Full Sessional Lecturer Salary in Ontario (2025)
88 disclosed records, 2023–2025 · mostly Universities (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
30
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$133,585
+9.3% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$118,338–$148,618
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$233,613
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Full Sessional Lecturer" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Full Sessional Lecturer" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Kelly Train at Toronto Metropolitan University, with a salary of $233,613; the median among the 30 listed under this title was $133,585.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Full Sessional Lecturer paid the 2025 median of $133,585 would take home roughly $94,580 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $7,882 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 29.2%. The middle half of Full Sessional Lecturer salaries ran from $118,338 to $148,618. 30 people were listed under this title in 2025. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$94,580
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.1%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.2%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$7,882
Where does $133,585 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto Metropolitan University | $133,585 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly TrainFull Sessional Lecturer | $233,613 | $242,340 |
| 2 | Michael ThornFull Sessional Lecturer | $216,044 | $223,883 |
| 3 | Graeme MetcalfFull Sessional Lecturer | $214,401 | $221,853 |
| 4 | Jennifer AjandiFull Sessional Lecturer | $207,386 | $215,037 |
| 5 | Thomas HartFull Sessional Lecturer | $186,165 | $186,630 |
| 6 | Catherine JenkinsFull Sessional Lecturer | $171,120 | $178,052 |
| 7 | Diana VarmaFull Sessional Lecturer | $164,928 | $173,811 |
| 8 | Linda SchofieldFull Sessional Lecturer | $148,618 | $155,691 |
| 9 | Jonathan WongFull Sessional Lecturer | $144,788 | $151,674 |
| 10 | Yan MokFull Sessional Lecturer | $143,665 | $149,583 |
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.