryerson UniversityChair Image Arts | $189,215 | $938 | +$13,261 |
| 2018 | Ryerson UniversityAssociate Professor | $175,954 | $1,167 | +$4,679 |
| 2017 | Ryerson UniversityChair Fashion | $171,274 | $1,214 | +$2,553 |
| 2016 | Ryerson UniversityAssociate Professor | $168,721 | $1,157 | +$3,378 |
| 2015 | Ryerson UniversityChair, Fashion | $165,343 | $1,079 | +$10,740 |
| 2014 | Ryerson UniversityChair | $154,603 | $833 | +$2,901 |
| 2013 | Ryerson UniversityChair, Fashion | $151,703 | $818 | +$5,243 |
| 2012 | Ryerson UniversityChair, Fashion | $146,459 | $774 | +$10,402 |
| 2011 | Ryerson UniversityChair, Fashion | $136,057 | $734 | +$3,899 |
| 2010 | Ryerson UniversityChair, Fashion | $132,159 | $784 | +$5,070 |
| 2009 | Ryerson UniversityChair - Fashion | $127,088 | $879 |
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Questions and answers
Why is Robert Ott on the disclosure list?
Toronto Metropolitan University paid Robert Ott $255,796 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.
How do I report a mistake or ask for a record to be removed?
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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