University Of Guelph

1996–2025 · 19,221 total records

1,504 employees (2025)$144,665 avg salary$248.2M total payroll (2025)29 years on list

Highest paid all-time

Rene Van Acker

President and Vice-Chancellor

$500,621

2025

Franco Vaccarino

Past President and Vice-Chancellor

$483,597

2020

$490,858

2012

$471,479

2014

Charlotte Yates

President and Vice-Chancellor

$464,582

2024

$464,241

2010

$463,470

2011

$465,692

2013

$464,014

2008

$459,810

2009

Headcount & Salary Trends

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

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+14.7% headcount

Employees

1,504

Avg Salary

$164,997

Median

$151,779

Total Payroll

$248.2M

2024+14.1% headcount

Employees

1,311

Avg Salary

$157,306

Median

$148,153

Total Payroll

$206.2M

2023+1.3% headcount

Employees

1,149

Avg Salary

$156,362

Median

$151,850

Total Payroll

$179.7M

2022+3.6% headcount

Employees

1,134

Avg Salary

$155,454

Median

$152,485

Total Payroll

$176.3M

2021+2.7% headcount

Employees

1,095

Avg Salary

$154,886

Median

$152,375

Total Payroll

$169.6M

2020+4.9% headcount

Employees

1,066

Avg Salary

$152,681

Median

$151,882

Total Payroll

$162.8M

2019+5.7% headcount

Employees

1,016

Avg Salary

$151,235

Median

$149,230

Total Payroll

$153.7M

2018+8.2% headcount

Employees

961

Avg Salary

$149,816

Median

$148,772

Total Payroll

$144.0M

2017+4.6% headcount

Employees

888

Avg Salary

$149,487

Median

$147,356

Total Payroll

$132.7M

2016+2.3% headcount

Employees

849

Avg Salary

$147,268

Median

$145,155

Total Payroll

$125.0M

2015-1.3% headcount

Employees

830

Avg Salary

$144,646

Median

$142,325

Total Payroll

$120.1M

2014+4.5% headcount

Employees

841

Avg Salary

$147,401

Median

$145,165

Total Payroll

$124.0M

2013+2.2% headcount

Employees

805

Avg Salary

$139,634

Median

$136,883

Total Payroll

$112.4M

2012+6.6% headcount

Employees

788

Avg Salary

$137,516

Median

$133,153

Total Payroll

$108.4M

2011+1.9% headcount

Employees

739

Avg Salary

$134,795

Median

$129,492

Total Payroll

$99.6M

2010+10.7% headcount

Employees

725

Avg Salary

$132,027

Median

$128,145

Total Payroll

$95.7M

2009+8.1% headcount

Employees

655

Avg Salary

$128,028

Median

$123,795

Total Payroll

$83.9M

2008+36.5% headcount

Employees

606

Avg Salary

$125,261

Median

$120,795

Total Payroll

$75.9M

2007+9.9% headcount

Employees

444

Avg Salary

$121,248

Median

$116,286

Total Payroll

$53.8M

2006+17.4% headcount

Employees

404

Avg Salary

$118,753

Median

$113,796

Total Payroll

$48.0M

2005+12.8% headcount

Employees

344

Avg Salary

$116,688

Median

$111,797

Total Payroll

$40.1M

2004+2.0% headcount

Employees

305

Avg Salary

$115,380

Median

$111,733

Total Payroll

$35.2M

2003+70.9% headcount

Employees

299

Avg Salary

$114,231

Median

$111,287

Total Payroll

$34.2M

2002+88.2% headcount

Employees

175

Avg Salary

$109,899

Median

$105,351

Total Payroll

$19.2M

2001+36.8% headcount

Employees

93

Avg Salary

$110,363

Median

$104,599

Total Payroll

$10.3M

2000+41.7% headcount

Employees

68

Avg Salary

$110,616

Median

$105,794

Total Payroll

$7.5M

1999+11.6% headcount

Employees

48

Avg Salary

$112,511

Median

$106,880

Total Payroll

$5.4M

1998+19.4% headcount

Employees

43

Avg Salary

$113,737

Median

$108,070

Total Payroll

$4.9M

1996

Employees

36

Avg Salary

$111,627

Median

$105,273

Total Payroll

$4.0M

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.