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.

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Biggest increases total comp, 2021 → 2022

Inghaw Cheng — Associate Professor Finance University of Toronto · $172,943 → $412,013 +$239,070

Vivek Goel — President University of Waterloo · $237,693 → $475,454 +$237,761

Saher Fazilat — Vicepresident Operations and Finance McMaster University · $140,749 → $353,368 +$212,619

Wanda Costen — Dean Smith School of Business Professor Queens University · $200,136 → $400,272 +$200,136

Nicholas Harney — Dean and Professor University of Western Ontario · $114,515 → $299,619 +$185,104

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Karen Chapple — Professor Geography University of Toronto · $134,714 → $319,813 +$185,098

Juan Du — Dean and Professor Daniels Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Design University of Toronto · $140,721 → $325,813 +$185,092

Ellie Hisama — Dean and Professor of Music University of Toronto · $133,221 → $315,885 +$182,664

Arcan Nalca — Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs Associate Professor Queens University · $218,549 → $400,390 +$181,841

Pierre Ouellette — Recteur Et Vice Chancellier Universite De Lontario Francais · $117,292 → $293,479 +$176,187

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 · +72% since 2018

619

2018

714

2019

846

2020

925

2021

1,064

2022

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

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Top 100 matching, FY2022

Rank	Name	Employer	Position	Total comp	YoY
#39	Brian Golden	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$593,478	+8.0%
#44	Sharon Hodgson	University of Western Ontario	Dean and Lecturer	$578,849	+3.4%
#47	John Yoo	University of Western Ontario	Dean and Professor and Medical Doctor	$564,545	+4.1%
#52	Anthony Tang	University of Western Ontario	Professor and Medical Doctor	$550,027	+12.8%
#65	Richard Reznick	Queens University	Professor	$528,163	+1.0%
#68	Weiyi Liao	University of Toronto	Professor of Accounting	$521,139	+15.3%
#69	Brian Silverman	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$520,732	+20.8%
#71	Alan Shepard	University of Western Ontario	President and Vicechancellor	$518,719	-0.9%
#78	Jane Philpott	Queens University	Dean Chief Executive Officer Southeastern Ontario Academic …	$512,558	+0.9%
#102	Meric Gertler	University of Toronto	President; Professor of Geography and Planning	$499,214	+0.0%
#104	Salim Yusuf	McMaster University	Professor	$497,410	+1.7%
#115	Susan Christoffersen	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$490,018	+7.6%
#116	Rhonda Lenton	York University	President and Vicechancellor and Professor	$490,000	-3.4%
#118	William Strange	University of Toronto	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$487,277	+7.2%
#119	Partha Mohanram	University of Toronto	Professor of Accounting	$486,315	+7.0%
#120	Mohit Bhandari	McMaster University	Professor	$486,111	+1.0%
#123	Moon Wong	University of Toronto	Professor of Accounting	$483,712	+19.4%
#125	Elspeth Murray	Queens University	Associate Dean Master of Business Administration and Master…	$483,131	+3.3%
#133	Mihnea Moldoveanu	University of Toronto	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$479,839	+2.2%
#135	John Hull	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$478,969	-2.8%
#142	David Goldreich	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$476,964	+16.1%
#145	Craig Doidge	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$476,324	-11.9%
#149	Vivek Goel	University of Waterloo	President	$475,454	+100.0%
#150	Feridun Hamdullahpur	University of Waterloo	President Emeritus	$474,148	+0.0%
#151	Kenneth Corts	University of Toronto	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$472,918	+14.7%
#154	David Palmer	University of Toronto	Vicepresident Advancement and Acting Vicepresident Communications	$470,180	-1.5%
#156	Lionel Young	University of Toronto	Professor and Dean Temerty Faculty of Medicine	$469,691	+1.6%
#161	Ajay Agrawal	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$463,628	+3.6%
#162	Olekristian Hope	University of Toronto	Professor of Accounting	$463,401	+4.4%
#165	Dezso Horvath	York University	Professor	$462,125	-3.7%
#166	Joseph Milner	University of Toronto	Professor of Operations Management and Statistics	$462,109	+10.5%
#170	Claudia Emerson	McMaster University	Associate Professor	$461,484	-26.0%
#172	Stephen Williamson	University of Western Ontario	Professor	$459,359	+1.8%
#179	Joel Baum	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$458,238	+4.3%
#182	Paul Obyrne	McMaster University	Dean and Vice President Health Sciences and Professor	$456,734	+0.1%
#185	Joshua Gans	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$453,564	+11.8%
#191	Mohamed Lachemi	Toronto Metropolitan University	President	$451,097	+0.0%
#192	Alexander Dyck	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$450,676	-3.5%
#197	Alan Aspuruguzik	University of Toronto	Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science	$449,929	+5.6%
#198	Ryan Riordan	Queens University	Director of Research Institute for Sustainable Finance Professor	$449,427	+40.5%
#199	Mikhail Simutin	University of Toronto	Associate Professor of Finance	$448,945	+1.2%
#200	Edward Sargent	University of Toronto	Vicepresident Research and Innovation and Strategic Initiatives	$448,933	+12.2%
#201	Glen Whyte	University of Toronto	Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Ma…	$448,822	-2.0%
#206	Cheryl Misak	University of Toronto	Professor of Philosophy and Interim Director Munk School of…	$445,764	-0.1%
#216	Bernard Jasmin	University of Ottawa	Doyenne and Dean	$443,263	+0.9%
#221	Yeheskel Barisaac	University of Toronto	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$440,125	+4.9%
#223	Raymond Kan	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$438,364	+13.6%
#224	Sergei Davydenko	University of Toronto	Associate Professor of Finance	$437,343	+0.9%
#225	Bing Han	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$436,996	+1.6%
#231	Jan Mahrtsmith	University of Toronto	Associate Professor of Finance	$435,329	+5.4%
#233	Charlotte Yates	University of Guelph	President and Vicechancellor	$434,626	+0.0%
#237	Thomas McCurdy	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$433,803	+3.3%
#242	Avi Goldfarb	University of Toronto	Professor of Marketing	$430,450	+9.1%
#246	Liyan Yang	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$429,334	+4.3%
#247	James Orbinski	York University	Professor and Director	$429,118	+1.6%
#255	Lilian Ng	York University	Professor and Endowed Chair and Area Coordinator	$424,182	+3.5%
#259	Varouj Aivazian	University of Toronto	Professor Department of Economics	$423,295	-0.7%
#268	Manfred Schneider	University of Toronto	Associate Professor Teaching Stream Department of Management	$419,878	+12.9%
#272	Patrick Deane	Queens University	Principal and Vicechancellor Professor	$419,196	+0.3%
#273	Anita McGahan	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$418,958	+4.7%
#274	Sarah Kaplan	University of Toronto	Professor of Strategic Management	$418,654	+9.6%
#275	Wendy Rotenberg	University of Toronto	Professor of Finance	$418,270	-0.5%
#276	Opher Baron	University of Toronto	Professor of Operations Management and Statistics	$418,008	+17.0%
#280	David Farrar	McMaster University	President and Vicechancellor	$416,803	+4.4%
#283	Alexander Edwards	University of Toronto	Associate Professor of Accounting	$416,057	+3.8%
#285	John Kelton	McMaster University	Professor	$415,784	+9.8%
#286	Barry Craig	Huron University College	President	$415,738	-1.9%
#287	Hai Lu	University of Toronto	Professor of Accounting	$415,389	+4.4%
#288	Parminder Raina	McMaster University	Director and Professor	$415,065	+46.3%
#292	Jacques Fremont	University of Ottawa	Recteurrice and President	$414,016	+0.0%
#299	Inghaw Cheng	University of Toronto	Associate Professor Finance	$412,013	+137.0%
#303	Jim Clayton	York University	Professor and Endowed Chair and Director	$411,062	+8.3%
#312	Leonard Waverman	McMaster University	Professor	$409,167	-3.0%
#313	Tina Dacin	Queens University	Professor Smith Chair	$408,874	-24.5%
#315	Detlev Zwick	York University	Dean and Associate Professor	$408,780	+15.1%
#320	Daniel Trefler	University of Toronto	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$407,596	+4.6%
#322	Sean Cleary	Queens University	Director Smith School of Business Institute for Sustainable…	$407,426	+7.9%
#324	Russell Belk	York University	Professor and Endowed Chair	$406,536	+3.6%
#326	Douglas Kong	University of Toronto	Professor Teaching Stream of Management	$406,403	+15.7%
#331	Steven Hoffman	York University	Professor and Senior Advisor and Advisor and Canada Researc…	$405,959	+2.9%
#340	Ataollah Mazaheri	University of Toronto	Professor Teaching Stream of Management	$403,514	+10.9%
#344	David Soberman	University of Toronto	Professor of Marketing	$403,042	+4.3%
#345	Benoitantoine Bacon	Carleton University	President and Vicechancellor	$402,970	+4.8%
#346	Yue Li	University of Toronto	Associate Professor Department of Management	$402,951	+8.1%
#358	Dilip Soman	University of Toronto	Professor of Marketing	$400,414	-3.0%
#359	Arcan Nalca	Queens University	Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs Associate Professor	$400,390	+83.3%
#361	Wanda Costen	Queens University	Dean Smith School of Business Professor	$400,272	+100.0%
#361	Janet Dancey	Queens University	Director Professor	$400,272	+0.0%
#362	Mick Bhatia	McMaster University	Professor	$399,950	+2.5%
#364	Keehong Bae	York University	Professor and Endowed Chair	$399,192	+3.6%
#366	Gerard Wright	McMaster University	Professor	$398,311	+2.5%
#369	Gregory Steinberg	McMaster University	Professor	$397,953	+2.4%
#372	Wei Wang	Queens University	Associate Dean Professional Graduate Programs Director Mast…	$397,798	+34.9%
#375	Richard Florida	University of Toronto	Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy	$397,640	-8.3%
#377	Aled Edwards	University of Toronto	Professor Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research	$397,363	+0.0%
#378	David Sylvester	University of St Michaels College	President and Vicechancellor	$396,813	-3.8%
#381	David Zweig	University of Toronto	Professor of Management and Interim Vicedean Recruitment En…	$395,908	+6.4%
#387	Gary Latham	University of Toronto	Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Ma…	$394,167	+4.7%
#388	Manus Rungtusanatham	York University	Professor and Canada Research Chair and Area Coordinator	$394,063	+4.9%
#393	Jeffrey Callen	University of Toronto	Professor of Accounting	$393,420	+4.4%