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University of Waterloo vs York University: who pays more?

University of Waterloo had 2,376 people on the 2025 Sunshine List with a median of $153,961, York University 2,557 with a median of $157,104 — that is 2% more at the median for York University, and York University lists 1.1× as many people.

On the list

University of Waterloo
2,376
York University
2,557

employees paid $100K+, 2025

Median salary

University of Waterloo
$153,961
York University
$157,104

salary paid, 2025

Average salary

University of Waterloo
$167,162
York University
$170,678

salary paid, 2025

Listed payroll

University of Waterloo
$398.5M
York University
$438.1M

total compensation, 2025

Median salary by year
19962025

  • University of Waterloo
  • York University
University of Waterloo and York University, 1996–2025University of Waterloo: $105,101 in 1996 to $153,961 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 Waterloo and York University by year: people on the Sunshine List and median salary
YearUniversity of WaterlooYork University
PeopleMedianPeopleMedian
20252,376$153,9612,557$157,104
20242,245$152,0482,711$159,321
20232,139$150,0482,318$150,148
20221,903$151,2062,229$152,989
20211,856$151,1442,125$149,843
20201,760$150,3101,995$150,740
20191,676$148,9661,850$153,620
20181,556$147,0811,691$147,823
20171,450$144,8501,681$146,733
20161,357$146,2041,655$147,321
20151,295$144,1821,609$138,782
20141,219$142,1571,589$139,455
20131,139$140,2801,596$134,683
20121,041$136,8381,553$133,304
2011955$133,9291,467$131,315
2010906$134,5711,369$127,714
2009845$132,0431,239$125,752
2008774$129,2041,095$123,272
2007688$125,6801,023$121,536
2006581$123,159703$116,218
2005519$120,404691$115,553
2004453$116,890577$113,208
2003367$112,552483$110,147
2002311$110,657362$110,228
2001245$107,917271$110,361
2000201$105,817177$111,146
1999150$105,648126$113,979
1998104$106,00994$113,604
199790$104,80881$114,545
199648$105,10171$112,022

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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.