SunshineListOntario
Position

Assistant Professor

Total records: 21,527 (1,871 in 2025)Years on list: 19962025

Number of people on sunshine list

1,997019962025

Distribution of 2025 salaries under $250,000

100k120k140k160k180k200k220k240k355

Bucket width $10,000

Analysis by year

Year# PeopleChangeAvg salaryTotal paid% changeBenefitsAvg raise
20251,871-6.3%$143,974$269,376,207-2.9%$1,339,269+6.6%
20241,997+4.9%$138,870$277,323,639+8.4%$1,367,122+7.9%
20231,903+11.2%$134,451$255,859,788+14.3%$1,161,331+7.5%
20221,711+3.6%$130,803$223,803,195+4.7%$1,091,952+4.4%
20211,652+9.6%$129,337$213,665,071+11.7%$1,016,185+5.3%
20201,507+16.9%$126,911$191,254,944+17.5%$865,194+4.9%
20191,289+8.2%$126,238$162,721,174+8.7%$680,453+5.2%
20181,191+13.4%$125,675$149,678,405+14.5%$628,683+5.2%
20171,050-3.0%$124,450$130,672,529-2.6%$437,846+4.3%
20161,082+24.8%$124,016$134,185,291+23.9%$451,578+4.3%
2015867+5.2%$124,893$108,282,608+8.0%$338,802+5.0%
2014824+17.2%$121,645$100,235,181+17.9%$350,686--
2013703-7.7%$120,933$85,015,668-6.4%$278,534+4.3%
2012762-0.3%$119,219$90,844,568-0.4%$225,535+4.0%
2011764+20.9%$119,442$91,253,565+23.1%$283,384+4.3%
2010632+18.1%$117,254$74,104,220+18.8%$283,203+5.0%
2009535+39.7%$116,584$62,372,553+39.9%$279,763+6.8%
2008383+28.5%$116,444$44,598,027+28.3%$312,238+4.4%
2007298+67.4%$116,604$34,748,049+66.3%$257,153+9.3%
2006178+13.4%$117,406$20,898,304+12.5%$148,147+4.4%
2005157+15600.0%$118,306$18,574,023+17589.5%$122,138--
20041-98.5%$105,000$105,000-98.6%$275--
200365+91.2%$116,749$7,588,702+101.6%$24,526+6.7%
200234+6.3%$110,737$3,765,055-0.2%$9,903+2.2%
200132+88.2%$117,867$3,771,757+82.0%$13,849+5.1%
200017+13.3%$121,898$2,072,258+11.6%$6,341-2.7%
199915+150.0%$123,773$1,856,595+159.6%$5,334+0.5%
19986+500.0%$119,207$715,242+586.8%$2,791--
19961--$104,137$104,137--$126--

Top employers for this position

#Name# PeopleAvg salary
1The University of Western Ontario3,212$132,951
2McMaster University2,801$130,766
3York University2,424$129,118
4University of Waterloo2,379$128,716
5University of Guelph1,769$124,489
6Queen's University1,766$147,785
7Ryerson University1,250$117,014
8University of Windsor949$120,437
9Brock University914$123,270
10Toronto Metropolitan University790$131,895

Top earners in this position since 1996

YearNameEmployerSalary
2008GARY ANDREW CHAIMOWITZMcMaster University$373,050
2025Ting XuUniversity of Toronto$371,399
2025Stephen ThomasQueen's University$362,596
2011GARY ANDREW CHAIMOWITZMcMaster University$346,307
2012GARY ANDREW CHAIMOWITZMcMaster University$339,140
2010GARY ANDREW CHAIMOWITZMcMaster University$338,237
2024Shelley KiersteadYork University$330,147
2024Ting XuUniversity of Toronto$329,764
2023Ting XuUniversity of Toronto$325,477
2009GARY ANDREW CHAIMOWITZMcMaster University$320,285