Professor of Arts Culture and Media Salary in Ontario (2025)
186 disclosed records, 2012–2025 · mostly Universities (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
25
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$174,968
+43.1% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$161,744–$213,066
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$238,764
Who is the highest-paid Professor of Arts Culture and Media in Ontario?
The highest-paid Professor of Arts Culture and Media on the 2025 Sunshine List was Elizabeth Harney at University Of Toronto, with a salary of $238,764; the median among the 25 listed under this title was $174,968.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
A Professor of Arts Culture and Media paid the 2025 median of $174,968 would take home roughly $117,625 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $9,802 a month, an effective rate of about 29.6%. 25 people were listed under this title in 2025. That is about 43% above the 2025 median across the whole list, $122,262. This estimate leaves out pension contributions; members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$117,625
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- Per month, after tax
- ~$9,802
Where does $174,968 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
Median salary paid among disclosed records. 2023 is absent: job titles were not disclosed that year. Years with fewer than five people are omitted.
Where They Work
2025 · employers with 5+
| Employer | People | Median | Top | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | 25 | $174,968 | $238,764 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Employer | Title as filed | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Harney | University Of Toronto | Professor of Arts, Culture and Media | $238,764 | $238,889 |
| 2 | Will Kwan | University Of Toronto | Professor of Arts, Culture and Media | $230,657 | $230,783 |
| 3 | Alan Stanbridge | University Of Toronto | Professor of Arts, Culture and Media | $230,334 | $230,460 |
| 4 | Ruoyun Bai | University Of Toronto | Professor of Arts, Culture and Media | $219,279 | $219,530 |
| 5 | Roger Allan Mantie | University Of Toronto | Professor of Arts, Culture and Media | $215,944 | $216,195 |
| 6 | Marla Hlady | University Of Toronto | Professor of Arts, Culture and Media | $214,099 | $214,225 |
| 7 | Kotoka Suzuki | University Of Toronto | Professor of Arts, Culture and Media | $213,066 | $213,192 |
| 8 | Barry Freeman | University Of Toronto | Professor of Arts, Culture and Media | $208,073 | $211,699 |
| 9 | David Nieborg | University Of Toronto | Professor of Arts, Culture and Media | $206,572 | $208,832 |
| 10 | Theresa (T.L.) Cowan | University Of Toronto | Professor of Arts, Culture and Media | $198,495 | $198,621 |
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. 2023: job titles were not disclosed, so that year has no position data.
Data through 2025, the most recent Sunshine List disclosed.