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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.

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Biggest increases total comp, 2018 → 2019

Alan Aspuruguzik — Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science University of Toronto · $167,820 → $393,418 +$225,598
Wisdom Tettey — Vicepresident University of Toronto and Principal University of Toronto Scarborough University of Toronto · $155,450 → $370,640 +$215,191
Steve Fortin — Associate Professor University of Waterloo · $105,209 → $319,129 +$213,920
Zeliang Lu — Head of Fixed Income Investments University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation University of Toronto · $206,164 → $418,448 +$212,283
Benoitantoine Bacon — President and Vicechancellor Carleton University · $189,616 → $400,857 +$211,241
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Gillian Hadfield — Professor of Law University of Toronto · $151,191 → $349,726 +$198,535
Rui Wang — Interim Vicepresident Research and Innovation and Professor York University · $102,595 → $293,604 +$191,009
David Sylvester — President and Vice Chancellor University of St Michaels College · $189,475 → $378,780 +$189,305
Norman Oreilly — Assistant Dean and Executive Director Executive Programs Gordon S Lang School of Business and Economics University of Guelph · $129,738 → $314,596 +$184,858
Jacline Nyman — Vicerecteurrice University of Ottawa · $115,973 → $300,323 +$184,350

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 · +76% since 2015

405
2015
507
2016
559
2017
619
2018
714
2019

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

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Top 100 matching, FY2019

RankNameEmployerPositionTotal compYoY
#5 Daren Smith University of Toronto President and Chief Investment Officer University of Toront… $801,110 -19.1%
#23 Jeanyves Bernard Lakehead University Past Employee $638,867 n/a
#39 Joel Baum University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $559,260 +32.0%
#42 Dezso Horvath York University Dean and Professor $550,465 +15.4%
#44 Brian Golden University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $547,238 +10.9%
#52 William Mitchell University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $528,912 +9.2%
#57 Elspeth Murray Queens University Associate Dean Master of Business Administration Programs a… $521,415 +14.5%
#64 Amit Chakma University of Western Ontario Professor $514,433 +0.0%
#73 Mihnea Moldoveanu University of Toronto Vice Dean Learning and Innovation and Professor of Economic… $499,091 +5.2%
#75 Richard Reznick Queens University Dean Director School of Medicine $497,620 -3.8%
#76 Meric Gertler University of Toronto President University of Toronto $497,058 -10.3%
#77 Glen Whyte University of Toronto Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Ma… $495,411 +5.2%
#78 Davy Cheng University of Western Ontario Dean and Professor and Medical Doctor $494,438 +7.3%
#79 Rhonda Lenton York University President and Vice Chancellor and Professor $493,527 +2.9%
#97 Feridun Hamdullahpur University of Waterloo President $475,215 -0.5%
#105 Salim Yusuf McMaster University Professor $471,161 +1.5%
#110 Mikhail Simutin University of Toronto Professor of Finance $463,267 +18.8%
#118 William Strange University of Toronto Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy $460,741 +2.6%
#121 Paul Obyrne McMaster University Professor and Dean and Vice President Health Sciences $459,856 +0.6%
#122 Partha Mohanram University of Toronto Professor of Accounting $459,786 +13.7%
#123 Mohamed Lachemi Toronto Metropolitan University President $459,216 +0.0%
#124 Susan Christoffersen University of Toronto Vice Dean Undergraduate and Specialized Programs and Profes… $458,350 +9.5%
#126 Franco Vaccarino University of Guelph President and Vicechancellor $457,618 +0.0%
#136 John Hull University of Toronto Professor of Finance $449,029 -4.1%
#139 Joseph Milner University of Toronto Professor of Operations Management and Statistics $447,177 +17.8%
#149 Lisa Becker University of Toronto Chief Operating Officer Chief Compliance Officer University… $438,431 -4.5%
#150 David Saunders Queens University Dean Smith School of Business $438,320 -3.1%
#156 Craig Doidge University of Toronto Professor of Finance $435,296 +8.5%
#160 Stephen Williamson University of Western Ontario Professor $433,917 +2.4%
#161 Michael Kidd University of Toronto Professor and Chair Family and Community Medicine $432,651 +20.5%
#165 Alexander Dyck University of Toronto Professor of Finance and Economic Analysis and Policy $429,968 +8.9%
#170 Douglas Chau University of Toronto Chief Risk Officer Head of Risk and Research University of … $427,945 +17.9%
#173 Lionel Young University of Toronto Professor Psychiatry and Dean $427,125 +1.8%
#175 Bernard Jasmin University of Ottawa Doyenne $426,331 +4.1%
#176 Barry Craig Huron University College President $426,317 +66.4%
#181 Weiyi Liao University of Toronto Professor of Accounting $424,131 +11.6%
#183 Joshua Gans University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $422,302 +7.7%
#185 Olekristian Hope University of Toronto Professor of Accounting $421,098 +10.7%
#186 Richard Macklem University of Toronto Dean Rotman School of Management $420,914 n/a
#188 Varouj Aivazian University of Toronto Professor of Economics $420,414 +10.1%
#189 Ajay Agrawal University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $419,460 -3.2%
#190 Mark Vandenbosch University of Western Ontario Professor $419,244 -0.0%
#191 Zeliang Lu University of Toronto Head of Fixed Income Investments University of Toronto Asse… $418,448 +102.4%
#193 Leonard Waverman McMaster University Professor and Dean $417,243 +2.8%
#195 Daniel Woolf Queens University Principal and Vicechancellor Professor $416,539 +1.3%
#196 Dilip Soman University of Toronto Professor of Marketing $416,055 +1.9%
#197 James Orbinski York University Professor $415,652 +5.7%
#198 Thomas McCurdy University of Toronto Professor of Finance $415,292 -0.9%
#203 Jacques Frmont University of Ottawa Recteurrice $414,016 n/a
#205 Cristina Amon University of Toronto Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering $413,594 -0.7%
#208 Wendy Rotenberg University of Toronto Professor of Finance $412,284 +9.5%
#211 Kenneth Corts University of Toronto Vice Dean Faculty and Research and Professor of Economic An… $410,244 +12.3%
#214 Cheryl Misak University of Toronto University Professor and Acting Director for the Institute … $409,409 +2.7%
#215 Jay Rosenfield University of Western Ontario Vicedean and Professor and Medical Doctor $409,332 +3.5%
#219 Brian Silverman University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $407,890 +3.0%
#226 David Zweig University of Toronto Professor and Chair of Management $404,574 +11.1%
#227 Moon Wong University of Toronto Professor of Accounting $404,472 +15.4%
#229 Richard Florida University of Toronto Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy $404,269 -2.8%
#234 Rami Mayer York University Managing Director Schulich Executive Education Centre $403,505 +38.8%
#236 Stephen Thomas Queens University Director Master of Management Analytics and Master of Manag… $402,924 +48.6%
#237 Raymond Kan University of Toronto Professor of Finance $401,718 +8.8%
#241 Benoitantoine Bacon Carleton University President and Vicechancellor $400,857 +123.9%
#242 Janet Dancey Queens University Director Professor Eisenhauer Chair Clinical Cancer Research $400,312 -0.8%
#243 Steven Hoffman York University Professor $399,908 +10.9%
#244 David Walker Queens University Associate Dean and Director Policy Studies $399,862 +0.1%
#247 David Goldreich University of Toronto Professor of Finance $398,778 -0.8%
#254 Hai Lu University of Toronto Professor of Accounting $395,899 +11.3%
#262 Alan Aspuruguzik University of Toronto Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science $393,418 +117.1%
#265 David Soberman University of Toronto Professor of Marketing $393,022 -0.2%
#268 Jeffrey Callen University of Toronto Professor of Accounting $390,837 +1.9%
#277 Manfred Schneider University of Toronto Associate Professor Teaching Stream Department of Management $388,058 -3.6%
#278 Edward Sargent University of Toronto Vice President International Professor of Electrical and Co… $387,905 +2.4%
#279 Angelo Mikrogianakis McMaster University Professor $387,905 n/a
#280 Anita McGahan University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $387,881 +2.8%
#294 Jim Clayton York University Professor and Endowed Chair $384,454 +9.0%
#298 Russell Belk York University Professor and Endowed Chair $383,268 +5.7%
#301 Bing Han University of Toronto Professor of Finance $381,892 -7.0%
#302 Avi Goldfarb University of Toronto Professor of Marketing $381,704 +3.4%
#306 David Naylor University of Toronto Professor Medicine $381,297 +0.0%
#307 Charles Oreilly University of Toronto Head of Public Equities Investments University of Toronto A… $381,188 -20.3%
#308 Douglas Kneale University of Windsor Provost and Vice President Academic; Professor $381,063 +15.3%
#309 Roger Strasser Northern Ontario School of Medicine Founding Dean Emeritus $381,040 +0.0%
#317 Joanne Oxley University of Toronto Associate Dean Faculty and Professor of Strategic Management $379,367 +2.8%
#320 David Sylvester University of St Michaels College President and Vice Chancellor $378,780 +108.0%
#326 Keehong Bae York University Professor and Endowed Chair $377,120 +5.8%
#331 Akbar Panju McMaster University Professor $375,591 -7.3%
#335 Cheryl Regehr University of Toronto Vice President and Provost $373,960 +0.0%
#336 David Palmer University of Toronto Vice President Advancement $372,169 +0.0%
#343 Wisdom Tettey University of Toronto Vicepresident University of Toronto and Principal Universit… $370,640 +100.0%
#347 Vivek Goel University of Toronto Vice President Research and Innovation and Strategic Initiatives $370,361 +0.0%
#351 Mick Bhatia McMaster University Professor $369,755 +3.0%
#352 Aled Edwards University of Toronto Professor Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research $369,508 +0.4%
#353 Jan Mahrtsmith University of Toronto Professor of Finance $368,411 +9.6%
#356 Lilian Ng York University Professor and Endowed Chair $368,140 -1.7%
#357 Edward Iacobucci University of Toronto Professor of Law and Dean Faculty of Law $368,121 +2.0%
#359 Sarah Kaplan University of Toronto Professor of Strategic Management $367,704 +2.6%
#360 Gerard Wright McMaster University Professor $367,593 +2.9%
#362 Gary Latham University of Toronto Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Ma… $367,071 +2.1%
#363 Alan White University of Toronto Professor of Finance $367,052 +1.5%
#364 Abraham Iqbal University of Toronto Assistant Professor Teaching Stream Department of Management $366,921 +14.0%