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Carleton University vs University of Toronto: who pays more?

In 2025 Carleton University listed 1,390 employees with a median of $158,571; University of Toronto listed 7,392 with a median of $147,726 — that is 7% more at the median for Carleton University, and University of Toronto lists 5.3× as many people.

On the list

Carleton University
1,390
University of Toronto
7,392

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

Carleton University
$158,571
University of Toronto
$147,726

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

Carleton University
$159,897
University of Toronto
$171,936

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

Carleton University
$222.3M
University of Toronto
$1.3B

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • Carleton University
  • University of Toronto
Carleton University and University of Toronto, 1996–2025Carleton University: $104,748 in 1996 to $158,571 in 2025. University of Toronto: $109,988 in 1996 to $147,726 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 Toronto by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearCarleton UniversityUniversity of Toronto
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
20251,390$158,5717,392$147,726
20241,561$148,8506,872$143,076
20231,209$146,2295,946$148,826
20221,152$146,6425,246$145,029
20211,087$145,6334,984$143,828
20201,011$145,8114,728$143,914
2019967$143,2324,342$146,809
2018938$143,7334,037$145,839
2017863$133,1553,738$146,477
2016839$133,3813,547$149,347
2015778$131,6553,288$143,402
2014735$130,1663,195$142,458
2013698$128,7273,032$142,349
2012645$128,4242,854$141,473
2011631$128,3222,739$140,444
2010541$122,8252,488$137,608
2009516$122,0892,370$136,050
2008464$119,6862,225$134,075
2007433$120,0112,034$131,429
2006290$113,9671,892$130,307
2005275$112,8971,609$125,488
2004250$110,6821,507$123,035
2003198$108,8491,443$121,868
2002136$106,7571,184$116,049
2001102$104,9941,093$114,648
200068$102,452952$112,709
199937$102,386805$110,883
199815$106,865687$109,728
199715$107,009630$109,879
199619$104,748517$109,988

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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.