Highest-Paid Librarians in Ontario (2025)

In 2025, 730 librarian roles appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List, earning an average of $140,991 and a median of $130,857. The highest-paid was Vickery Bowles (City Librarian at City Of Toronto – Public Library Board) at $377,690. Librarians and library managers at public libraries, universities, and school boards.

Figures cover disclosed public-sector employees only (those above Ontario’s $100,000 disclosure threshold). Records span 1996–2025.

Librarians disclosed (2025)

730

Average

$140,991

Median

$130,857

Highest

$377,690

Top 25 highest-paid librarians (2025)

#	Name	Job title	Employer	Total
1	Vickery Bowles	City Librarian	City Of Toronto – Public Library Board	$377,690
2	Larry Paul Alford	University Chief Librarian	University Of Toronto	$370,662
3	Mark Asberg	Vice-Provost and University Librarian, Librarian	Queen's University	$287,225
4	Sonia Bebbington	Chief Librarian / Chief Executive Officer	City Of Ottawa – Library Services	$268,987
5	Vivian Lewis	University Librarian	McMaster University	$267,043
6	Geoffrey Little	Vice-Provost and Chief Librarian	University Of Western Ontario	$256,900
7	Mohammed Hosseini-Ara	City Librarian	City Of Toronto – Public Library Board	$255,738
8	Beth S. Namachchivaya	University Librarian	University Of Waterloo	$255,146
9	Joseph Hafner	Dean/Senior Librarian	York University	$254,044
10	Talia Chung	Bibliothécaire en chef et doyenne des bibliothèques, bibliothécaire en chef et doyen des bibliothèques / University Librarian and Dean of Libraries	University Of Ottawa	$253,543
11	Julie Hannaford	Deputy Chief Librarian	University Of Toronto	$252,024
12	Catherine Steeves	Senior Academic Librarian	University Of Western Ontario	$251,517
13	Amanda Etches	University Librarian	University Of Guelph	$246,654
14	Mary Kandiuk	Senior Librarian	York University	$238,339
15	Victoria Owen	Librarian, University of Toronto Scarborough	University Of Toronto	$237,584
16	Xiaorong Wang	Associate Librarian	York University	$237,322
17	Don Kinder	Librarian	Toronto Metropolitan University	$235,504
18	Scott Gillies	University Librarian	Wilfrid Laurier University	$229,621
19	Rebecca Hine	Chief Librarian	County Of Wellington	$228,939
20	Amber Butler	Professional Librarian	Carleton University	$221,816
21	Loryl Macdonald	Associate Chief Librarian, Special Collections and Director, Fisher Rare Books Library	University Of Toronto	$220,873
22	Selinda Berg	University Librarian	University Of Windsor	$220,791
23	Catherine Davidson	University Librarian	Ontario Tech University	$220,431
24	Caitlin Tillman	Associate Chief Librarian, Collections and Materials Management	University Of Toronto	$219,548
25	Paul Takala	Chief Librarian	City Of Hamilton	$217,169

Employers with the most librarians (2025)

University Of Toronto100 · $151,623 avg Durham District School Board83 · $116,979 avg York University43 · $179,739 avg University Of Ottawa34 · $145,992 avg Carleton University33 · $160,208 avg Queen's University33 · $152,293 avg University Of Western Ontario32 · $129,032 avg Toronto Metropolitan University29 · $160,061 avg University Of Waterloo25 · $132,383 avg University Of Windsor24 · $160,412 avg University Of Guelph22 · $154,562 avg Wilfrid Laurier University22 · $145,478 avg

Job titles included

Librarian128Elementary Librarian84Professional Librarian33Associate Librarian28Librarian III25Associate Academic Librarian23Librarians19Senior Librarian17Bibliothécaire de recherche / Research Librarian15University Librarian12

Highest-Paid Librarians in Ontario (2025)

Top 25 highest-paid librarians (2025)

Employers with the most librarians (2025)

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