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Ziad Saghir

Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 23 years between 2003 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Salary paid
$274,158.17
Taxable benefits
$1,435.80
Total disclosed
$275,593.97
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: +$2,744 (+1.0%)
23years on
the list

Among 9,117 people with the title “Professor” in 2025

Paid more than 97% of them. Their median: $135,910.

Among 2,039 people at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2025

75th 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.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2003$117,866$111,532
2004$116,673$113,447
2005$106,237$116,752
2006$104,163$120,507
2007$128,482$126,178
2008$132,942$129,655
2009$148,308$126,686
2010$152,687$131,436
2011$158,858$111,093
2012$172,918$111,392
2013$186,855$112,751
2014$184,774$113,629
2015$189,445$116,040
2016$200,214$112,537
2017$204,121$163,118
2018$210,534$115,265
2019$226,592$115,540
2020$215,148$118,049
2021$231,195$118,671
2022$228,685$120,125
2023$260,105$127,222
2024$271,414$127,753
2025$274,158$135,910

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025Toronto Metropolitan UniversityProfessor$274,158$1,436+$2,744
2024Toronto Metropolitan UniversityProfessor$271,414$1,408+$11,309
2023Toronto Metropolitan UniversityProfessor$260,105$1,389+$31,420
2022Toronto Metropolitan UniversityProfessor · moved here$228,685$1,292−$2,509
2021Ryerson UniversityProfessor$231,195$1,182+$16,047
2020Ryerson UniversityProfessor$215,148$1,130−$11,444
2019Ryerson UniversityProfessor$226,592$1,110+$16,059
2018Ryerson UniversityProfessor$210,534$1,325+$6,413
2017Ryerson UniversityProfessor$204,121$1,417+$3,907
2016Ryerson UniversityProfessor$200,214$1,373+$10,769
2015Ryerson UniversityProfessor$189,445$1,235+$4,671
2014Ryerson UniversityProfessor$184,774$996−$2,081
2013Ryerson UniversityProfessor$186,855$968+$13,937
2012Ryerson UniversityProfessor$172,918$909+$14,059
2011Ryerson UniversityProfessor$158,858$854+$6,171
2010Ryerson UniversityProfessor$152,687$903+$4,378
2009Ryerson UniversityProfessor$148,308$1,005+$15,367
2008Ryerson UniversityProfessor$132,942$981+$4,460
2007Ryerson UniversityProfessor$128,482$1,035+$24,319
2006Ryerson UniversityProfessor$104,163$974−$2,074
2005Ryerson UniversityProfessor$106,237$946−$10,437
2004Ryerson UniversityProfessor$116,673$953−$1,193
2003Ryerson UniversityProfessor$117,866$865

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