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Trent University vs University of Toronto: who pays more?

Trent University had 454 people on the 2025 Sunshine List with a median of $141,421, University of Toronto 7,392 with a median of $147,726 — that is 4% more at the median for University of Toronto, and University of Toronto lists 16× as many people.

On the list

Trent University
454
University of Toronto
7,392

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

Trent University
$141,421
University of Toronto
$147,726

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

Trent University
$155,289
University of Toronto
$171,936

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

Trent University
$70.8M
University of Toronto
$1.3B

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • Trent University
  • University of Toronto
Trent University and University of Toronto, 1996–2025Trent University: $104,677 in 1997 to $141,421 in 2025. University of Toronto: $109,988 in 1996 to $147,726 in 2025.$0$50K$100K$150K1996200620152025

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 Toronto by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearTrent UniversityUniversity of Toronto
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
2025454$141,4217,392$147,726
2024413$138,9486,872$143,076
2023373$140,0955,946$148,826
2022329$144,5675,246$145,029
2021338$147,2634,984$143,828
2020332$148,2164,728$143,914
2019251$144,0484,342$146,809
2018261$145,5064,037$145,839
2017237$143,4743,738$146,477
2016230$139,8643,547$149,347
2015249$135,3073,288$143,402
2014240$134,6953,195$142,458
2013234$130,6463,032$142,349
2012229$128,6842,854$141,473
2011221$127,7762,739$140,444
2010211$128,5072,488$137,608
2009207$127,6752,370$136,050
2008171$127,4892,225$134,075
2007155$124,0322,034$131,429
2006143$124,5181,892$130,307
2005141$119,5871,609$125,488
2004118$115,3291,507$123,035
200394$113,4061,443$121,868
200262$109,7821,184$116,049
200140$105,7621,093$114,648
200044$104,099952$112,709
199945$104,780805$110,883
199836$102,499687$109,728
199712$104,677630$109,879
1996<5<5517$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.