Wilfrid Laurier University

1996–2025 · 11,516 total records

862 employees (2025)$144,720 avg salary$136.2M total payroll (2025)29 years on list

Highest paid all-time

$458,798

2025

$405,614

2024

$376,443

2020

Blouw Max

President and Vice Chancellor

$386,863

2017

MAX BLOUW

President & Vice–Chancellor

$400,292

2012

Max Blouw

President

$399,774

2014

Max Blouw

President

$399,774

2015

Max Blouw

President

$399,661

2016

MAX BLOUW

President

$394,486

2011

MAX BLOUW

President

$393,085

2013

Headcount & Salary Trends

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

Year-by-Year Breakdown

2025+8.7% headcount

Employees

862

Avg Salary

$157,973

Median

$153,871

Total Payroll

$136.2M

2024+6.2% headcount

Employees

793

Avg Salary

$157,465

Median

$154,158

Total Payroll

$124.9M

2023+9.4% headcount

Employees

747

Avg Salary

$155,625

Median

$150,361

Total Payroll

$116.3M

2022+1.9% headcount

Employees

683

Avg Salary

$154,517

Median

$151,676

Total Payroll

$105.5M

2021-0.3% headcount

Employees

670

Avg Salary

$154,135

Median

$150,590

Total Payroll

$103.3M

2020+5.5% headcount

Employees

672

Avg Salary

$157,977

Median

$155,750

Total Payroll

$106.2M

2019+3.2% headcount

Employees

637

Avg Salary

$151,392

Median

$147,185

Total Payroll

$96.4M

2018+2.3% headcount

Employees

617

Avg Salary

$149,221

Median

$142,673

Total Payroll

$92.1M

2017+6.5% headcount

Employees

603

Avg Salary

$146,432

Median

$140,272

Total Payroll

$88.3M

2016+1.8% headcount

Employees

566

Avg Salary

$141,749

Median

$134,213

Total Payroll

$80.2M

2015+10.3% headcount

Employees

556

Avg Salary

$144,057

Median

$136,181

Total Payroll

$80.1M

2014+3.5% headcount

Employees

504

Avg Salary

$139,495

Median

$129,887

Total Payroll

$70.3M

2013+8.2% headcount

Employees

487

Avg Salary

$138,660

Median

$130,882

Total Payroll

$67.5M

2012+21.0% headcount

Employees

450

Avg Salary

$137,214

Median

$130,235

Total Payroll

$61.7M

2011+4.8% headcount

Employees

372

Avg Salary

$132,691

Median

$127,189

Total Payroll

$49.4M

2010-1.4% headcount

Employees

355

Avg Salary

$132,244

Median

$127,757

Total Payroll

$46.9M

2009+34.8% headcount

Employees

360

Avg Salary

$131,750

Median

$128,848

Total Payroll

$47.4M

2008+5.5% headcount

Employees

267

Avg Salary

$129,253

Median

$124,172

Total Payroll

$34.5M

2007+21.1% headcount

Employees

253

Avg Salary

$126,827

Median

$122,314

Total Payroll

$32.1M

2006+22.2% headcount

Employees

209

Avg Salary

$125,336

Median

$120,536

Total Payroll

$26.2M

2005+18.8% headcount

Employees

171

Avg Salary

$121,738

Median

$119,297

Total Payroll

$20.8M

2004+14.3% headcount

Employees

144

Avg Salary

$120,456

Median

$116,955

Total Payroll

$17.3M

2003+23.5% headcount

Employees

126

Avg Salary

$119,531

Median

$117,331

Total Payroll

$15.1M

2002+15.9% headcount

Employees

102

Avg Salary

$118,522

Median

$114,818

Total Payroll

$12.1M

2001+15.8% headcount

Employees

88

Avg Salary

$116,782

Median

$112,570

Total Payroll

$10.3M

2000+15.2% headcount

Employees

76

Avg Salary

$114,124

Median

$109,467

Total Payroll

$8.7M

1999+37.5% headcount

Employees

66

Avg Salary

$115,317

Median

$109,624

Total Payroll

$7.6M

1998+50.0% headcount

Employees

48

Avg Salary

$116,200

Median

$107,280

Total Payroll

$5.6M

1996

Employees

32

Avg Salary

$113,994

Median

$104,964

Total Payroll

$3.6M

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.