Department Chair & Professor Salaries, 2025

32 disclosed on the 2025 Sunshine List · overview and trend →

Disclosed

2025 Sunshine List

Median Salary

$223,765

+83.0% vs provincial median

Typical Range

$206,288–$237,876

25th–75th percentile

Top Salary

$258,225

Employers · with 5 or more

Employer	People	Median	Top
Mcmaster University	23	$229,668	$258,225
York University	9	$204,774	$258,187

All Records · 32 in 2025

#	Name	Employer	Title as filed	Salary	Total
1	Marie Elliot	McMaster University	Department Chair / Professor	$258,225	$258,742
2	Wai-Ming Ho	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$258,187	$259,144
3	William Michael Farmer	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$254,413	$254,887
4	Mel Rutherford	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$247,572	$248,089
5	Alison Sills	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$245,887	$246,404
6	Ana Regina Campos	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$242,245	$242,719
7	Hatem Zurob	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$239,123	$239,640
8	Mohamed Bakr	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$238,476	$238,993
9	Richard Paige	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$237,876	$238,393
10	Giuseppe Melacini	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$235,605	$236,122
11	Paula Gardner	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$234,770	$235,287
12	Bartosz Protas	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$234,748	$235,265
13	Stephen J Brooke	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$229,887	$230,602
14	Susanna O'Brien	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$229,668	$230,185
15	Steven Bray	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$226,640	$227,157
16	Tina Fetner	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$226,473	$226,990
17	Rong Zheng	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$221,057	$221,574
18	Christina Baade	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$219,047	$219,564
19	Peter Graefe	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$218,696	$219,213
20	Megan Armstrong	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$217,550	$218,067
21	Tristan Carter	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$215,367	$215,884
22	Ben Evans	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$210,876	$211,393
23	Sarah Symons	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$210,392	$210,909
24	Gabriela Alboiu	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$209,027	$209,983
25	Patrick Hall	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$206,288	$207,244
26	Jennifer Van Wijngaarden	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$204,774	$205,730
27	Dennis Pilon	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$197,136	$198,078
28	Karen Robson	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$196,253	$196,771
29	Michael Giudice	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$194,283	$195,214
30	Peter Walmsley	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$126,476	$127,266
31	Pouya Rezai	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$124,717	$125,270
32	Martin Petrin	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$116,500	$116,978