Ontario Sunshine List · 2025
Professor / Instructor salary in Ontario
University professors, associate professors, and college instructors at publicly-funded post-secondary institutions.
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This is salary disclosure for public-sector employees earning $100,000+ (threshold not inflation-adjusted). It is not a general wage survey. Reported amounts may include overtime or expenses; these figures are not typical base salaries. Role matching uses published title keywords and can include related roles.
Highest: $684,041 · Lowest: $100,000 · Reporting year: 2025
Highest disclosed records
| Name | Job title / employer | Disclosed compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Aspuru-Guzik | Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science University Of Toronto | $684,041 |
| Julian Birkinshaw | Dean, Ivey Business School/Professor University Of Western Ontario | $658,561 |
| John Yoo | Dean/Professor/Medical Doctor University Of Western Ontario | $632,807 |
| Anthony Tang | Professor/Medical Doctor University Of Western Ontario | $625,030 |
| Steven Hoffman | Professor/Senior Advisor/Advisor/Endowed Chair York University | $622,459 |
| Brian Golden | Professor of Strategic Management University Of Toronto | $616,858 |
| Mikhail Simutin | Associate Professor of Finance University Of Toronto | $603,115 |
| David Goldreich | Professor of Finance University Of Toronto | $602,270 |
| Theodore Brown | Professor, Obstetrics and Gynaecology University Of Toronto | $598,224 |
| William Strange | Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy University Of Toronto | $596,242 |
| Meric Gertler | Professor of Geography and Planning University Of Toronto | $588,914 |
| Wei-Yi (Scott) Liao | Professor of Accounting University Of Toronto | $576,190 |
| Dilip Soman | Professor of Marketing University Of Toronto | $575,529 |
| Partha Sarat Mohanram | Professor of Accounting University Of Toronto | $573,321 |
| Glen Whyte | Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management University Of Toronto | $572,918 |
University professor — collective-agreement salary floors
Rank salary FLOORS (Assistant-Professor floor up to Full-Professor floor) at one representative research university per province. Actual pay rises well above these floors through merit/progression, so they are not compared to disclosed pay. Faculty pay has no province-wide grid — other universities differ.
Previously published benchmark snapshot; effective dates and agreement scope are shown below. These base-pay ranges differ from annual disclosure totals.
| Province / agreement | Base-pay range | Basis / source |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario Western (UWOFA) | $95,305 – $131,284 | CA floors: Assistant → Full Prof; 2025-26 Source |
Title matching rules: %professor%, %instructor%, %lecturer%. Counts describe disclosure records, not unique people.