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University of Toronto vs York University: who pays more?

In 2025 University of Toronto listed 7,392 employees with a median of $147,726; York University listed 2,557 with a median of $157,104 — that is 6% more at the median for York University, and University of Toronto lists 2.9× as many people.

On the list

University of Toronto
7,392
York University
2,557

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

University of Toronto
$147,726
York University
$157,104

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

University of Toronto
$171,936
York University
$170,678

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

University of Toronto
$1.3B
York University
$438.1M

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • University of Toronto
  • York University
University of Toronto and York University, 1996–2025University of Toronto: $109,988 in 1996 to $147,726 in 2025. York University: $112,022 in 1996 to $157,104 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 York University by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearUniversity of TorontoYork University
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
20257,392$147,7262,557$157,104
20246,872$143,0762,711$159,321
20235,946$148,8262,318$150,148
20225,246$145,0292,229$152,989
20214,984$143,8282,125$149,843
20204,728$143,9141,995$150,740
20194,342$146,8091,850$153,620
20184,037$145,8391,691$147,823
20173,738$146,4771,681$146,733
20163,547$149,3471,655$147,321
20153,288$143,4021,609$138,782
20143,195$142,4581,589$139,455
20133,032$142,3491,596$134,683
20122,854$141,4731,553$133,304
20112,739$140,4441,467$131,315
20102,488$137,6081,369$127,714
20092,370$136,0501,239$125,752
20082,225$134,0751,095$123,272
20072,034$131,4291,023$121,536
20061,892$130,307703$116,218
20051,609$125,488691$115,553
20041,507$123,035577$113,208
20031,443$121,868483$110,147
20021,184$116,049362$110,228
20011,093$114,648271$110,361
2000952$112,709177$111,146
1999805$110,883126$113,979
1998687$109,72894$113,604
1997630$109,87981$114,545
1996517$109,98871$112,022

Related questions

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.