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University of Toronto vs Wilfrid Laurier University: who pays more?

University of Toronto had 7,392 people on the 2025 Sunshine List with a median of $147,726, Wilfrid Laurier University 862 with a median of $153,871 — Wilfrid Laurier University pays its listed staff 4% more at the median, and University of Toronto lists 8.6× as many people.

On the list

University of Toronto
7,392
Wilfrid Laurier University
862

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

University of Toronto
$147,726
Wilfrid Laurier University
$153,871

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

University of Toronto
$171,936
Wilfrid Laurier University
$157,973

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

University of Toronto
$1.3B
Wilfrid Laurier University
$136.7M

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • University of Toronto
  • Wilfrid Laurier University
University of Toronto and Wilfrid Laurier University, 1996–2025University of Toronto: $109,988 in 1996 to $147,726 in 2025. Wilfrid Laurier University: $104,964 in 1996 to $153,871 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 Toronto and Wilfrid Laurier University by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearUniversity of TorontoWilfrid Laurier University
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
20257,392$147,726862$153,871
20246,872$143,076793$154,158
20235,946$148,826747$150,361
20225,246$145,029683$151,676
20214,984$143,828670$150,590
20204,728$143,914672$155,750
20194,342$146,809637$147,185
20184,037$145,839617$142,673
20173,738$146,477603$140,272
20163,547$149,347566$134,213
20153,288$143,402556$136,181
20143,195$142,458504$129,887
20133,032$142,349487$130,882
20122,854$141,473450$130,235
20112,739$140,444372$127,189
20102,488$137,608355$127,757
20092,370$136,050360$128,848
20082,225$134,075267$124,172
20072,034$131,429253$122,314
20061,892$130,307209$120,536
20051,609$125,488171$119,297
20041,507$123,035144$116,955
20031,443$121,868126$117,331
20021,184$116,049102$114,818
20011,093$114,64888$112,570
2000952$112,70976$109,467
1999805$110,88366$109,624
1998687$109,72848$107,280
1997630$109,87946$109,085
1996517$109,98832$104,964

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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.