Department Head Professor Salary in Ontario (2025)
204 disclosed records, 2015–2025 · mostly Universities (100%)
Last filed under this title in 2025. Fewer than 20 records in the latest Sunshine List, so this page is kept for history.
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
16
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$220,236
+80.1% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$211,055–$226,225
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$246,603
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Department Head Professor" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Department Head Professor" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Robin Hutchinson at Queen's University, with a salary of $246,603; the median among the 16 listed under this title was $220,236.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Department Head Professor paid the 2025 median of $220,236 would take home roughly $141,022 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $11,752 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 36.0%. The 2025 list carries 16 people grouped under the title Department Head Professor. Half of those listed earned between $211,055 and $226,225. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$141,022
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~33.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.0%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$11,752
Where does $220,236 rank on the Sunshine List? →
Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.
Median by Year
2005–2025
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's University | $220,236 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin HutchinsonDepartment Head, Professor | $246,603 | $246,603 |
| 2 | Brian CummingDepartment Head, Professor | $242,835 | $243,107 |
| 3 | Philip JessopDepartment Head, Professor | $233,803 | $234,075 |
| 4 | Keith PilkeyDepartment Head, Professor | $228,045 | $228,317 |
| 5 | Il-Min KimDepartment Head, Professor | $226,225 | $226,497 |
| 6 | Jonathan RoseDepartment Head, Professor | $225,543 | $225,815 |
| 7 | Kathryn HarknessDepartment Head, Professor | $225,023 | $225,295 |
| 8 | Ana Maria Da SilvaDepartment Head, Professor | $220,948 | $221,220 |
| 9 | Martin HandDepartment Head, Professor | $219,524 | $219,796 |
| 10 | Katrina GeeDepartment Head, Professor | $216,737 | $217,010 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.