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 2024 Sunshine List, there were 34 employees with similar job titles who received an average salary of $229,639.74

$229,639.74

Average Salary in 2024

$238,020.92

Median Salary in 2024

Male
50.00% 
Male
Female
50.00%
Female
34 employees (Principal / Professor)
1 34
Low: $118K Median: $238K High: $419K

Below is the quartile breakdown of the salary range.

11 employees received a salary between $118,178 - $193,456
13 employees received a salary between $193,456 - $268,734
7 employees received a salary between $268,734 - $344,011
3 employees received a salary between $344,011 - $419,289

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

What were the average and median salaries for a Principal / Professor listed in the 2024 Ontario Government Sunshine List?

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List shows that the average and median salaries for a Principal / Professor are $229,639.74 and $238,020.92, respectively.

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

In 2024, Patrick Deane, holding the position of Principal And Vice-Chancellor, Professor at the Queen’s University received the highest salary of $419,289.72 among similar positions in Ontario public organizations. Marco Fiola, serving as the Principal / Professor at York University , earned the highest salary of $294,756.12 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 Principal / Professor?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying organizations for Principal / Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Queen’s University with an average pay of $265,562.80; University of Toronto with an average pay of $240,790.78; York University with an average pay of $218,885.92; Wilfrid Laurier University with an average pay of $131,011.23; and George Brown College Of Applied Arts and Technology with an average pay of $127,950.54.

A total of 5 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 Principal / Professor?

In the year 2024, the highest-paying sector or industries for Principal / Professor and similar positions in the Ontario were as follows: Universities with an average pay of $243,198.32; and Colleges with an average pay of $127,950.54.

There were 2 sectors where employees held similar positions, as indicated in the Ontario Sunshine list.

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

The 2024 Ontario Sunshine List indicates that the representation of gender diversity in Principal / Professor is 50.00% male and 50.00% female, respectively.

The 2024 Sunshine List has 34 employees who held comparable positions in Ontario.

10 out of 34 employees

Full Name Job Title Employer Total Paid
Patrick Deane Principal And Vice-Chancellor, Professor Queen’s University $419,290
Matthew Evans Provost And Vice-Principal (Academic), Professor Queen’s University $375,000
Alexandra Gillespie Vice-President, University of Toronto; Principal, University of Toronto Mississauga; Professor, Department of English And Drama University of Toronto $365,334
Nancy Ross Vice-Principal (Research), Professor Queen’s University $305,780
Irena Creed Professor of Physical And Environmental Sciences And Vice-Principal, Research University of Toronto $319,818
Marco Fiola Principal / Professor York University $294,756
Charles Keil Professor of History And Cinema Studies And Principal, Innis College University of Toronto $293,173
Markus Stock Professor of Germanic Languages And Literature And Principal, University College University of Toronto $274,837
Gw Kent Moore Professor, Department of Chemical And Physical Sciences And Vice-Principal Research, University of Toronto Mississauga University of Toronto $270,811
Angela Esterhammer Professor of English And Principal, Victoria College University of Toronto $270,545

Yearly Average Paid

Year Total Employee Count Average Paid
202434$229,640
202229$229,543
202126$238,736
201625$210,669
201525$210,176
201321$225,061