Top Earners

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, 2017 → 2018

Jay Rosenfield — Vice Dean and Professor and Medical Doctor University of Western Ontario · $131,833 → $395,500 +$263,667

James Orbinski — Professor York University · $130,491 → $393,353 +$262,862

David Sylvester — Principal Kings University College · $259,722 → $510,252 +$250,530

Hai Lu — Professor of Accounting University of Toronto · $121,019 → $355,586 +$234,567

Davy Cheng — Vice Dean and Professor and Medical Doctor University of Western Ontario · $235,971 → $460,675 +$224,704

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Ian Mishkel — Vice President University Advancement and Alumni Relations Toronto Metropolitan University · $129,092 → $342,864 +$213,772

Stephen Williamson — Professor University of Western Ontario · $210,054 → $423,659 +$213,605

Douglas Chau — Chief Risk Officer Head of Risk and Research University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation University of Toronto · $150,220 → $363,166 +$212,946

Michael Benarroch — Provost and Vice President Academic Toronto Metropolitan University · $155,698 → $361,013 +$205,315

Gervan Fearon — President and Vicechancellor Brock University · $131,985 → $329,963 +$197,978

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 · +75% since 2014

353

2014

405

2015

507

2016

559

2017

619

2018

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

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Top 100 matching, FY2018

Rank	Name	Employer	Position	Total comp	YoY
#2	Daren Smith	University of Toronto	President and Chief Investment Officer University of Toront…	$989,711	+5.7%
#37	Meric Gertler	University of Toronto	President University of Toronto	$546,760	+11.5%
#45	Amit Chakma	University of Western Ontario	President and Vicechancellor	$531,231	+0.0%
#50	Richard Reznick	Queens University	Dean Director School of Medicine Professor	$517,186	+21.2%
#55	David Sylvester	Kings University College	Principal	$510,252	+103.8%
#63	Brian Golden	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$493,523	+8.5%
#71	William Mitchell	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$484,641	+7.5%
#76	Rhonda Lenton	York University	President and Vice Chancellor and Professor	$479,710	+28.8%
#78	Feridun Hamdullahpur	University of Waterloo	President	$478,549	+18.9%
#79	Charles Oreilly	University of Toronto	Head of Public Equities Investments University of Toronto A…	$478,400	-16.3%
#80	Dezso Horvath	York University	Dean and Professor	$477,211	+3.4%
#82	Mihnea Moldoveanu	University of Toronto	Vice Dean Learning and Innovation and Professor of Economic…	$474,391	+1.4%
#83	David Palmer	University of Toronto	Vice President Advancement	$473,961	+0.0%
#88	Glen Whyte	University of Toronto	Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Ma…	$471,026	+4.7%
#92	John Hull	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$468,203	+0.7%
#95	Salim Yusuf	McMaster University	Professor	$464,200	+0.2%
#98	Davy Cheng	University of Western Ontario	Vice Dean and Professor and Medical Doctor	$460,675	+95.2%
#100	Lisa Becker	University of Toronto	Chief Operating Officer Chief Compliance Officer University…	$459,092	-8.2%
#102	Mohamed Lachemi	Toronto Metropolitan University	President	$457,471	+0.0%
#104	Paul Obyrne	McMaster University	Professor and Dean and Vice President Health Sciences	$457,005	-3.7%
#109	Franco Vaccarino	University of Guelph	President and Vicechancellor	$456,394	+0.0%
#112	Elspeth Murray	Queens University	Associate Dean Master of Business Administration Programs a…	$455,467	+16.3%
#113	David Saunders	Queens University	Dean Smith School of Business Director Professor	$452,473	+17.1%
#117	William Strange	University of Toronto	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$449,035	+1.4%
#119	Cristina Amon	University of Toronto	Professor and Dean Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering	$446,905	+5.9%
#130	Yuri Levin	Queens University	Executive Director Analytics Director Scotiabank Centre for…	$439,155	+14.3%
#145	Ajay Agrawal	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$434,250	+1.4%
#152	Jacques Bradwejn	University of Ottawa	Doyenne and Dean	$430,113	+0.0%
#163	Peter Pauly	University of Toronto	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$426,055	+1.3%
#166	Joel Baum	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$424,239	+1.2%
#167	Stephen Williamson	University of Western Ontario	Professor	$423,659	+101.7%
#174	Lionel Young	University of Toronto	Professor Psychiatry and Dean	$419,580	+1.8%
#175	Mark Vandenbosch	University of Western Ontario	Dean and Professor	$419,281	+18.4%
#176	Thomas McCurdy	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$418,993	-3.9%
#177	Susan Christoffersen	University of Toronto	Vice Dean Undergraduate and Specialized Programs and Profes…	$418,596	+11.7%
#185	Daniel Woolf	Queens University	Principal and Vicechancellor Professor	$415,303	+14.0%
#186	Jacques Fremont	University of Ottawa	Recteurrice and President	$414,016	+0.8%
#188	Tiff Macklem	University of Toronto	Dean Rotman School of Management	$413,761	+1.9%
#191	Richard Florida	University of Toronto	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$412,446	+1.8%
#195	Bing Han	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$410,457	-1.1%
#198	Bernard Jasmin	University of Ottawa	Doyenne and Dean	$409,653	+16.7%
#201	Dilip Soman	University of Toronto	Professor of Marketing	$408,313	-3.2%
#205	Leonard Waverman	McMaster University	Professor and Dean	$405,710	+7.9%
#206	Akbar Panju	McMaster University	Professor	$405,402	-1.9%
#207	James Rush	University of Waterloo	Vicepresident Academic and Provost	$405,325	+63.6%
#208	Partha Mohanram	University of Toronto	Professor of Accounting	$404,469	+12.4%
#211	Janet Dancey	Queens University	Director Professor Eisenhauer Chair Clinical Cancer Research	$403,635	+6.1%
#213	Craig Doidge	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$403,200	+6.6%
#214	Manfred Schneider	University of Toronto	Associate Professor Teaching Stream and Associate Director …	$402,624	-0.7%
#216	David Goldreich	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$402,065	+1.5%
#219	Patrick Deane	McMaster University	President and Vicechancellor	$400,425	+0.7%
#222	David Walker	Queens University	Executive Director and Associate Dean Professor	$399,405	-0.1%
#225	Cheryl Misak	University of Toronto	University Professor of Philosophy	$398,660	+1.7%
#228	Tina Dacin	Queens University	Director Centre for Social Impact Professor Smith Chair	$396,753	+7.2%
#231	Brian Silverman	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$396,027	+1.7%
#235	Jay Rosenfield	University of Western Ontario	Vice Dean and Professor and Medical Doctor	$395,500	+200.0%
#237	Alexander Dyck	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance and Economic Analysis and Policy	$395,043	+2.9%
#239	David Soberman	University of Toronto	Professor of Marketing	$393,939	-2.5%
#243	James Orbinski	York University	Professor	$393,353	+201.4%
#247	Joshua Gans	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$392,249	+2.2%
#251	Mikhail Simutin	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$390,459	+18.5%
#265	Jeffrey Callen	University of Toronto	Professor of Accounting	$383,853	+1.4%
#271	Varouj Aivazian	University of Toronto	Professor of Economics	$381,813	-13.5%
#273	Roger Strasser	Northern Ontario School of Medicine	Dean and Chief Executive Officer	$381,765	+0.0%
#275	David Naylor	University of Toronto	Professor Medicine	$381,300	+0.0%
#281	Olekristian Hope	University of Toronto	Professor of Accounting	$380,386	+7.4%
#282	Weiyi Liao	University of Toronto	Professor of Accounting	$380,283	+3.6%
#284	Alan Wildeman	University of Windsor	President and Vice Chancellor Emeritus	$379,941	-1.6%
#286	Joseph Milner	University of Toronto	Professor of Operations Management and Statistics	$379,697	+20.0%
#288	Edward Sargent	University of Toronto	Vice President International Professor of Electrical and Co…	$378,950	-5.1%
#292	Anita McGahan	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$377,448	+1.6%
#293	Jack Lightstone	Brock University	Professor	$377,090	+18.2%
#294	Wendy Rotenberg	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$376,475	-5.2%
#296	Lilian Ng	York University	Professor and Endowed Chair	$374,654	+1.0%
#297	John Smol	Queens University	Professor Canada Research Chair Tier 1	$374,037	+50.7%
#298	Cheryl Regehr	University of Toronto	Vice President and Provost	$373,839	+0.0%
#311	Vivek Goel	University of Toronto	Vice President Research and Innovation	$370,403	+0.0%
#315	Avi Goldfarb	University of Toronto	Professor of Marketing	$369,283	+3.4%
#316	Raymond Kan	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$369,280	+18.7%
#317	Joanne Oxley	University of Toronto	Associate Dean Faculty and Professor of Strategic Management	$369,027	+1.8%
#320	Yue Li	University of Toronto	Associate Professor Department of Management	$368,526	+10.8%
#321	Aled Edwards	University of Toronto	Professor Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research	$368,079	+0.0%
#328	David Zweig	University of Toronto	Professor and Chair of Management	$365,912	+2.1%
#330	Kenneth Corts	University of Toronto	Vice Dean Faculty and Research and Professor of Economic An…	$365,378	-0.4%
#337	Daniel Trefler	University of Toronto	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$364,512	-3.6%
#345	Douglas Chau	University of Toronto	Chief Risk Officer Head of Risk and Research University of …	$363,166	+141.9%
#346	Russell Belk	York University	Professor and Endowed Chair	$362,616	+1.0%
#350	Alan White	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$361,619	+3.7%
#353	Brian Stevenson	Lakehead University	President Administrative Leave	$361,268	+0.0%
#354	Michael Benarroch	Toronto Metropolitan University	Provost and Vice President Academic	$361,013	+125.8%
#356	Edward Iacobucci	University of Toronto	Professor of Law and Dean Faculty of Law	$360,878	+0.2%
#357	Steven Hoffman	York University	Professor	$360,814	+105.5%
#366	Gary Latham	University of Toronto	Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Ma…	$359,550	+1.6%
#367	Michael Strong	University of Western Ontario	Professor and Medical Doctor	$359,184	-23.9%
#368	Michael Kidd	University of Toronto	Professor and Chair Family and Community Medicine	$359,180	+26.6%
#370	Sarah Kaplan	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$358,586	+2.0%
#374	Mick Bhatia	McMaster University	Professor	$357,751	+3.1%
#375	Gerard Wright	McMaster University	Professor	$357,222	+3.1%
#376	Sajeev John	University of Toronto	University Professor of Physics	$356,902	+7.4%
#379	Keehong Bae	York University	Professor and Endowed Chair	$356,690	+1.1%