Sector profile

Universities

30,975 disclosure records with $5,116,972,372 in disclosed salary. Median disclosed salary: $151,306.

Open dashboard filter Methodology

Records30,975disclosed rows

Payroll$5.1B$5,116,972,372

Median$151,306salary paid

Benefits$24.6M$24,578,289

Top employers

University Of Toronto$1,270,953,077
University Of Ottawa$452,598,329
York University$436,424,849
University Of Waterloo$397,176,303
Toronto Metropolitan University$333,293,247
University Of Western Ontario$326,385,411
McMaster University$326,268,297
Queen's University$256,392,077
University Of Guelph$248,155,651
Carleton University$222,256,148
University Of Windsor$144,064,187
Wilfrid Laurier University$136,172,299

Role mix

Academic and research$3,348,005,188
Other disclosed roles$544,019,473
Finance, administration and operations$438,179,810
Executive and senior leadership$379,467,447
Digital, data and technology$182,334,758
Teaching and school administration$87,243,893
Engineering, planning and infrastructure$79,451,733
Clinical health$36,166,555
Protective services$12,792,495
Legal and judiciary$9,311,020

Interpretation

Use this page as context for public accountability and benchmarking. Large totals may reflect employer scale, sector structure, and occupational mix rather than compensation policy alone.