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Mcmaster University vs University of Toronto: who pays more?

In 2025 Mcmaster University listed 1,966 employees with a median of $150,713; University of Toronto listed 7,392 with a median of $147,726 — that is 2% more at the median for Mcmaster University, and University of Toronto lists 3.8× as many people.

On the list

Mcmaster University
1,966
University of Toronto
7,392

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

Mcmaster University
$150,713
University of Toronto
$147,726

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

Mcmaster University
$165,955
University of Toronto
$171,936

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

Mcmaster University
$330.4M
University of Toronto
$1.3B

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • Mcmaster University
  • University of Toronto
Mcmaster University and University of Toronto, 1996–2025Mcmaster University: $110,159 in 1996 to $150,713 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

Mcmaster University and University of Toronto by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearMcmaster UniversityUniversity of Toronto
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
20251,966$150,7137,392$147,726
20241,818$152,7286,872$143,076
20231,661$155,2605,946$148,826
20221,536$157,1755,246$145,029
20211,437$158,0184,984$143,828
20201,425$155,8334,728$143,914
20191,300$157,3524,342$146,809
20181,256$156,5244,037$145,839
20171,203$154,6613,738$146,477
20161,150$152,5093,547$149,347
20151,137$153,5133,288$143,402
20141,063$144,8633,195$142,458
20131,032$145,1103,032$142,349
20121,015$141,7762,854$141,473
2011967$137,5572,739$140,444
2010928$134,0532,488$137,608
2009883$129,1852,370$136,050
2008793$124,7582,225$134,075
2007733$123,2662,034$131,429
2006625$120,1861,892$130,307
2005536$119,4401,609$125,488
2004437$115,7531,507$123,035
2003359$112,5201,443$121,868
2002297$109,3671,184$116,049
2001235$108,6291,093$114,648
2000213$106,992952$112,709
1999142$106,193805$110,883
199893$109,190687$109,728
199777$113,746630$109,879
199672$110,159517$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.