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

Employers with 5 or more Department Chair & Professor employees in 2025
Employer	People	Median	Top
McMaster University	23	$229,668	$258,225
York University	9	$204,774	$258,187

All Records · 32 in 2025

All Department Chair & Professor records, 2025
#	Name	Employer	Title as filed	Salary	Total
1	Marie ElliotDepartment Chair / Professor	McMaster University	Department Chair / Professor	$258,225	$258,742
2	Wai-Ming HoProfessor/Department Chair	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$258,187	$259,144
3	William Michael FarmerProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$254,413	$254,887
4	Mel RutherfordProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$247,572	$248,089
5	Alison SillsProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$245,887	$246,404
6	Ana Regina CamposProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$242,245	$242,719
7	Hatem ZurobProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$239,123	$239,640
8	Mohamed BakrProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$238,476	$238,993
9	Richard PaigeProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$237,876	$238,393
10	Giuseppe MelaciniProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$235,605	$236,122
11	Paula GardnerProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$234,770	$235,287
12	Bartosz ProtasProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$234,748	$235,265
13	Stephen J BrookeProfessor/Department Chair	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$229,887	$230,602
14	Susanna O'BrienProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$229,668	$230,185
15	Steven BrayProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$226,640	$227,157
16	Tina FetnerProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$226,473	$226,990
17	Rong ZhengProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$221,057	$221,574
18	Christina BaadeProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$219,047	$219,564
19	Peter GraefeProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$218,696	$219,213
20	Megan ArmstrongProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$217,550	$218,067
21	Tristan CarterProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$215,367	$215,884
22	Ben EvansProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$210,876	$211,393
23	Sarah SymonsProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$210,392	$210,909
24	Gabriela AlboiuProfessor/Department Chair	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$209,027	$209,983
25	Patrick HallProfessor/Department Chair	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$206,288	$207,244
26	Jennifer Van WijngaardenProfessor/Department Chair	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$204,774	$205,730
27	Dennis PilonProfessor/Department Chair	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$197,136	$198,078
28	Karen RobsonProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$196,253	$196,771
29	Michael GiudiceProfessor/Department Chair	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$194,283	$195,214
30	Peter WalmsleyProfessor / Department Chair	McMaster University	Professor / Department Chair	$126,476	$127,266
31	Pouya RezaiProfessor/Department Chair	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$124,717	$125,270
32	Martin PetrinProfessor/Department Chair	York University	Professor/Department Chair	$116,500	$116,978