The Ontario Sunshine List - Public Sector Salary Disclosure

The names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of public sector employees paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year.

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In Ontario's 2025 Sunshine List, there were 3161 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $148,817.77

$148,817.77

Average Salary in 2025

$141,774.60

Median Salary in 2025

Male
48.86% 
Male
Female
51.14%
Female
3161 employees (Assistant Professor)
1 3161
Low: $100K Median: $142K High: $405K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

2,664 employees received a salary between $100,012 - $176,218
440 employees received a salary between $176,218 - $252,425
46 employees received a salary between $252,425 - $328,631
11 employees received a salary between $328,631 - $404,837

Majority of the employees were paid within the salary range encompassing the first quartile breakdown.

What were the average and median salaries for a Assistant Professor listed in the 2025 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Assistant Professor are $148,817.77 and $141,774.60, respectively.

What is the highest salary for a Assistant Professor in a public organization in Ontario?

In 2025, Irene Eun Gy Yi, holding the position of Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Toronto received the highest salary of $404,837.59 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Ting Xu, serving as the Assistant Professor at University of Toronto , earned the highest salary of $371,608.98 among individuals in the same position across public organizations in Ontario during that year.

What are the top 5 public organizations in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Assistant Professor?

In the year 2025, the highest-paying organizations for Assistant Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Northern Ontario School of Medicine with an average pay of $235,008.50; University of Toronto with an average pay of $162,425.52; Queen’s University with an average pay of $162,080.80; Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital with an average pay of $158,834.14; and University of Ottawa with an average pay of $150,464.44.

A total of 26 organizations had employees who held comparable positions as mentioned in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What are the top 3 public sectors in Ontario that offer the highest salaries for Assistant Professor?

In the year 2025, the highest-paying sector or industries for Assistant Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Hospitals and Boards of Public Health with an average pay of $158,834.14; Universities with an average pay of $148,830.73; and Colleges with an average pay of $125,170.27.

There were 3 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

What is the representation of gender diversity for Assistant Professor in Ontario?

The 2025 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Assistant Professor is 48.86% male and 51.14% female, respectively.

The 2025 Sunshine List has 3161 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 3161 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Irene Eun Gy Yi Assistant Professor of Finance University of Toronto $404,838
Nicolas Inostroza Padilla Assistant Professor, Finance University of Toronto $394,017
Ting Xu Assistant Professor University of Toronto $371,609
Stephen Thomas Assistant Professor Queen’s University $362,868
Akash Chattopadhyay Assistant Professor, Department of Management University of Toronto $357,538
Nayana Reiter Assistant Professor of Accounting University of Toronto $353,206
Erica Pimentel Assistant Professor, Academic Director (Master of Financial Innovation And Technology) Queen’s University $340,383
Katarzyna Odziemkowska Assistant Professor of Strategic Management University of Toronto $347,322
Goutham Gopalakrishna Assistant Professor of Finance University of Toronto $339,991
Nora Pankratz Assistant Professor, Department of Management University of Toronto $330,911

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
20253,161$148,818
20253,161$148,818
20243,112$143,626
20233,030$139,778
20222,835$134,519
20212,672$132,823
20202,453$129,501
20191,840$128,592
20181,856$127,375
20171,597$126,046
20161,400$126,147
20151,177$126,877
20141,205$124,200
20131,110$123,951
20121,018$124,624
2011983$122,561
2010899$120,305
2009722$119,113
2008567$120,030
2007450$119,087
2006289$119,706
2005213$119,465
20041$105,275
200389$117,038
200249$114,591
200138$121,555