Professor & Canada Research Chair Salary in Ontario (2025)
712 disclosed records, 2002–2025 · 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
19
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$234,337
+91.7% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$203,047–$267,052
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$346,503
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Professor & Canada Research Chair" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Professor & Canada Research Chair" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Peter Backx at York University, with a salary of $346,503; the median among the 19 listed under this title was $234,337.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Professor & Canada Research Chair paid the 2025 median of $234,337 would take home roughly $148,109 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $12,342 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 36.8%. Across every sector the 2025 median was $122,262, so this position sits about 92% above it. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$148,109
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~34.4%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~36.8%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$12,342
Where does $234,337 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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Guelph | $234,622 | Pay here → |
| York University | $263,879 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter BackxProfessor/Canada Research Chair | $346,503 | $347,056 |
| 2 | Nikolaus TrojeProfessor/Canada Research Chair | $294,075 | $295,032 |
| 3 | Manjusri MisraProfessor and Canada Research Chair | $285,792 | $285,792 |
| 4 | Kate TilleczekProfessor/Canada Research Chair | $267,938 | $268,895 |
| 5 | Aicheng ChenProfessor and Canada Research Chair | $267,052 | $267,693 |
| 6 | Christina SharpeProfessor/Canada Research Chair | $259,820 | $260,776 |
| 7 | Thomas BaumgartnerProfessor/Canada Research Chair | $251,745 | $252,702 |
| 8 | Graham TaylorProfessor and Canada Research Chair | $238,480 | $239,436 |
| 9 | Carla RiceProfessor and Canada Research Chair | $234,997 | $235,840 |
| 10 | Antoine DezaProfessor / Canada Research Chair | $234,337 | $234,854 |
By Year
Related Positions
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. Titles before 2005 were abbreviated at source; the chart starts at 2005.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.