University of Guelph vs University of Ottawa: who pays more?

University of Guelph had 1,504 people on the 2025 Sunshine List with a median of $151,779, University of Ottawa 2,861 with a median of $144,819 — that is 5% more at the median for University of Guelph, and University of Ottawa lists 1.9× as many people.

On the list

University of Guelph
1,504
University of Ottawa
2,861

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

University of Guelph
$151,779
University of Ottawa
$144,819

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

University of Guelph
$164,997
University of Ottawa
$158,196

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

University of Guelph
$249.3M
University of Ottawa
$452.7M

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
1996–2025

  • University of Guelph
  • University of Ottawa
University of Guelph and University of Ottawa, 1996–2025University of Guelph: $105,273 in 1996 to $151,779 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

University of Guelph and University of Ottawa by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearUniversity of GuelphUniversity of Ottawa
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
20251,504$151,7792,861$144,819
20241,311$148,1532,244$160,342
20231,149$151,8502,047$151,849
20221,134$152,4851,949$153,018
20211,095$152,3751,850$153,279
20201,066$151,8821,675$154,271
20191,016$149,2301,595$153,684
2018961$148,7721,530$150,159
2017888$147,3561,496$148,005
2016849$145,1551,440$143,194
2015830$142,3251,400$139,168
2014841$145,1651,279$136,994
2013805$136,8831,246$136,210
2012788$133,1531,047$129,308
2011739$129,4921,023$127,645
2010725$128,145967$126,911
2009655$123,795861$125,466
2008606$120,795685$118,823
2007444$116,286627$119,297
2006404$113,796650$123,727
2005344$111,797369$113,153
2004305$111,733341$112,404
2003299$111,287303$113,834
2002175$105,351260$112,565
200193$104,599207$112,783
200068$105,794148$110,600
199948$106,880155$109,136
199843$108,070126$108,154
199739$107,417107$106,980
199636$105,27376$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.