Sector

Universities

30,975 people paid $100,000+ in 2025 across 32 employers.

People

30,975

Median salary

$151,306

Total

$5.1B

Highest

$656,640

People on the list by year

31K

Show as a table

Year	Value
1996	1,190
1997	1,439
1998	1,643
1999	2,069
2000	2,643
2001	3,129
2002	3,843
2003	5,145
2004	5,819
2005	6,753
2006	7,867
2007	9,417
2008	10,472
2009	11,908
2010	12,853
2011	13,816
2012	14,706
2013	15,581
2014	16,375
2015	17,065
2016	17,948
2017	18,616
2018	19,601
2019	20,673
2020	22,020
2021	23,096
2022	24,067
2023	26,231
2024	29,163
2025	30,975

Employers in 2025

32 employers

Employer	People	Median	Highest
University Of Toronto	7,392	$147,726	$649,993
University Of Ottawa	2,861	$144,819	$474,155
York University	2,557	$157,104	$621,502
University Of Waterloo	2,376	$153,961	$515,000
Toronto Metropolitan University	2,039	$145,594	$471,070
McMaster University	1,966	$150,713	$498,075
University Of Western Ontario	1,963	$156,504	$656,640
University Of Guelph	1,504	$151,779	$496,493
Queen's University	1,469	$173,378	$556,520
Carleton University	1,390	$158,571	$419,502
University Of Windsor	929	$147,409	$430,277
Wilfrid Laurier University	862	$153,871	$457,380
Brock University	726	$174,455	$395,000
Ontario Tech University	478	$143,243	$372,292
Trent University	454	$141,421	$372,299
Lakehead University	421	$150,002	$360,000
Laurentian University Of Sudbury	312	$146,752	$302,590
Ontario College Of Art And Design University	238	$132,193	$276,013
Algoma University	164	$132,047	$253,555
Nipissing University	163	$156,324	$345,314
King's University College	148	$150,178	$305,769
Northern Ontario School Of Medicine	109	$137,573	$534,492
Huron University College	85	$130,246	$453,981
Victoria University	80	$143,174	$262,055
Saint Paul University	77	$125,138	$276,010
Universite De L'Ontario Francais	55	$116,413	$332,785
St. Jerome's University	42	$174,744	$294,776
University Of St. Michael's College	40	$153,153	$338,738
Trinity College	40	$133,409	$258,181
Université De Hearst	30	$123,528	$161,945
St. Peter's Seminary	4	$148,561	$160,504
University Of Sudbury	2	$178,640	$231,068

Highest paid in 2025

#	Name	Employer	Salary	Benefits	Change
1	Julian BirkinshawDean, Ivey Business School/Professor	University Of Western Ontario	$656,640	$1,921	+$402,473
2	Alan Aspuru-GuzikProfessor of Chemistry and Computer Science	University Of Toronto	$649,993	$34,048	−$21,864
3	John YooDean/Professor/Medical Doctor	University Of Western Ontario	$632,707	$100	+$24,912
4	Anthony TangProfessor/Medical Doctor	University Of Western Ontario	$625,000	$30	+$75,000
5	Steven HoffmanProfessor/Senior Advisor/Advisor/Endowed Chair	York University	$621,502	$956	−$38,965
6	Brian GoldenProfessor of Strategic Management	University Of Toronto	$616,607	$251	+$90,368
7	David GoldreichProfessor of Finance	University Of Toronto	$601,972	$298	+$47,142
8	Theodore BrownProfessor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology	University Of Toronto	$598,159	$64	+$112,793
9	William StrangeProfessor of Economic Analysis and Policy	University Of Toronto	$596,033	$210	+$70,745
10	Mikhail SimutinAssociate Professor of Finance	University Of Toronto	$593,667	$9,448	+$50,652
11	Dilip SomanProfessor of Marketing	University Of Toronto	$575,404	$126	+$96,602
12	Wei-Yi (Scott) LiaoProfessor of Accounting	University Of Toronto	$573,981	$2,210	+$61,085
13	Partha Sarat MohanramProfessor of Accounting	University Of Toronto	$573,196	$126	new
14	Glen WhyteProfessor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management	University Of Toronto	$572,792	$126	+$68,067
15	Wendy RotenbergProfessor of Finance	University Of Toronto	$565,190	$126	+$103,971
16	Craig Andrew DoidgeProfessor of Finance	University Of Toronto	$561,168	$251	+$58,423
17	Mihnea MoldoveanuProfessor of Economic Analysis and Policy	University Of Toronto	$557,620	$6,024	+$55,304
18	Meric GertlerProfessor of Geography and Planning	University Of Toronto	$555,450	$33,464	+$0
19	Liyan YangProfessor of Finance	University Of Toronto	$541,454	$2,626	+$54,322
20	Cheryl MisakProfessor of Philosophy	University Of Toronto	$539,961	$126	+$73,151
21	Ajay AgrawalProfessor of Strategic Management	University Of Toronto	$537,683	$126	+$44,718
22	Joseph MilnerProfessor of Operations Management and Statistics	University Of Toronto	$536,048	$126	+$100,597
23	Ole-Kristian HopeProfessor of Accounting	University Of Toronto	$535,550	$210	+$44,808
24	Sarita VermaPast-President	Northern Ontario School Of Medicine	$534,492	$2,128	+$12,052
25	Ing-Haw ChengAssociate Professor, Finance	University Of Toronto	$534,219	$3,251	+$101,960
26	Alexander DyckProfessor of Finance	University Of Toronto	$532,081	$251	+$24,049
27	Joel BaumProfessor of Strategic Management	University Of Toronto	$528,725	$251	+$43,663
28	Walid HejaziProfessor of Economic Analysis and Policy	University Of Toronto	$525,910	$210	+$87,078
29	Susan ChristoffersenProfessor of Finance	University Of Toronto	$523,759	$2,451	+$8,476
30	David SobermanProfessor of Marketing	University Of Toronto	$521,133	$214	+$84,225
31	Shai DubeyLecturer	Queen's University	$517,422	$0	+$42,315
32	Rhonda LentonPresident and Vice- Chancellor/Professor	York University	$516,562	$19,784	−$30,071
33	Brian SilvermanProfessor of Strategic Management	University Of Toronto	$516,384	$251	+$163
34	Vivek GoelPresident	University Of Waterloo	$515,000	$11,302	$0
35	Bernardo BlumAssociate Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	University Of Toronto	$513,431	$251	+$32,703
36	Timothy SnyderProfessor	University Of Toronto	$509,014	$251	+$339,707
37	Diego RestucciaProfessor of Economics	University Of Toronto	$507,239	$251	+$44,480
38	Alan ShepardPresident and Vice-Chancellor	University Of Western Ontario	$506,000	$44,608	+$22,000
39	Alexander EdwardsAssociate Professor of Accounting	University Of Toronto	$505,636	$251	+$64,743
40	Cheryl RegehrProfessor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work	University Of Toronto	$505,049	$126	+$21,549
41	Thomas MccurdyProfessor of Finance	University Of Toronto	$505,022	$0	+$81,501
42	Kenneth CortsProfessor of Economic Analysis and Policy	University Of Toronto	$504,060	$126	+$27,192
43	Claudia EmersonProfessor	McMaster University	$498,075	$517	+$19,738
44	Rene Van AckerPresident and Vice-Chancellor	University Of Guelph	$496,493	$4,128	+$161,938
45	Jeffrey CallenProfessor of Accounting	University Of Toronto	$496,243	$0	+$53,827
46	Joshua GansProfessor of Strategic Management	University Of Toronto	$486,662	$251	+$44,438
47	David PetersProfessor/Dean	York University	$486,654	$3,729	−$9,656
48	Lionel Trevo YoungVice-President and Provost; Professor of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine	University Of Toronto	$483,500	$16,926	new
49	Bing HanProfessor of Finance	University Of Toronto	$483,490	$3,126	+$283,990
50	David FarrarProfessor	McMaster University	$483,140	$5,366	−$35,802