Sessional Assistant Professor Teaching Salary in Ontario (2025)
92 disclosed records, 2020–2025 · mostly Universities (100%)
At a Glance
2025
Disclosed
32
2025 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$137,745
+12.7% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$123,150–$146,636
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$171,769
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Sessional Assistant Professor Teaching" in Ontario in 2025?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Sessional Assistant Professor Teaching" on the 2025 Sunshine List was Heather Jenkin at York University, with a salary of $171,769; the median among the 32 listed under this title was $137,745.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Federal and Ontario income tax on the 2025 Sessional Assistant Professor Teaching median of $137,745 comes to about 25.6%, leaving roughly $96,933 a year — about $8,078 a month. Half of those listed earned between $123,150 and $146,636. That is about 13% 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
- ~$96,933
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.6%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.6%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$8,078
Where does $137,745 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 |
|---|---|---|
| York University | $137,745 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heather JenkinSessional Assistant Professor, Teaching | $171,769 | $172,314 |
| 2 | Igor PoliakovSessional Assistant Professor, Teaching | $166,351 | $166,617 |
| 3 | Marta SimidchievaSessional Assistant Professor, Teaching | $153,175 | $153,420 |
| 4 | Tammy GeorgeSessional Assistant Professor, Teaching | $151,901 | $152,628 |
| 5 | Edris HassanSessional Assistant Professor, Teaching | $149,759 | $150,476 |
| 6 | Monica MaltaSessional Assistant Professor, Teaching | $149,644 | $150,359 |
| 7 | Rachel RabiSessional Assistant Professor, Teaching | $147,763 | $148,414 |
| 8 | Nadia HabibSessional Assistant Professor, Teaching | $147,013 | $147,486 |
| 9 | Michael PalamarekSessional Assistant Professor, Teaching | $146,636 | $147,336 |
| 10 | Gurbir JollySessional Assistant Professor, Teaching | $143,497 | $144,184 |
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.