Universities

20172025 · 307 total records

Data sourced from the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure. This site is independent and not affiliated with the Government of Ontario. Always verify against the official source.

The Universities sector had 31 employees on the 2025 Ontario Sunshine List, with an average salary of $289,020 and a total disclosed payroll of $11M — down 3.1% from 2024. The highest-paid employee on record in this sector was Benoit-Antoine Bacon (University of British Columbia), earning $716,503 in 2025.

31

Employees

In 2025

$289,020

Avg Salary

2025

$11.0M

Total Payroll

2025 disclosed

6

Employers

Top employers in 2025

Headcount & Salary Trends

Employees earning $100k+ per year · bars = headcount, lines = salary

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025-3.1% headcount

Employees

31

Avg Salary

$289,020

Median

$282,684

Total Payroll

$11.0M

2024-15.8% headcount

Employees

32

Avg Salary

$275,606

Median

$262,285

Total Payroll

$10.7M

2023+22.6% headcount

Employees

38

Avg Salary

$210,923

Median

$230,579

Total Payroll

$10.0M

2022-16.2% headcount

Employees

31

Avg Salary

$255,510

Median

$262,627

Total Payroll

$9.8M

2021+2.8% headcount

Employees

37

Avg Salary

$229,723

Median

$215,737

Total Payroll

$10.8M

2020+9.1% headcount

Employees

36

Avg Salary

$231,739

Median

$221,693

Total Payroll

$10.5M

2019+0.0% headcount

Employees

33

Avg Salary

$238,967

Median

$220,000

Total Payroll

$9.5M

2018-8.3% headcount

Employees

33

Avg Salary

$224,721

Median

$207,423

Total Payroll

$8.8M

2017

Employees

36

Avg Salary

$207,720

Median

$191,618

Total Payroll

$9.1M