John Smol appears on the Ontario Sunshine List with a 2025 disclosed salary of $354,920 plus $272 in taxable benefits (total $355,192). John is listed as Professor, Distinguished Professor at Queen's University, in the Universities sector.
John has appeared on the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure every year from 2001 through 2025 — 25 consecutive years. Their reported salary has grown from $112,822 in 2001 to $354,920 in 2025 — a 214.6% change over 24 years.
Within the Universities sector that year, John's $354,920 placed them in the 99th percentile (sector average: $165,197). Across the entire 2025 disclosure, this places them in the top 1% of all disclosed earners that year.
The interactive timeline and year-by-year breakdown below show every year John has been disclosed under the Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure.
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$355K
Current Salary
2025
$355K
Total Comp.
Incl. $272 benefits
25
Years on List
2001–2025
+214.6%
Salary Growth
2001–2025
+$14,123 vs previous year
Sector avg $165,197 · Range $100K\u2013$657K
Earns more than 100% of disclosed employees.
2025
Professor, Distinguished Professor
Queen's University
$354,920
+$14,123
2024
Professor, Distinguished Professor
Queen's University
$340,797
+$3,627
2023
Professor, Distinguished Professor
Queen's University
$337,170
+$33,859
2022
Professor, Distinguished Professor
Queen's University
$303,311
+$4,770
2021
Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1
Queen’s University
$298,541
+$11,215
2020
Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1
Queen’s University
$287,327
+$9,045
2019
Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1
Queen�s University
$278,282
-$95,451
2018
Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1
Queen's University
$373,732
+$125,709
2017
Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier I
Queen's University
$248,023
+$7,783
2016
Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1
Queen's University
$240,240
+$7,058
2015
Professor, Canada Research Chair Tier 1
Queen's University
$233,182
+$5,519
2014
Professor and Canada Research Chair, Tier 1 - Biology
Queen's University
$227,663
+$10,968
2013
Professor - Biology, Canada Research Chair, Tier 1 - Biology
Queen's University
$216,695
+$7,247
2012
Professor – Biology, Canada Research Chair, Tier 1 – Biology
Queen's University
$209,448
+$4,762
2011
Canada Research Chair, Tier 1, Biology and Professor, Biology
Queen's University
$204,686
+$4,899
2010
Canada Research Chair, Tier 1, Biology and Professor, Biology
Queen's University
$199,787
+$16,741
2009
Canada Research Chair, Tier 1, Biology & Professor, Biology
Queen's University
$183,046
+$9,221
2008
Canada Research Chair, Tier 1, Biology/Professor, Biology
Queen's University
$173,825
-$5,500
2007
Canada Research Chair, Tier 1/Professor, Biology
Queen's University
$179,325
+$28,097
2006
Canada Research Chair & Professor, Biology
Queen's University
$151,229
+$5,681
2005
CRC/Professor, Biology
Queen's University
$145,547
+$9,300
2004
CRC/Professor, Biology
Queen's University
$136,247
+$10,235
2003
CRC & Professor, Biology
Queen's University
$126,012
+$6,954
2002
CRC & Professor, Biology
Queen's University
$119,058
+$6,236
2001
Prof., Biology
Queen's University
$112,822