Ontario public pay
Steven Hoffman
Professor/Senior Advisor/Advisor/Endowed Chair at York University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 9 years between 2017 and 2025.
Salary disclosure2025
- Salary paid
- $621,502.26
- Taxable benefits
- $956.40
- Total disclosed
- $622,458.66
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$38,965 (−5.9%)9years on
the list
Change from 2024: −$38,965 (−5.9%)9years on
the list
Among 2,557 people at York University in 2025
1st highest paid. Their median: $157,104.
$621,502$100,014$621,502
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
$622K
Show as a table
| Year | Salary | Median for the job |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $175,000 | $163,118 |
| 2018 | $359,585 | $115,265 |
| 2019 | $398,804 | $115,540 |
| 2020 | $391,004 | |
| 2021 | $393,706 | $218,158 |
| 2022 | $404,966 | |
| 2023 | $407,023 | |
| 2024 | $660,467 | |
| 2025 | $621,502 |
History
| Year | Employer and job | Salary | Benefits | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | York UniversityProfessor/Senior Advisor/Advisor/Endowed Chair | $621,502 | $956 | −$38,965 |
| 2024 | York UniversityProfessor/Senior Advisor/Advisor/Endowed Chair | $660,467 | $776 | +$253,444 |
| 2023 | York UniversityProfessor/Senior Advisor/Advisor/Endowed Chair | $407,023 | $668 | +$2,057 |
| 2022 | York UniversityProfessor / Senior Advisor / Advisor / Canada Research Chair / Endowed Chair | $404,966 | $993 | +$11,260 |
| 2021 | York UniversityProfessor / Canada Research Chair | $393,706 | $1,065 | +$2,702 |
| 2020 | York UniversityCanada Research Chair / Professor | $391,004 | $1,058 | −$7,800 |
| 2019 | York UniversityProfessor | $398,804 | $1,104 | +$39,219 |
| 2018 | York UniversityProfessor | $359,585 | $1,229 | +$184,585 |
| 2017 | York UniversityProfessor | $175,000 | $614 |
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