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
1996–2025
- Mcmaster University
- University of Toronto
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
| Year | Mcmaster University | University of Toronto | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People | Median | People | Median | |
| 2025 | 1,966 | $150,713 | 7,392 | $147,726 |
| 2024 | 1,818 | $152,728 | 6,872 | $143,076 |
| 2023 | 1,661 | $155,260 | 5,946 | $148,826 |
| 2022 | 1,536 | $157,175 | 5,246 | $145,029 |
| 2021 | 1,437 | $158,018 | 4,984 | $143,828 |
| 2020 | 1,425 | $155,833 | 4,728 | $143,914 |
| 2019 | 1,300 | $157,352 | 4,342 | $146,809 |
| 2018 | 1,256 | $156,524 | 4,037 | $145,839 |
| 2017 | 1,203 | $154,661 | 3,738 | $146,477 |
| 2016 | 1,150 | $152,509 | 3,547 | $149,347 |
| 2015 | 1,137 | $153,513 | 3,288 | $143,402 |
| 2014 | 1,063 | $144,863 | 3,195 | $142,458 |
| 2013 | 1,032 | $145,110 | 3,032 | $142,349 |
| 2012 | 1,015 | $141,776 | 2,854 | $141,473 |
| 2011 | 967 | $137,557 | 2,739 | $140,444 |
| 2010 | 928 | $134,053 | 2,488 | $137,608 |
| 2009 | 883 | $129,185 | 2,370 | $136,050 |
| 2008 | 793 | $124,758 | 2,225 | $134,075 |
| 2007 | 733 | $123,266 | 2,034 | $131,429 |
| 2006 | 625 | $120,186 | 1,892 | $130,307 |
| 2005 | 536 | $119,440 | 1,609 | $125,488 |
| 2004 | 437 | $115,753 | 1,507 | $123,035 |
| 2003 | 359 | $112,520 | 1,443 | $121,868 |
| 2002 | 297 | $109,367 | 1,184 | $116,049 |
| 2001 | 235 | $108,629 | 1,093 | $114,648 |
| 2000 | 213 | $106,992 | 952 | $112,709 |
| 1999 | 142 | $106,193 | 805 | $110,883 |
| 1998 | 93 | $109,190 | 687 | $109,728 |
| 1997 | 77 | $113,746 | 630 | $109,879 |
| 1996 | 72 | $110,159 | 517 | $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.