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Trent University vs University of Ottawa: who pays more?

Trent University had 454 people on the 2025 Sunshine List with a median of $141,421, University of Ottawa 2,861 with a median of $144,819 — that is 2% more at the median for University of Ottawa, and University of Ottawa lists 6.3× as many people.

On the list

Trent University
454
University of Ottawa
2,861

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

Trent University
$141,421
University of Ottawa
$144,819

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

Trent University
$155,289
University of Ottawa
$158,196

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

Trent University
$70.8M
University of Ottawa
$452.7M

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • Trent University
  • University of Ottawa
Trent University and University of Ottawa, 1996–2025Trent University: $104,677 in 1997 to $141,421 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

Trent University and University of Ottawa by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearTrent UniversityUniversity of Ottawa
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
2025454$141,4212,861$144,819
2024413$138,9482,244$160,342
2023373$140,0952,047$151,849
2022329$144,5671,949$153,018
2021338$147,2631,850$153,279
2020332$148,2161,675$154,271
2019251$144,0481,595$153,684
2018261$145,5061,530$150,159
2017237$143,4741,496$148,005
2016230$139,8641,440$143,194
2015249$135,3071,400$139,168
2014240$134,6951,279$136,994
2013234$130,6461,246$136,210
2012229$128,6841,047$129,308
2011221$127,7761,023$127,645
2010211$128,507967$126,911
2009207$127,675861$125,466
2008171$127,489685$118,823
2007155$124,032627$119,297
2006143$124,518650$123,727
2005141$119,587369$113,153
2004118$115,329341$112,404
200394$113,406303$113,834
200262$109,782260$112,565
200140$105,762207$112,783
200044$104,099148$110,600
199945$104,780155$109,136
199836$102,499126$108,154
199712$104,677107$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.