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Assistant Professor Salaries, 2020

1,725 disclosed on the 2020 Sunshine List · overview and trend →

Disclosed

1,725

2020 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$122,080

+7.2% vs provincial median

Typical Range

$110,799–$136,834

25th–75th percentile

Top Salary

$243,838

Employers · with 5 or more

EmployerPeopleMedianTop
University of Western Ontario199$120,569$235,226
Queen's University187$135,245$240,000
Mcmaster University173$126,389$219,680
University of Ottawa167$124,668$177,217
York University167$120,471$243,838
University of Waterloo152$128,198$212,101
Toronto Metropolitan University140$112,471$200,267
University of Guelph139$114,809$194,725
University of Windsor97$113,507$228,035
Brock University69$112,137$176,561
Trent University62$111,924$146,345
Laurentian University of Sudbury51$140,673$180,419
Lakehead University49$115,947$129,254
Ontario Tech University36$124,776$168,412
Nipissing University25$116,813$128,024

All Records · 1,725 in 2020 · page 1 of 7

#NameEmployerTitle as filedSalaryTotal
1Shelley Margot KiersteadYork UniversityAssistant Professor$243,838$244,842
2James TaylorQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$240,000$240,292
3Kate RowbothamQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$235,593$235,885
4Saurin PatelUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$235,226$235,321
5Shyam VenkatesanUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$234,228$234,323
6Thomas AngerQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$232,785$233,077
7Pouyan ForoughiYork UniversityAssistant Professor$229,983$231,041
8Aleksandra RzeznikYork UniversityAssistant Professor$229,983$231,041
9Gary BissonetteQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$229,937$230,229
10Peter MillerUniversity Of WindsorAssistant Professor$228,035$228,626
11Ling YangQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$223,290$223,290
12Eric Bentzen-BilkvistMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$219,680$220,024
13Lucas MonzaniUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$218,426$219,653
14Romel MostafaUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$213,607$213,703
15Tu NguyenUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$212,101$212,595
16Pavlo KalytaQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$211,960$212,252
17Mark J GoodmanYork UniversityAssistant Professor$209,953$209,953
18Hua YeUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$209,872$210,072
19K.Paul EvansYork UniversityAssistant Professor$209,449$209,449
20Charles A. PressleeUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$208,330$208,528
21Adam VitalisUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$208,038$208,236
22Seda OzUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$207,919$208,117
23Keith LehrerYork UniversityAssistant Professor$207,389$207,389
24Diane-Laure ArjaliesUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$207,076$207,172
25Matthew SooyUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$204,896$206,539
26Timothy D. BauerUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$204,618$205,071
27Sasan SaiyUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$204,567$204,761
28William Alexander CramUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$203,707$203,900
29Nicolas LampQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$202,354$202,584
30Peter VilksMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$201,741$201,741
31Kaishu WuUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$200,273$200,462
32Atefeh MashatanRyerson UniversityAssistant Professor$200,267$201,113
33Haihao (Ross) LuUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$200,196$200,637
34Maryam GhasemaghaeiMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$200,129$200,477
35Jordan BableUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$199,833$200,022
36Xin JiangUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$199,409$199,848
37Barry CrossQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$198,990$199,282
38Nadine De GannesUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$198,607$200,903
39Kun HuoUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$197,753$197,848
40Michael SartorQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$195,276$195,568
41Nathalie CoteUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$194,725$195,376
42Aadil S Merali JumaMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$193,780$198,781
43Sun LimUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$193,664$193,759
44Jury GualandrisUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$193,647$198,214
45Monica LabargeQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$192,171$192,171
46Ragavendran GopalakrishnanQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$190,947$191,239
47Waquar AhmadMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$189,997$192,629
48Kirk KristoffersonUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$189,860$189,956
49Michelle MoraisMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$189,475$189,707
50Lee WatkissUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$188,417$188,513
51Allison (Wren) MontgomeryUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$188,414$188,509
52Keith RogersQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$188,060$188,352
53Janice ByrneUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$187,895$187,991
54Isik BicerYork UniversityAssistant Professor$184,353$185,329
55Lucian BalanMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$183,318$183,665
56Yvonne LawlorMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$183,258$183,606
57Michael J. SiderUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$182,942$184,388
58Laura ReesQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$182,863$183,131
59David LoreeUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$181,678$181,774
60Lynda M Bentley-PooleMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$181,169$181,517
61Cathy GartleyUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$181,131$182,202
62Matt BamberYork UniversityAssistant Professor$180,794$181,751
63Lynn MartinMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$180,742$181,090
64Ken OgataYork UniversityAssistant Professor$180,738$181,693
65Daniel CôtéLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$180,419$180,911
66Kirsten CulverMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$180,150$180,498
67Jue WangQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$180,148$180,441
68Konstantinos ApostolouMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$180,041$180,387
69Chengguang LiUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$178,615$178,710
70Charles SaundersUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$178,521$178,617
71Guang LiQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$178,262$178,554
72Krista PettitUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$178,099$178,195
73Marie-Soleil DuboisUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$178,048$178,097
74Ken LiMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$177,958$178,306
75Michael MulveyUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$177,217$177,512
76Yanzhe LeiQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$176,915$177,174
77Shuai YuanBrock UniversityAssistant Professor$176,561$177,289
78David BarrettUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$176,249$178,844
79Joseph AversaRyerson UniversityAssistant Professor$176,064$180,390
80Jin LeiBrock UniversityAssistant Professor$175,772$176,506
81Ruth HannonMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$175,675$176,023
82James KetchenLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$175,528$176,032
83Yan WangMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$175,499$180,500
84Nicole RobitailleQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$175,160$175,452
85Suprakash DattaYork UniversityAssistant Professor$174,747$175,672
86Yun ZhouMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$174,265$179,266
87Divinus Oppong-TawiahYork UniversityAssistant Professor$174,213$175,135
88Nouri NajjarUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$173,899$174,654
89Reza SinaLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$173,577$174,069
90Bradley HackinenUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$173,099$173,195
91Mohamed ChelliUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$172,804$172,804
92Adam WilczynskiYork UniversityAssistant Professor$172,671$173,584
93Yasser RahrovaniUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$172,620$172,716
94Sheila McgillisLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$171,918$172,422
95Caroline MagnanUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$171,713$171,713
96Sharolyn MosseyLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$171,643$172,147
97Michael HermanLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$171,119$171,403
98Michelle LauBrock UniversityAssistant Professor$170,938$172,112
99Howard SpringUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$170,746$170,746
100Nigussie MengeshaBrock UniversityAssistant Professor$170,206$170,929
101Catherine ElliottUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$170,086$170,086
102Markus PiroUniversity Of Ontario Institute Of TechnologyAssistant Professor$168,412$168,613
103Aishajiang AizezikaliUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$168,394$169,800
104David WeitznerYork UniversityAssistant Professor$168,358$169,250
105Abdolmanaf ZargoushMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$167,725$168,073
106Nattavut SuwanyangyuanBrock UniversityAssistant Professor$167,661$168,661
107Candice ChowMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$167,080$167,428
108Oliver OkaforRyerson UniversityAssistant Professor$166,627$167,489
109Ardi ImseisQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$166,625$166,917
110Patrick MartinUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$166,514$166,514
111Pierre CameronLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$166,175$166,679
112Trevor ThangUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$166,153$166,249
113Claude VincentLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$166,069$166,573
114Pauline DarlingUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$165,770$165,811
115Michel DésiletsUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$165,770$165,811
116Andrzej CzajkowskiUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$165,512$165,595
117Christian GigaultUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$165,461$165,461
118Hasan AlkumruUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$165,217$165,313
119Julie Duff CloutierLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$164,993$165,497
120Colin MontpetitUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$164,807$164,807
121Behrouz BakhtiariMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$164,798$167,454
122Nusa FainQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$164,377$164,580
123Susan DouglasUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$163,418$164,061
124Anne E MooreYork UniversityAssistant Professor$162,847$163,663
125Shashank VaidMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$162,495$162,843
126Louis DurandLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$162,468$162,960
127Eveline AdomaitUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$162,155$162,789
128Paul SalmonUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$162,052$163,014
129Abdulrahman Al-OsmanUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$162,049$162,145
130Steven DesjardinsUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$162,048$162,048
131Philippa A CarterMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$161,918$162,266
132Lilia Marcela IbarraUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$161,851$162,132
133Diego Gomez NietoUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$161,822$162,703
134Irene KorenLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$161,712$162,216
135Diane LagaceUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$161,377$161,395
136Iris MujicaMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$161,227$161,575
137Kalum MurayLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$161,188$161,692
138Luis Abanto RojasUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$160,981$161,064
139Ning ShiUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$160,887$160,983
140Monica JensenUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$160,880$161,816
141Adam BrownUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$160,623$160,623
142Thomas WillettUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$160,605$161,034
143Moein MehrtashMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$160,120$160,410
144Zhen (Jimmy) WangLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$160,120$160,624
145Roy AllenUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$159,933$160,028
146Gilles LamotheUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$159,724$159,724
147Andrea S. PodhorskyYork UniversityAssistant Professor$159,391$160,303
148Kevin MusselmanUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$159,212$159,637
149Xiaodan ZhuQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$159,137$159,429
150Madeleine AzzolaLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$158,918$159,422
151Khalid ElgazzarUniversity Of Ontario Institute Of TechnologyAssistant Professor$158,877$159,082
152Ginette MichelLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$158,842$159,346
153Roberto NickelBrock UniversityAssistant Professor$158,412$159,541
154Sameh SorourQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$158,043$158,335
155Sandra L PrestonMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$157,823$158,171
156Melissa MaciverUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$157,810$158,047
157Shuoyan NingMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$157,778$158,010
158Miguel De LarrinagaUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$157,597$157,597
159Michael ReimerUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$157,567$157,956
160Peter GallantQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$157,549$157,841
161Muhammad AlamQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$157,492$157,784
162Jenna EvansMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$157,460$160,134
163William AllenderMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$157,442$162,443
164Shari RahebUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$157,165$157,789
165Seyed Ali EtemadQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$157,048$157,048
166Beverly HayesUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$156,922$156,922
167Yvonne St-DenisLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$156,549$157,042
168Yaoliang YuUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$156,510$156,689
169David A YoungMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$156,480$156,828
170Karl HennigUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$156,353$157,287
171Ryan ApplebyUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$156,227$156,831
172Theresa Claire DaviesQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$155,977$155,977
173Dale BradleyBrock UniversityAssistant Professor$155,947$156,685
174Andrea Sanchez LazaroUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$155,648$156,516
175Nada BasirUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$155,516$155,693
176Nam HoBrock UniversityAssistant Professor$155,175$155,906
177Linda HunterUniversity Of GuelphAssistant Professor$154,973$155,881
178Victor AguiarUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$154,955$155,051
179Laleh SamarbakhshRyerson UniversityAssistant Professor$154,913$155,789
180Dmitry PushinUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$154,636$155,016
181Jacob WeinribQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$154,436$154,728
182Isabelle BoutetUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$153,883$153,883
183Colin GreyQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$153,605$153,897
184Stéphan LaroseUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$153,450$153,450
185Goran CalicMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$153,384$153,732
186Amy PalmaMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$153,376$153,724
187Kobana AbukariLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$153,301$153,805
188Nader GhasemlouQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$153,259$153,551
189Louise MeunierQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$153,172$153,420
190Rae Dj DorionUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$153,166$153,262
191Caroline BarrièreUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$153,146$153,146
192Gulraze WakilRyerson UniversityAssistant Professor$153,000$153,865
193Alan AblesonQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$152,990$152,990
194Madhuri KotiQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$152,985$153,277
195Fay C FaradayYork UniversityAssistant Professor$152,886$153,665
196Nail KashaevUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$152,820$152,915
197Elzbieta GrodekMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$152,630$152,978
198Alyssa KingQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$152,599$152,810
199Lisa KellyQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$152,540$152,540
200Jennifer OstovichMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$152,527$152,875
201Andrew SowinskiUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$152,456$152,456
202Kathy FocsaneanuUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$152,321$152,321
203Vahid FallahQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$152,295$152,587
204Zhen GaoMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$152,248$152,545
205David GoutorMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$151,906$152,254
206Anwar HaqueUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$151,767$151,863
207Paul HunglerQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$151,675$151,967
208Brenda BairdUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$151,631$151,631
209Luc LagrandeurLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$151,589$152,093
210Simone DumasUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$151,493$151,493
211Kimon FountoulakisUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$151,492$151,654
212Luc BernierMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$151,372$151,708
213Leigh MacewanLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$151,334$151,606
214Michael MercierMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$151,316$151,663
215Sheela AbrahamQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$151,233$151,455
216Joshua DunfieldQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$151,233$151,455
217Mario GhossoubUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$151,134$151,307
218Fernando InocencioUniversity Of Western OntarioAssistant Professor$151,076$151,172
219Julien MeyerRyerson UniversityAssistant Professor$151,032$151,889
220Majid PahlevaniQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$150,970$151,262
221Francois-Xavier Campbell-ValoisUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$150,864$150,947
222Janet A. BoekhorstUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$150,664$150,836
223Corrie DacostaUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$150,630$150,630
224Jian ZhaoUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$150,567$150,728
225Peter HelliMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$150,544$150,891
226Craig DuncanLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$150,491$150,995
227Laura ByrneUniversity Of OttawaProfesseur(e) adjoint(e) / Assistant Professor$150,476$150,476
228Elizabeth JohnsonQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$150,470$150,762
229Sameh Al NatourRyerson UniversityAssistant Professor$150,435$151,286
230Alireza AzimianUniversity Of WindsorAssistant Professor$150,315$150,904
231Levente BaloghQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$150,190$150,482
232John CarranQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$150,085$150,377
233Trevor BrownUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$149,993$150,153
234Rafael Mendes De OliveiraUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$149,978$151,138
235Joachim ScholzBrock UniversityAssistant Professor$149,930$150,665
236Derek StaceyUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$149,781$150,181
237Francois NevilleMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$149,754$150,098
238Sean O’BradyMcMaster UniversityAssistant Professor$149,686$157,014
239Jannice FriedmanQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$149,614$149,906
240Nicolas HudonQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$149,395$149,688
241Xi HeUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$149,373$149,532
242Robyn GorhamLaurentian University Of SudburyAssistant Professor / Professeur(e) adjoint(e)$149,226$149,731
243Robert ColauttiQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$149,000$149,292
244Yousra AaferUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$148,935$149,094
245Minjie ZhangUniversity Of WindsorAssistant Professor$148,925$149,516
246Ting HuQueen’s UniversityAssistant Professor$148,875$149,167
247Semih SalihogluUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$148,871$149,041
248Martin PyleRyerson UniversityAssistant Professor$148,703$149,546
249Samer Al KiswanyUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$148,652$149,049
250Chengnian SunUniversity Of WaterlooAssistant Professor$148,464$148,622