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Carleton University vs University of Ottawa: who pays more?

In 2025 Carleton University listed 1,390 employees with a median of $158,571; University of Ottawa listed 2,861 with a median of $144,819 — that is 9% more at the median for Carleton University, and University of Ottawa lists 2.1× as many people.

On the list

Carleton University
1,390
University of Ottawa
2,861

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

Carleton University
$158,571
University of Ottawa
$144,819

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

Carleton University
$159,897
University of Ottawa
$158,196

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

Carleton University
$222.3M
University of Ottawa
$452.7M

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • Carleton University
  • University of Ottawa
Carleton University and University of Ottawa, 1996–2025Carleton University: $104,748 in 1996 to $158,571 in 2025. University of Ottawa: $104,691 in 1996 to $144,819 in 2025.$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1996200620152025

Median salary paid on each employer’s Sunshine List filing. A gap is a year the employer filed nobody under this name.

Year by year

Carleton University and University of Ottawa by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearCarleton UniversityUniversity of Ottawa
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
20251,390$158,5712,861$144,819
20241,561$148,8502,244$160,342
20231,209$146,2292,047$151,849
20221,152$146,6421,949$153,018
20211,087$145,6331,850$153,279
20201,011$145,8111,675$154,271
2019967$143,2321,595$153,684
2018938$143,7331,530$150,159
2017863$133,1551,496$148,005
2016839$133,3811,440$143,194
2015778$131,6551,400$139,168
2014735$130,1661,279$136,994
2013698$128,7271,246$136,210
2012645$128,4241,047$129,308
2011631$128,3221,023$127,645
2010541$122,825967$126,911
2009516$122,089861$125,466
2008464$119,686685$118,823
2007433$120,011627$119,297
2006290$113,967650$123,727
2005275$112,897369$113,153
2004250$110,682341$112,404
2003198$108,849303$113,834
2002136$106,757260$112,565
2001102$104,994207$112,783
200068$102,452148$110,600
199937$102,386155$109,136
199815$106,865126$108,154
199715$107,009107$106,980
199619$104,74876$104,691

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Method. Medians and averages are salary paid; listed payroll is total compensation (salary plus taxable benefits), as filed. Both sides come from the same Ontario Sunshine List, which covers only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more — so this compares the shape of each employer’s six-figure payroll, not its whole workforce, and an employer with more low-paid staff simply lists fewer of them. A side with fewer than five people keeps its count but shows “<5” instead of a median, average or payroll figure, since any of those would be that handful of people’s own numbers. Sector: Universities. Data runs through 2025.