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Nipissing University vs University of Ottawa: who pays more?

Nipissing University had 163 people on the 2025 Sunshine List with a median of $156,324, University of Ottawa 2,861 with a median of $144,819 — that is 8% more at the median for Nipissing University, and University of Ottawa lists 18× as many people.

On the list

Nipissing University
163
University of Ottawa
2,861

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

Nipissing University
$156,324
University of Ottawa
$144,819

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

Nipissing University
$153,664
University of Ottawa
$158,196

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

Nipissing University
$25.2M
University of Ottawa
$452.7M

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • Nipissing University
  • University of Ottawa
Nipissing University and University of Ottawa, 1996–2025Nipissing University: $115,621 in 1998 to $156,324 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

Nipissing University and University of Ottawa by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearNipissing UniversityUniversity of Ottawa
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
2025163$156,3242,861$144,819
2024165$149,9792,244$160,342
2023171$146,7982,047$151,849
2022168$142,2891,949$153,018
2021173$137,1201,850$153,279
2020172$133,9271,675$154,271
2019169$129,0911,595$153,684
2018170$125,3041,530$150,159
2017160$121,6031,496$148,005
2016158$120,2941,440$143,194
2015104$113,5791,400$139,168
2014145$114,8381,279$136,994
2013119$114,8431,246$136,210
2012104$113,5211,047$129,308
201188$114,1881,023$127,645
201068$112,146967$126,911
200956$114,406861$125,466
200841$117,022685$118,823
200742$116,447627$119,297
200633$114,501650$123,727
200529$111,987369$113,153
200424$105,935341$112,404
200311$134,024303$113,834
20029$130,782260$112,565
20019$127,769207$112,783
200012$118,005148$110,600
19998$115,217155$109,136
19986$115,621126$108,154
1997107$106,980
1996<5<576$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.