How this pay compares — 2025
Their 2025 salary of $177,820 ranks in the top 9.0% of all 404,922 public-sector salaries disclosed in Ontario that year, and the top 23.5% of 421 at Lakehead University.
Salary trajectory
| Year | Position | Employer | Salary | Benefits | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Director, Biorefining Research Institute | Lakehead University | $177,820 | $1,128 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | Director, Biorefining Research Institute | Lakehead University | $181,917 | $1,089 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | Director, Biorefining Research Institute | Lakehead University | $178,391 | $1,019 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | Director, Biorefining Research Institute | Lakehead University | $172,077 | $970 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | Director, Biorefining Research Institute | Lakehead University | $165,607 | $946 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | Director, Biorefining Research Institute | Lakehead University | $163,554 | $917 | +21.6% |
| 2019 | Director, Bio-refining Institute | Lakehead University | $134,512 | $896 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | Associate Professor-Canada Research Chair | Lakehead University | $127,010 | $896 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | Associate Professor-Canada Research Chair | Lakehead University | $124,008 | $924 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | Associate Professor-Canada Research Chair | Lakehead University | $122,081 | $930 | +9.7% |
| 2015 | Associate Professor-Canada Research Chair | Lakehead University | $111,333 | $887 | — |