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The province-wide leaderboard of the highest-paid disclosed employees*, filterable by sector and exact position. Looking for one specific employer's top earners? Its profile page has its own top-10 list.

Universities

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Biggest increases total comp, 2016 → 2017

Ozhand Ganjavi — Full Professor Laurentian University of Sudbury · $165,861 → $686,966 +$521,105
Daren Smith — President and Chief Investment Officer University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation University of Toronto · $512,736 → $936,538 +$423,802
Charles Oreilly — Senior Portfolio Manager Investments University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation University of Toronto · $335,621 → $571,756 +$236,135
Lisa Becker — Chief Operating Officer Chief Compliance Officer University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation University of Toronto · $278,040 → $499,903 +$221,863
Jacques Fremont — Recteur and President University of Ottawa · $204,723 → $410,977 +$206,253
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Malcolm Butler — Faculty Member Carleton University · $213,969 → $394,048 +$180,078
Feng Chen — Associate Professor Department of Management University of Toronto · $138,893 → $311,441 +$172,548
Paul McDonald — Dean and Professor York University · $104,679 → $273,229 +$168,550
Patricia Houston — Professor Anaesthesia and Vice Dean Doctor of Medicine Program University of Toronto · $160,130 → $323,235 +$163,105
Susan Mumm — Principal Brescia University College · $135,415 → $296,365 +$160,950

People disclosed in both years, at the same employer. Large jumps often reflect a partial previous year, a promotion, retroactive pay or a one-time payment, not a raise in base salary.

People earning $250,000+ total comp · +66% since 2013

337
2013
353
2014
405
2015
507
2016
559
2017

Nominal dollars: like the $100,000 disclosure line, $250,000 isn't adjusted for inflation.

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Top 100 matching, FY2017

RankNameEmployerPositionTotal compYoY
#2 Daren Smith University of Toronto President and Chief Investment Officer University of Toront… $936,538 +82.8%
#18 Ozhand Ganjavi Laurentian University of Sudbury Full Professor $686,966 +315.0%
#31 Charles Oreilly University of Toronto Senior Portfolio Manager Investments University of Toronto … $571,756 +70.5%
#43 Amit Chakma University of Western Ontario President and Vicechancellor $531,417 +9.7%
#62 Lisa Becker University of Toronto Chief Operating Officer Chief Compliance Officer University… $499,903 +79.9%
#63 Adrian Hussey University of Toronto Managing Director Portfolio and Risk Analysis University of… $499,159 +28.5%
#65 Meric Gertler University of Toronto President University of Toronto $495,745 -0.0%
#67 Franco Vaccarino University of Guelph President and Vicechancellor $492,533 +0.0%
#69 Mamdouh Shoukri York University President Emeritus $491,238 +5.1%
#82 David Palmer University of Toronto Vice President Advancement $474,256 +0.0%
#83 Paul Obyrne McMaster University Dean and Vice President Health Sciences and Professor $473,938 +24.9%
#86 Michael Strong University of Western Ontario Dean and Professor and Medical Doctor $472,234 -0.7%
#87 Mihnea Moldoveanu University of Toronto Vice Dean Learning and Innovation and Professor of Business… $467,748 -0.3%
#93 John Hull University of Toronto Professor of Finance $465,324 +6.0%
#98 Salim Yusuf McMaster University Professor $462,846 +19.2%
#101 Dezso Horvath York University Dean and Professor $461,741 +0.0%
#104 Peter Christoffersen University of Toronto Professor of Finance $457,576 +13.9%
#107 Mohamed Lachemi Toronto Metropolitan University President $456,037 +0.0%
#110 Brian Golden University of Toronto Vice Dean Professional Programs and Professor of Strategic … $454,742 -2.2%
#114 William Mitchell University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $451,224 +3.7%
#117 Glen Whyte University of Toronto Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Ma… $449,973 -11.0%
#129 William Strange University of Toronto Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy $442,910 -0.5%
#131 Varouj Aivazian University of Toronto Professor of Economics $441,261 +5.0%
#136 Thomas McCurdy University of Toronto Director Financial Research and Trading Laboratory and Prof… $436,217 +2.7%
#142 Jacques Bradwejn University of Ottawa Doyenne and Dean $430,149 +0.0%
#148 Ajay Agrawal University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $428,082 +6.4%
#152 Richard Reznick Queens University Dean Director School of Medicine Professor $426,606 +0.9%
#156 Dilip Soman University of Toronto Professor of Marketing $424,189 +3.4%
#157 Cristina Amon University of Toronto Professor and Dean Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering $423,790 +5.9%
#163 Peter Pauly University of Toronto Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy $420,790 -1.0%
#167 Joel Baum University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $419,326 -2.9%
#171 Bing Han University of Toronto Professor of Finance $414,077 +5.6%
#173 Akbar Panju McMaster University Professor $413,113 -0.8%
#177 Jacques Fremont University of Ottawa Recteur and President $410,977 +100.8%
#178 Lionel Young University of Toronto Professor Psychiatry and Dean $410,789 +1.2%
#180 Robert Kennedy University of Western Ontario Dean and Professor $410,108 -6.8%
#182 Walid Hejazi University of Toronto Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy $408,842 +24.1%
#184 Tiff Macklem University of Toronto Dean Rotman School of Management $406,990 +1.4%
#185 Manfred Schneider University of Toronto Associate Professor and Associate Director Master of Forens… $405,334 +2.8%
#186 Richard Florida University of Toronto Academic Director Martin Prosperity Institute and Professor… $405,252 +12.0%
#191 David Soberman University of Toronto Professor of Marketing $403,905 +2.6%
#195 Feridun Hamdullahpur University of Waterloo President $403,329 +0.0%
#199 Roseann Runte Carleton University President $401,945 +5.4%
#200 Alan Wildeman University of Windsor President $401,675 +11.9%
#203 Howard Hu University of Toronto Professor and Dean Dalla Lana School of Public Health $400,135 +0.0%
#205 David Walker Queens University Executive Director and Associate Dean Professor Staufferdun… $399,798 +3.9%
#207 Edward Sargent University of Toronto Vice President International Professor of Electrical and Co… $398,556 +19.3%
#208 Peter Ricketts Carleton University Faculty Member $398,490 +58.3%
#211 Patrick Deane McMaster University President and Vicechancellor $397,902 -0.7%
#212 Wendy Rotenberg University of Toronto Professor of Accounting and Finance $397,092 -1.6%
#214 David Goldreich University of Toronto Director Rotman Commerce and Professor of Finance $396,211 +1.3%
#217 Mark Crowther McMaster University Professor $395,276 -12.5%
#218 Allan Rock University of Ottawa Recteur and President $395,016 +0.0%
#221 Malcolm Butler Carleton University Faculty Member $394,048 +84.2%
#228 Cheryl Misak University of Toronto University Professor of Philosophy $392,168 -0.9%
#231 Elspeth Murray Queens University Associate Dean Master of Business Administration Programs D… $391,798 +3.5%
#238 Brian Silverman University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $389,465 +5.2%
#245 Blouw Max Wilfrid Laurier University President and Vice Chancellor $386,863 n/a
#246 Daniel Woolf Queens University Principal and Vicechancellor Professor $386,630 +0.0%
#247 David Saunders Queens University Dean Director Professor $386,291 +1.0%
#256 Yuri Levin Queens University Director Master of Management Analytics Director Scotiabank… $384,122 +33.0%
#257 Alexander Dyck University of Toronto Professor of Finance and Economic Analysis and Policy $384,073 -8.9%
#258 Joshua Gans University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $384,065 +3.9%
#266 David Naylor University of Toronto Professor of Medicine $381,503 +0.4%
#268 Roger Strasser Northern Ontario School of Medicine Dean and Chief Executive Officer $381,359 +0.0%
#271 Janet Dancey Queens University Director Professor Eisenhauer Chair Clinical Cancer Research $380,286 -0.9%
#273 Jeffrey Callen University of Toronto Professor of Accounting $378,693 -0.4%
#274 Daniel Trefler University of Toronto Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy $378,294 +15.3%
#276 Craig Doidge University of Toronto Professor of Finance $378,016 -1.8%
#283 Leonard Waverman McMaster University Professor and Dean $376,178 -0.2%
#284 Mohit Bhandari McMaster University Professor $376,034 +5.4%
#286 Janice Deakin University of Western Ontario Provost and Professor $375,508 +0.0%
#287 Susan Christoffersen University of Toronto Vice Dean Undergraduate and Preexperience Programs and Prof… $374,947 +4.9%
#289 Cheryl Regehr University of Toronto Vice President and Provost $373,689 +0.0%
#290 Qing Wang University of Toronto Professor of Finance $373,619 +41.0%
#296 Anita McGahan University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $371,397 -0.3%
#298 Rhonda Lenton York University Professor and President and Vice Chancellor $371,229 +8.7%
#299 Lilian Ng York University Professor and Endowed Chair $370,779 +0.4%
#300 Vivek Goel University of Toronto Vice President Research and Innovation $370,448 -1.2%
#301 Tina Dacin Queens University Director Centre for Social Impact Professor Smith Chair $370,279 +4.9%
#311 Aled Edwards University of Toronto Professor Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research $368,124 -10.5%
#312 Harvey Skinner York University Professor $366,990 +7.5%
#313 Weiyi Liao University of Toronto Professor of Accounting $366,955 +11.6%
#314 Kenneth Corts University of Toronto Vice Dean Faculty and Research and Professor of Economic An… $366,941 -8.6%
#315 Judith Wolfson University of Toronto Presidential Special Advisor $366,838 +0.0%
#326 Joanne Oxley University of Toronto Associate Dean Faculty and Professor of Strategic Management $362,710 +11.0%
#331 Brian Stevenson Lakehead University President and Vicechancellor $361,228 +0.0%
#338 Edward Iacobucci University of Toronto Professor of Law and Dean Faculty of Law $359,999 +1.0%
#339 Partha Mohanram University of Toronto Professor of Accounting $359,970 +1.0%
#340 David Zweig University of Toronto Professor and Chair of Management $359,913 +0.2%
#344 Jan Mahrtsmith University of Toronto Academic Director Fulltime Masters of Business Administrati… $359,219 -13.0%
#348 Russell Belk York University Professor and Endowed Chair $358,890 +0.4%
#358 Avi Goldfarb University of Toronto Professor of Marketing $357,444 +16.9%
#361 John Kelton McMaster University Professor $356,743 -32.6%
#368 Yasir Mallick University of Toronto Portfolio Manager Investments University of Toronto Asset M… $354,198 +57.2%
#369 Olekristian Hope University of Toronto Professor of Accounting $354,126 +0.2%
#371 Gary Latham University of Toronto Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Ma… $353,937 -0.6%
#373 Mark Vandenbosch University of Western Ontario Associate Dean and Professor $353,659 +19.5%
#374 Keehong Bae York University Professor and Endowed Chair $352,979 -1.0%
#376 Bernardo Blum University of Toronto Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy $352,956 +7.2%